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HR 5075 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources General public lands matters Government information and archives Land transfers Property rights

REAL Protection Act

Introduced: July 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jul 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 11, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resurveys Entitle Adjacent Landowners to Protection Act or the REAL Protection Act - Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to notify all property owners with land abutting or adjacent to federal land being resurveyed.

Requires the BLM to notify affected landowners within 30 days of completion of the resurvey if it extends the boundaries of federal land. Requires the affected landowner to be given the right of first refusal to purchase the land for fair market value minus the value of any significant improvements made to such lands, or be reimbursed for the fair market value of any such improvements made to such lands. Prohibits the landowner from being charged with willful trespass onto the land unless the person used such lands with the knowledge that they should be classified as federal land.

What's happening now July 17, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1