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San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act

Introduced: March 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-710.
Dec 22, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.
Sep 18, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 18, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 18, 2014
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Jul 29, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 23, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jul 10, 2014
Received in the House.
Jul 10, 2014
Held at the desk.
Jul 10, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 9, 2014
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4360-4361; text as passed Senate: CR S4364)
Jul 9, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4355-4364; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4360-4361; text as passed Senate: CR S4364)
Jun 27, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 120.
Jun 27, 2013
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with amendments. With written report No. 113-66.
May 16, 2013
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 25, 2013
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-28.
Mar 19, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 19, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, on request of the plaintiffs in the case Blancett v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to convey to them by sale all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of approximately 19 acres of certain federal surface estate in San Juan County, New Mexico (including any improvements or appurtenances).

Requires the plaintiffs to: (1) pay the administrative costs associated with such conveyance; and (2) pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the federal surface estate conveyed, as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary.

Requires deposit of the proceeds of any such conveyance in the general account of the Treasury to be used for deficit reduction.

Withdraws the federal land from: (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

What's happening now December 22, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1