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S. 1744 114th Congress Senate

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia.

Introduced: July 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, treesGeorgiaLand transfers
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Jul 16, 2015
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.
Jul 9, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 9, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 16, 2015

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015

Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres.

Authorizes USDA to reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this Act that is considered necessary for management purposes or to protect the public interest.

Prohibits USDA from selling or exchanging land under this Act for less than market value, as determined by an appraisal or through a competitive bid.

Requires proceeds to be used for the acquisition of land for national forest purposes in Georgia.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 470 Identical bill Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
  • S 571 Reintroduced Bill Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act
  • HR 2647 Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1744: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1744/
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"S. 1744: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1744/.
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S. 1744, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1744/.
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