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HR 1434 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Georgia Land transfers

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act

Introduced: March 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act

This bill 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.

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

USDA may not sell or exchange land under this bill for less than market value, as determined by an appraisal or through a competitive bid.

The bill requires proceeds to be used for the acquisition of land for national forest purposes in Georgia.

What's happening now March 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 571 Identical bill Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act
  • S 2099 Related bill Federal Land Management Act of 2017
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • S 3042 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 4
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 27, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Feb 5, 2018
Woodall, Rob
· Feb 5, 2018
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 22, 2017
Graves, Tom
· Jun 12, 2017
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Mar 8, 2017
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Mar 8, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1434: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1434/
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"H.R. 1434: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1434/.
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H.R. 1434, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1434/.
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