HR 3333
115th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Agricultural education
Agricultural research
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Hunting and fishing
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
State and local government operations
HEARD Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 20, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this bill.
The bill prescribes requirements for disposition of the gross proceeds of the sales of lands under this bill, including that:
- 15% be paid to the state where the sale takes place to be used to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12, to supplement public support of institutions of public higher education, and to supplement state agricultural and natural resource agencies; and
- 10% of such proceeds be deposited in a special account to be created in the Treasury which may be used for the acquisition of recreational beneficial lands and interests (providing an opportunity for hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, recreational off-highway vehicles, or other recreational purposes, or to achieve better management of public lands through consolidation of federal ownership).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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