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HR 6039 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Dams and canals Government buildings, facilities, and property Land transfers Missouri River North Dakota Outdoor recreation State and local government operations Water storage

To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2018 Introduced by: Cramer, Kevin Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 14, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 697.
Aug 14, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-901.
Jul 18, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 18, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 18, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Jul 11, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to the Stutsman County Park Board in Jamestown, North Dakota, all U.S. interest in recreation land and permitted cabin land at no cost. As a condition of the conveyances, the board shall agree to pay all survey and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land.

The board shall manage the recreation land: (1) for recreation and public purposes consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, (2) for public access, (3) for fish and wildlife habitat, or (4) to preserve its natural character. The board shall manage the permitted cabin land for cabins or recreational residences in existence as of this bill's enactment or for any of the recreation land management purposes.

Reclamation shall convey to North Dakota all U.S. interest in the game and fish headquarters, on the condition that the headquarters continue to be used as a game and fish headquarters or for substantially similar purposes.

The bill exempts the United States from liability for damages, including flood damages, except for damages caused by an act or omission of a U.S. employee, agent, or contracts before the enactment of this bill.

What's happening now August 14, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 697.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6039: To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6039/
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"H.R. 6039: To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6039/.
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H.R. 6039, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6039/.
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