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HR 6614 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Astronomy Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers

Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act

Introduced: July 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act

This bill directs the Forest Service, if the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, requests the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in Coconino National Forest that was originally conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and his heirs for observatory purposes, to convey all interest of the United States in such land to the observatory.  

What's happening now August 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6614: Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6614/
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"H.R. 6614: Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6614/.
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H.R. 6614, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6614/.
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