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S. 571 115th Congress Senate

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act

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

Introduced: March 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, treesGeorgiaLand transfers
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Mar 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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 Latest action March 8, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1434 Identical bill Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act
  • S 1744 Reintroduction of Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
  • S 2099 Federal Land Management Act of 2017
  • HR 2 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 571: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-571/
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"S. 571: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-571/.
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S. 571, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-571/.
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