S 715
115th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Maine
Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
Introduced: March 23, 2017
Introduced by:
King, Angus S., Jr.
Independent
· Maine
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, if requested in writing by the city of Old Town, Maine, to release, convey, and quitclaim to the city, without monetary consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to lands that: (1) were conveyed by the federal government to the city under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act by the deed dated June 5, 1941, and (2) are proposed for conveyance by the city for the purpose of economic development.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1