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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Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act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 See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act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 March 23, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2099 Related bill Federal Land Management Act of 2017
  • HR 1177 Identical bill Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 715: Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-715/
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"S. 715: Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-715/.
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