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HR 313 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Massachusetts Parks, recreation areas, trails Seashores and lakeshores

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2019 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to convey 1.09 acres of federal land within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts to the owner of 1.02 acres of non-federal land within the seashore, if the owner conveys the non-federal acres to Interior, subject to acceptable title.

The land acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore.

What's happening now February 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 313: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-313/
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"H.R. 313: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-313/.
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H.R. 313, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-313/.
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[H.R. 313: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-313/)
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