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HR 483 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Idaho Land transfers Land use and conservation

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy…

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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983.

Introduced: January 10, 2019 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey the approximately 0.5 acres of specified federal land in the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in Fremont County, Idaho, to the owner of a private residence at 3787 Valhalla Road in Island Park, Idaho.

Interior may grant Fall River Electric in Ashton, Idaho, the right to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate a right-of-way encumbering the approximately 0.4 acres of specified federal land in the study area which includes an electric distribution line and an access road.

The conveyed land shall be exempt from all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

What's happening now February 5, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 483: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-483/
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"H.R. 483: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-483/.
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H.R. 483, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-483/.
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