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HR 8264 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Government trust funds Land transfers Land use and conservation State and local taxation

To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to protect majority federally owned counties from loss of taxable acreage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 29, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill bars amounts from the Land and Water Conservation Fund from being used by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture to acquire private land within a county in which 50% or more of the land is owned by the federal government, unless the department acquiring the private land disposes of an equal amount of federally owned land within that county during the same fiscal year to ensure no net loss of private, taxable acreage in that county.

What's happening now September 29, 2020

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Sep 17, 2020
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8264: To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to protect majority federally owned counties from loss of taxable acreage, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8264/
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"H.R. 8264: To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to protect majority federally owned counties from loss of taxable acreage, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8264/.
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H.R. 8264, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8264/.
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