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HR 5983 98th Congress House

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land located in the State of Maryland to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

Introduced: June 29, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 1984
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Sep 6, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.
Jun 29, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jun 29, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 1984

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey all Federal rights in specified lands in Prince George's County, Maryland, to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. States that such land shall be used solely for park and waterfront recreation purposes in accordance with a certain land-use plan.

Authorizes the Commission to grant access to such land to the owner of any proposed real property development adjacent to the land. Delineates standards under which such access shall be granted.

Provides for a reversion of the property to the United States if: (1) the land is not used for park and waterfront recreation purposes; or (2) the standards for granting access to the land have not been met.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 29, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5983: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land located in the State of Maryland to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5983/
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"H.R. 5983: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land located in the State of Maryland to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5983/.
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H.R. 5983, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5983/.
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