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IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3397 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 1, 2024 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
relating to conservation and landscape health. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Western Economic Se-
curity Today Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘WEST Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF BLM RULE. 
The final rule based on the proposed rule of the Bu-
reau of Land Management entitled ‘‘Conservation and 
Landscape Health’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023)) 
shall have no force or effect. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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A BILL 
To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
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Union Calendar No. 309 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3397 
[Report No. 118–378] 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of 
Land Management relating to conservation and 
landscape health. 
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Soo Locks Security 
and Economic Reporting Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SECURITY AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON 
SUPPLY CHAIN OF SOO LOCKS, MICHIGAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report that— 
(1) highlights any security deficiencies that 
exist with respect to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. 
Marie, Michigan; 
(2) highlights the supply chain, logistical, and 
economic effects that would result in the event of a 
malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks and how 
such effects would impact the region surrounding 
the Soo Locks and the United States; 
(3) highlights any potential domestic or inter-
national threats to the integrity of the Soo Locks; 
(4) details the current security structure of the 
Coast Guard and any other relevant Federal, State, 
or local agency to protect the Soo Locks; and 
(5) provides any recommendations, and cost es-
timates for such recommendations, for—
(A) strengthening the security of the Soo 
Locks; and 
(B) reducing the impacts to the supply 
chain of the United States that would result in 
the event of a malfunction or failure of the Soo 
Locks. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Commerce, Transpor-
tation, and Science of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3399 
AN ACT 
To study the security of the Soo Locks and effects 
on the supply chain resulting from a malfunction 
or failure of the Soo Locks, and for other pur-
poses.
IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3399 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 27, 2023 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To study the security of the Soo Locks and effects on the 
supply chain resulting from a malfunction or failure of 
the Soo Locks, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Soo Locks Security 
and Economic Reporting Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SECURITY AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON 
SUPPLY CHAIN OF SOO LOCKS, MICHIGAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report that— 
(1) highlights any security deficiencies that 
exist with respect to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. 
Marie, Michigan; 
(2) highlights the supply chain, logistical, and 
economic effects that would result in the event of a 
malfunction or failure of the Soo Locks and how 
such effects would impact the region surrounding 
the Soo Locks and the United States; 
(3) highlights any potential domestic or inter-
national threats to the integrity of the Soo Locks; 
(4) details the current security structure of the 
Coast Guard and any other relevant Federal, State, 
or local agency to protect the Soo Locks; and 
(5) provides any recommendations, and cost es-
timates for such recommendations, for— 
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(A) strengthening the security of the Soo 
Locks; and 
(B) reducing the impacts to the supply 
chain of the United States that would result in 
the event of a malfunction or failure of the Soo 
Locks. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Commerce, Transpor-
tation, and Science of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(20 U.S.C. 1087–58(e))’’ after ‘‘section 448(e) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965’’. 
SEC. 8. TITLE 42, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 257(a) of the Biomass Energy and 
Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 8852(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 3104)’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act’’. 
(2) Section 118 of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is amended 
as follows: 
(A) Subsection (b)(5) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.)’’. 
(B) Subsection (g) is amended by— 
(i) 
striking 
‘‘(42 
U.S.C. 
2753(b)(2)(A))’’ and inserting ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 
1087–53(b)(2)(A))’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 2751 et 
seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 1087–51 
et seq.)’’. 
(3) Section 118A(b)(2) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12561a(b)(2)) is amended as follows: 
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A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to adjust the 
dollar thresholds for National Labor Relations Board 
jurisdiction over certain labor disputes, and for other 
purposes. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3403 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States 
to comply with Federal standards established under the Indian Child 
Welfare Act of 1978. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2023 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. DAVIDS of 
Kansas, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. PELTOLA, and Mr. COLE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to require States to comply with Federal standards es-
tablished under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Tribal 
Families Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) STATE
PLAN
REQUIREMENT
RELATING
TO 
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.—Section 422(b)(9) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(9)) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(9)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Act;’’ and inserting ‘‘Act of 
1978; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) provide that the agency administering or 
supervising the administration of the plan shall com-
ply with Federal standards established under the In-
dian Child Welfare Act of 1978;’’. 
(b) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PRO-
MOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES.—Section 432(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) provides that the agency administering or 
supervising the administration of the plan shall com-
ply with Federal standards established under the In-
dian Child Welfare Act of 1978.’’. 
(c) MEASURING COMPLIANCE.—Subpart 3 of part B 
of title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629m) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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title for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that 
not less than 30 percent of such amounts shall be used 
by eligible entities, project sponsors, and recipients that 
provide or offer access to wraparound services. 
‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the completion of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
submit, to the House Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives and Committee on Banking, 
Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate, for such fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(1) a written certification that the amounts 
made available for carrying out this subtitle were 
made available in compliance with subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section; and 
‘‘(2) a report specifying how the Notices of 
Funding Opportunity for such fiscal year for 
amounts made available for carrying out this subtitle 
evidence such compliance.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3405 
To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program of 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2023 
Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. STEIL, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. 
WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. 
TENNEY, Mr. CLINE, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CLOUD, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, 
Mr. LATURNER, Mr. PALMER, and Mr. ROY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care 
program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Promotes 
Livelihood and Ultimate Success Act of 2023’’ or the 
‘‘Housing PLUS Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDS FOR 
GRANTEES REQUIRING WRAPAROUND SERV-
ICES OR APPLYING PRECONDITIONS. 
Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 436. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GRANTEES RE-
QUIRING WRAPAROUND SERVICES OR APPLY-
ING PRECONDITIONS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary may not, in making amounts 
available under this subtitle, prohibit, limit, or restrict the 
award or amount of grants made with such amounts to 
or for eligible entities, project sponsors, or recipients— 
‘‘(1) that require the provision of supportive 
services, such as counseling, job training, or addic-
tion treatment, for individuals served by a program, 
project, or activity assisted with such amounts; 
‘‘(2) that require, as a condition for occupancy 
in a project, or assistance from a program, project, 
or activity, assisted with such amounts that individ-
uals meet certain prerequisites, such as sobriety or 
lack of drug use; or 
‘‘(3) faith-based organizations. 
‘‘(b) SET ASIDE.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in making available amounts under this sub-
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fication of such regulations would be more effective 
for the implementation of the rights and protections 
involved under this section. 
(d) EMPLOYEES COVERED BY CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 
5, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 90 days after 
the Secretary prescribes regulations under sub-
section (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall prescribe such regulations as are 
necessary to carry out this Act with respect to em-
ployees described in section 2(5)(E) and other indi-
viduals affected by employers described in section 
2(6)(A)(i)(V). 
(2) AGENCY
REGULATIONS.—The regulations 
prescribed under paragraph (1) shall be the same as 
substantive regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act except insofar as the Di-
rector may determine, for good cause shown and 
stated together with the regulations prescribed 
under paragraph (1), that a modification of such 
regulations would be more effective for the imple-
mentation of the rights and protections involved 
under this section. 
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(A) Subparagraph (B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 2751(c))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(20 U.S.C. 1087–51(c))’’. 
(B) Subparagraph (C) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.)’’. 
(4) Section 122(c)(1)(C)(i) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12572(c)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(42 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 
1087–51 et seq.)’’. 
(5) Section 140(a)(3) of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594(a)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.)’’. 
SEC. 9. TITLE 43, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(1) Section 6 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 
U.S.C. 869–4), is amended by— 
(A) striking ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 1181f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 2605)’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘(53 Stat. 753)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.)’’. 
(2) Section 701(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–579, 
43 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by— 
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(A) striking ‘‘(50 Stat. 874; 43 U.S.C. 
1181a–1181j)’’ and inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 2601 
et seq.)’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘(53 Stat. 753)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 4621 et seq.)’’. 
(3) Section 305(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1735(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(50 Stat. 874; 43 U.S.C. 
1181a–1181j)’’ and inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 2601 et 
seq.)’’. 
(4) Section 401(b)(1) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1751(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(50 Stat. 874; 
43 U.S.C. 1181d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 
2603)’’. 
(5) Section 402(a) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(50 Stat. 874, as amended; 
43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181j)’’ and inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 
2601 et seq.)’’. 
(6) Section 4 of the Act of May 24, 1939 (43 
U.S.C. 2624), is amended by striking ‘‘(50 Stat. 
874)’’ and inserting ‘‘(43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.)’’. 
(7) Section 3 of the Act of June 24, 1954 (43 
U.S.C. 2633), is amended by— 
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‘‘(4) INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINED LIMITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, an institution of 
higher education (at the discretion of a finan-
cial aid administrator at the institution) may 
prorate or limit the amount of a loan any stu-
dent enrolled in a program of study at that in-
stitution may borrow under this part for an 
academic year or in the aggregate— 
‘‘(i) if the institution can reasonably 
demonstrate that student debt levels are or 
would be excessive for such program, based 
on— 
‘‘(I) the most recently available 
data from the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics for the average or median 
starting salary in the region in which 
the institution is located for typical 
occupations pursued by graduates of 
such program; or 
‘‘(II) the most recently available 
data from the College Scorecard (or 
successor website) on the median 
earnings of students who complete 
such program; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3414 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize institutions of 
higher education to limit the amount of a Federal loan that an enrolled 
student may borrow. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2023 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. TIFFANY, and 
Mr. OWENS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
institutions of higher education to limit the amount of 
a Federal loan that an enrolled student may borrow. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible Borrowing 
Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINED LIMITS. 
Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(ii) in a case in which the student is 
enrolled on a less than full-time basis or 
the student is enrolled for less than the pe-
riod of enrollment to which the annual loan 
limit applies under this part, based on the 
student’s enrollment status; 
‘‘(iii) based on the credential level 
(such as a degree, certificate, or other rec-
ognized educational credential) that the 
student would attain upon completion of 
such program; or 
‘‘(iv) based on the year of the pro-
gram for which the student is seeking such 
loan. 
‘‘(B) INCREASES
FOR
INDIVIDUAL
STU-
DENTS.—Upon the request of a student whose 
loan amount for an academic year has been 
prorated or limited under subparagraph (A), an 
eligible institution (at the discretion of the fi-
nancial aid administrator at the institution) 
may increase such loan amount to an amount 
not exceeding the annual loan amount applica-
ble to such student under this part for such 
academic year at the discretion of the financial 
aid administrator at the institution. 
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‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to author-
ize a proration or limiting of loan amounts by 
an institution of higher education because of a 
student’s race, color, religion, sex, marital sta-
tus, age, disability, or national origin. 
‘‘(D) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
STU-
DENTS.—This paragraph shall not apply to any 
student enrolled in a program of study at an el-
igible institution as of June 30, 2024, or any 
loans made under this part to such student for 
such enrollment, during the period required for 
the completion of such program.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 300 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3415 
[Report No. 118–367] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation 
District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State of Wyoming, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2023 
Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JANUARY 30, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant 
in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pilot Butte Power 
Plant Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the agreement entered into under section 
3(a). 
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
Midvale Irrigation District located in Pavillion, Wyo-
ming. 
(3) POWER PLANT.—The term ‘‘Power Plant’’ 
means the Pilot Butte Power Plant and other appur-
tenant facilities in the State of Wyoming authorized 
under the Act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 969, 
chapter 146), transferred to the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Reclamation under the Act of June 5, 
1920 (41 Stat. 874, chapter 235), and incorporated 
into the Riverton Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin Program under Public Law 91–409 (84 Stat. 
861), including the underlying land. 
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