City of Green River Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 109-s-2373
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY]
Introduced: 2006-03-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: 
City of Green River Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the City of Green River, Wyoming, submits an offer to the Secretary to acquire specified public land for the appraised value, to convey such land to the City. 
 
Requires the City to pay: (1) to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the public land, as determined under this Act; and (2) any cost associated with the conveyance of such land.
 
Withdraws such public land from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, including the mining laws; (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

action_date: 2006-07-31
text: 
City of Green River Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the City of Green River, Wyoming, submits an offer to the Secretary to acquire specified public land for the appraised value, to convey such land to the City. 
 
Requires the City to pay: (1) to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the public land, as determined under this Act; and (2) any cost associated with the conveyance of such land. 
 
Provides for the disposition of the proceeds from such land sale. 
 
Prohibits such conveyance from requiring an amendment to the Green River Resource Management Plan. 
 
Withdraws such public land from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, including the mining laws; (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

action_date: 2006-12-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 31, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
City of Green River Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the City of Green River, Wyoming, submits an offer to the Secretary to acquire specified public land for the appraised value, to convey such land to the City. 
 
Requires the City to pay: (1) to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the public land, as determined under this Act; and (2) any cost associated with the conveyance of such land. 
 
Provides for the disposition of the proceeds from such land sale. 
 
Prohibits such conveyance from requiring an amendment to the Green River Resource Management Plan. 
 
Withdraws such public land from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, including the mining laws; (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2006-12-07
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11537-11543; text as passed Senate: CR S11540)
action_date: 2006-12-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11537-11543; text as passed Senate: CR S11540)
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-307.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-307.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2006-03-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-444.
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-03-06
text: Introduced in Senate