Small Tracts Reform Act

Bill: 109-hr-1905
Sponsor: Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2005-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
National forests

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: 
Small Tracts Reform Act - Amends the Small Tracts Act to: (1) provide for the sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System (NFS) lands, the sale or exchange of which is either not practicable or not expedient under any other authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and which are parcels or parts of parcels of 100 acres or less which are interspersed with or adjacent to lands which have been transferred out of Federal ownership and which are determined by the Secretary, because of location or size, not to be subject to efficient administration; and (2) authorize the Forest Supervisor to complete specified interchanges pursuant to such amendment.

action_date: 2005-07-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Small Tracts Reform Act - Amends the Small Tracts Act to: (1) provide for the sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System (NFS) lands (currently, lands valued at not more than $150,000), the sale or exchange of which is either not practicable or not expedient under any other authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and which are parcels or parts of parcels of 100 (currently, 40) acres or less which are interspersed with or adjacent to lands which have been transferred out of federal ownership (currently, transferred out of federal ownership under the mining laws) and which are determined by the Secretary, because of location or size, not to be subject to efficient administration; and (2) authorize the Forest Supervisor to complete specified interchanges pursuant to such amendment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 106.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-169, Part I.
action_date: 2005-07-14
text: Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-169, Part I.
action_date: 2005-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-05-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2005-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-04-27
text: Introduced in House