Utah National Guard Readiness Act

Bill: 111-hr-603
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land transfers
Military facilities and property
National Guard and reserves
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
Utah National Guard Readiness Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey, without consideration, to the state of Utah all interest of the United States in and to certain lands that are located within the boundaries of the public lands currently withdrawn for military use by the Utah National Guard and known as &quot;Camp Williams&quot; for the purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use such conveyed land. 

action_date: 2009-02-23
text: 

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

 
Utah National Guard Readiness Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey, without consideration, to the state of Utah all interest of the United States in and to certain lands that are located within the boundaries of the public lands currently withdrawn for military use by the Utah National Guard and known as "Camp Williams" for the purpose of permitting the Utah National Guard to use such conveyed land. 
 
Revokes a specified Executive Order only insofar as it affects the lands identified for conveyance. 
 
Reverts conveyed lands to the United States if the Secretary determines that the land, or any part of such land, is sold or attempted to be sold, or that it or any part of it is used for non-National Guard or non-national defense purposes. Requires any such determination to be made in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Governor of Utah and on the record after an opportunity for comment. 
 
Requires the state, with respect to any part of the land conveyed that the Secretary determines is subject to reversion, and if the Secretary also determines that the part contains hazardous materials, to pay the United States the fair market value of that part of the conveyed land. Bars the application of the reversionary interest to that part of the land. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1627)
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1627)
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 603.
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1627-1628)
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House