Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-2240
Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2011-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Massachusetts
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: 
Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange any land or interest within the boundaries of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts for any land or interest owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. 
 
Requires, where facilities or infrastructure required for the management and operation of the Park exists on the federal land to be exchanged and the non-federal land or interest to be exchanged is not of equal value, the values to be equalized by a cash payment to the Secretary, which shall be credited to a special Treasury account and retained for the replacement of such facilities and infrastructure. Bars the Secretary from being required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted under this Act if the land or interest received by the federal government exceeds the value of the federal land or interest exchanged.
 
Requires loans made by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission to the Lowell Development and Financial Corporation to enable the Corporation to provide low interest loans for the preservation, restoration, or development of certain property in the Park or Lowell Historic Preservation District because of its national historic or cultural significance to have a maturity of 60 years (under current law, 35 years). 

action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange any land or interest within the boundaries of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts for any land or interest owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. 
 
Subjects, except as provided below, an exchange under this Act to the laws, regulations, and policies applicable to land exchanges administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and any other terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary to protect U.S. interests. 
 
Requires, where facilities or infrastructure required for the management and operation of the Park exists on the federal land to be exchanged and the non-federal land or interest to be exchanged is not of equal value, the values to be equalized by a cash payment to the Secretary. Bars the Secretary from being required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted under this Act if the land or interest received by the federal government exceeds the value of the federal land or interest exchanged.

action_date: 2012-04-26
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange any land or interest within the boundaries of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts for any land or interest owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. 
 
Subjects, except as provided below, an exchange under this Act to the laws, regulations, and policies applicable to land exchanges administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and any other terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary to protect U.S. interests. 
 
Requires, where facilities or infrastructure required for the management and operation of the Park exists on the federal land to be exchanged and the non-federal land or interest to be exchanged is not of equal value, the values to be equalized by a cash payment to the Secretary. Bars the Secretary from being required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted under this Act if the land or interest received by the federal government exceeds the value of the federal land or interest exchanged.

action_date: 2012-09-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange any land or interest within the boundaries of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts for any land or interest owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. 
 
Subjects, except as provided below, an exchange under this Act to the laws, regulations, and policies applicable to land exchanges administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and any other terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary to protect U.S. interests. 
 
Requires, where facilities or infrastructure required for the management and operation of the Park exists on the federal land to be exchanged and the non-federal land or interest to be exchanged is not of equal value, the values to be equalized by a cash payment to the Secretary. Bars the Secretary from being required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted under this Act if the land or interest received by the federal government exceeds the value of the federal land or interest exchanged.

action_date: 2012-10-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange any land or interest within the boundaries of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts for any land or interest owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. 
 
Subjects, except as provided below, an exchange under this Act to the laws, regulations, and policies applicable to land exchanges administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and any other terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary to protect U.S. interests. 
 
Requires, where facilities or infrastructure required for the management and operation of the Park exists on the federal land to be exchanged and the non-federal land or interest to be exchanged is not of equal value, the values to be equalized by a cash payment to the Secretary. Bars the Secretary from being required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted under this Act if the land or interest received by the federal government exceeds the value of the federal land or interest exchanged.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-05
text: Became Public Law No: 112-182.
action_date: 2012-10-05
text: Became Public Law No: 112-182.
action_date: 2012-10-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-10-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-09-25
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-09-25
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-09-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2012-09-22
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6674)
action_date: 2012-09-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6674)
action_date: 2012-05-08
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 4/24/2012 H2050)
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 4/24/2012 H2050)
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2156)
action_date: 2012-04-24
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bishop (UT) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2012-04-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2240.
action_date: 2012-04-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2050)
action_date: 2012-04-24
text: Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-450.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-450.
action_date: 2012-02-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-02-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-02-29
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 112-182