Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act

Bill: 116-s-242
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-01-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona

Astronomy

Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Forest Service, if the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, requests the&nbsp;conveyance of a certain parcel of land in Coconino National Forest that was originally conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and his heirs for observatory purposes, to convey all interest of the United States in such land to the observatory. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 242 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2019 Ms. McSally (for herself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to release reversionary and reserved interests in certain land in the Coconino National Forest in the State of Arizona.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Observatory The term Observatory means the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. 3. Release of reversionary and reserved interests (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, if the Observatory makes a written request to the Secretary for conveyance of the parcel of land described in subsection (b) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Observatory, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that parcel of land. (b) Land described The parcel of land to be conveyed under subsection (a) is the National Forest System land— (1) conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and his heirs by the Act entitled An Act granting certain lands in the Coconino National Forest, in Arizona, for observatory purposes , approved May 30, 1910 (36 Stat. 452; chapter 261); and (2) described as sec. 17, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., of the Gila and Salt River base and meridian in Coconino County, Arizona.