A bill to amend Public Law 99-420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4114
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2022-04-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Low- and moderate-income housing

Maine

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill provides for the use of certain federal land in Maine by any town that requests conveyance of the land for affordable workforce housing. Currently, the land is available for use as a solid waste transfer station. The bill also permits the Department of the Interior to retain no more than 15 acres of the land, to be used for housing and administrative facilities to support the purposes of Acadia National Park.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-27
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p>This bill provides for the use of certain federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing to benefit the towns on Mount Desert Island.</p> <p> Currently, the land is available for use as a solid waste transfer station. The bill also permits the Department of the Interior to retain no more than 15 acres of the land, to be used for housing and administrative facilities to support the purposes of Acadia National Park.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4114 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2022 Mr. King (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend Public Law 99–420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes.

1. Conveyance of certain Federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing Section 102(f) of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by striking which so desires in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting the following: that requests the conveyance of the land for affordable workforce housing, subject to the limitation that the Secretary may retain not more than 15 acres of the Federal land identified as ‘4DBH’ on the map, to be used by the Secretary to provide housing and administrative facilities for the use of, and supporting the purposes of, the Park. .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 511 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4114 [Report No. 117–169] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2022 Mr. King (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources September 27, 2022 Reported by Mr. Manchin , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend Public Law 99–420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes.

1. Conveyance of certain Federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing Section 102(f) of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by striking which so desires in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting the following: that requests the conveyance of the land for affordable workforce housing, subject to the limitation that the Secretary may retain not more than 15 acres of the Federal land identified as ‘4DBH’ on the map, to be used by the Secretary to provide housing and administrative facilities for the use of, and supporting the purposes of, the Park. .

1. Conveyance of certain Federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing Section 102(f) of Public Law 99–420 ( 16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by striking by any town which so desires in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting the following: for affordable workforce housing to benefit the towns on Mount Desert Island, subject to the limitation that the Secretary may retain not more than 15 acres of the Federal land identified as ‘4DBH’ on the map, to be used by the Secretary to provide housing and administrative facilities for the use of, and supporting the purposes of, the Park. .

September 27, 2022 Reported with an amendment