jiayi-li23/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-11-29 00:00:00

Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in specified parcels of non-federal land in order to unencumber the title to such land to enable the economic development of such land. Requires the city to pay all costs associated with such conveyance.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-12-05 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to River Bottom Farms of La Paz County, Arizona, specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Riverside County, California, in exchange for two specified parcels of non-federal land in the county from River Bottoms Farms that are contiguous to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects the conveyed federal land to valid existing rights, including easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid encumbrances on the such land as of the date of conveyance. Requires the values of the federal and non-federal lands to be exchanged to be equal, or equalized, by a cash payment to the Secretary or River Bottom Farms, as appropriate. Requires the acquired non-federal land to become a part of the Cibola Wildlife Refuge.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-12-13 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the state of California a parcel of approximately 12.55 acres of National Forest System land in the Pacific Southwest Region to permit the state to use such land to relocate the South Operations Coordination Center. Defines "South Operations Coordination Center" as the state facility that is jointly operated by the state and the Forest Service and is used for providing emergency support for wildland fires and other emergencies. Requires the state, as consideration for the conveyance of the land, to pay an amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed land. Requires the state to cover the costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in carrying out such conveyance. Subjects such conveyance to valid existing rights.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-12-20 00:00:00

Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation after the Community: (1) conveys such lands to the Secretary; (2) requests the Secretary to take such lands into trust for the Community; (3) if a survey is necessary, conducts one pursuant to this Act; and (4) pays the cost of any such survey. Treats the lands that are taken into trust as a part of the Gila River Indian Reservation. Prohibits the Community from conducting gaming on such lands.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2011-01-25 00:00:00

Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the percentage depletion allowance for hardrock mines located on land currently subject to the general mining laws, or on land patented under such laws. Dedicates revenues resulting from this Act to deficit reduction.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-01-25 00:00:00

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS), to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness. Requires the boundary of the Wilderness to be: (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads, and (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent state highways. Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) the maintenance and improvement of roads located outside the boundary of the Wilderness; (2) Michigan's jurisdiction with respect to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing, within the National Lakeshore; and (3) any treaty rights or any existing valid private property rights.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Agriculture and food
Date: 2011-01-25 00:00:00

Requires conveyance of approximately 44 acres of federally owned land administered by the Agricultural Research Service which comprises part of the National Animal Disease Center in the city of Ames, Iowa, to the city of Ames and its assigns.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-01-25 00:00:00

Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, including any interest in the Ranch, by purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, donation, or exchange. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with public or nonprofit entities to interpret the history of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony and related pioneer history associated with Japanese immigration to the area. Permits the development of a visitor center.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-01-27 00:00:00

Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, in a covered area of Oregon to seek to: (1) conserve and restore forest and watershed health and other ecosystems; (2) reduce the risk of, and increase the resistance and resiliency of the land to, uncharacteristic disturbances; (3) allow for characteristic natural disturbances; and (4) harvest wood to maintain adequate levels of industry infrastructure to accomplish such goals. Defines "covered area" as area selected by the Secretary that is within Oregon and that is not within the area covered by the Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Planning Documents Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl, dated April 1994. Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement covered area ecological restoration projects to help achieve the above goals, and (2) offer, and promptly implement, covered area mechanical treatment projects emphasizing sawtimber as a byproduct. Requires each vegetation management project to protect and restore aquatic and riparian-dependent resources. Establishes the Eastside Forest Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary, collaborative groups, and the public about the development and implementation of goals to improve forest and watershed health and related social and economic goals. Requires the Secretary to develop a strategy to assist in the implementation of projects needed to accomplish the purposes of this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-01-31 00:00:00

North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011 - Withdraws federally owned land or interest in land within the North Fork Lands Withdrawal Area in Montana from: (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-03 00:00:00

Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2011 - Establishes the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative under which the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall implement authorized forest and watershed restoration projects and other land management projects on certain eligible lands within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests in Montana to achieve the specified purposes of the Initiative and specified performance requirements. Permits the inclusion of the Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest within the Initiative. Requires the identification of one or more collaborative groups or resource advisory committees for each national forest within the Initiative. Requires the Secretary to: (1) annually implement one or more authorized forest and watershed restoration projects on the eligible lands; (2) implement, in one or more certain watershed areas, those projects that provide landscape-scale work in order to minimize watershed entries; and (3) enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to carry out authorized forest and watershed restoration projects. Designates specified lands administered by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Montana as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Releases: (1) certain BLM wilderness study areas from further study for designation as wilderness, and (2) the Sapphire and West Pioneer Wilderness Study Areas from further study for inclusion as components of the NWPS. Designates specified federal lands in Montana as special management or recreation management areas. Requires a specified all-terrain vehicle study and report.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-03 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 30, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) La Pine Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to the city of La Pine, Oregon, or county of Deschutes, Oregon, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in specified parcels of BLM-managed land in the Prineville District for which the city or county has submitted to the Secretary a request for conveyance within one year of enactment of this Act. Requires the conveyed lands to be used: (1) by the county for outdoor recreation, open space, or public parks, including a rodeo ground, and a public sewer system; and (2) by the city for a public library, public park, or open space. Requires the County to pay all associated survey and administrative costs. Requires the conveyed lands to revert to the United States if such lands cease being used for the public purposes for which such lands were conveyed.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-03 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 30, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey, by quitclaim deed and for no consideration, the Wallowa Forest Service Compound to the city of Wallowa, Oregon, upon the request of the city that is submitted to the Secretary within one year of enactment of this Act. Requires the city of Wallowa to: (1) use the Compound as a historical and cultural interpretation and education center, (2) ensure that the Compound is managed by a nonprofit entity, (3) agree to manage the Compound with due consideration and protection for its historic values, and (4) pay the administrative costs associated with such conveyance. Requires the Compound to revert to the Secretary if any of the conditions set forth in this Act are violated.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-03 00:00:00

Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), if the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colorado, offers to convey non-federal land in unincorporated Boulder County and the offer is acceptable to the Secretary, to accept the offer and to convey federal land in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. Applies provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 relating to the exchange of public lands and interests within the National Forest System to the land exchange authorized under this Act, except that: (1) the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25% of the value of the federal land, and (2) the District shall pay costs relating to any land surveys and appraisals of the federal and non-federal lands and enter into an agreement that allocates any other administrative costs between the Secretary and the District. Expresses the intent of Congress that such land exchange be completed within one year of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to offer to sell the federal land to the District if the exchange is not completed by such deadline. Permits the Secretary to offer to sell such land to the District for its fair market value. Sets forth requirements for the disposition and use of the proceeds received as the result of any cash equalization payment or any sale specified above. Requires the acquired non-federal land to become part of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests. Revokes any public orders withdrawing the federal land from entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws to the extent necessary to permit the conveyance of the federal land to the District. Withdraws such land on the date of enactment, if it is not already withdrawn or segregated from entry and appropriation under the public land laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, until it is conveyed to the District.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-08 00:00:00

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 regarding waivers of small miner claim maintenance fees to extend the allowance of a certain period to cure a defect in the waiver application to a failure to timely file either a waiver application or an affidavit of annual labor associated with the application and the required application fees. Considers specified claimholder claims as: (1) having received a first half final certificate for application before September 30, 1994; and/or (2) qualifying for specified relief under the Act, including opportunity to cure.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-10 00:00:00

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act - Designates certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington, which shall be considered to become a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Makes any land or interests within the proposed boundary acquired by the United States part of the Wilderness. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Rivers in Washington as scenic and/or wild rivers.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Animals
Date: 2011-02-15 00:00:00

Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the governor of a potentially affected state, to declare in such state a wildlife disease emergency for a disease that affects wildlife: (1) within the United States; or (2) outside the United States, but with the potential to enter the United States. Requires the Secretary, in making such a declaration, to consider: (1) the level of threat the disease poses to affected wildlife populations; (2) the sufficiency of resources available in the fund established by this Act; (3) the ability of the Department of the Interior and other agencies, tribal governments, and other stakeholders to address and coordinate a response to the disease through other means; and (4) the request of any state governor to make such a declaration. Directs the Secretary, upon making such a declaration, to lead a coordinated response to the emergency. Authorizes the Secretary to implement a grant program to provide grants to state wildlife agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the response to, and address, such declared emergencies. (Sec. 5) Establishes in the Treasury a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund, to be administered by the Secretary. Requires the Fund to consist of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund and that are received as donations, gifts, or contributions. Prohibits amounts in the Fund from being made available for any purpose other than to respond to a declared emergency. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the operation of the Fund. Requires a separate statement concerning the Fund in the President's annual budget submission to Congress. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to establish a Wildlife Disease Committee to assist the Secretary in increasing the level of preparedness needed to address emerging wildlife diseases. Requires the Committee to: (1) advise the Secretary on risk assessment, preparation, monitoring, research, and response to wildlife diseases that may significantly impact the health and sustainability of wildlife populations; and (2) as appropriate, draft documents related to such activities. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to convene rapid response teams to address any wildlife disease emergency. (Sec. 8) Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) limiting the Secretary's authority to respond to wildlife disease events that are not declared emergencies; (2) affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the states to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under any state law; (3) granting authority to any public agency to acquire private property or conservation easements or otherwise infringe any use of private property; or (4) limiting, repealing, superseding, or modifying any provision of law.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-16 00:00:00

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 10, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to convey specified property under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the city of Pascagoula, Mississippi, provided that the United States receives consideration of at least the fair market value of the property or rights conveyed. Specifies acceptable forms of property, cash, and in-kind consideration. Directs the Secretary to determine fair market value based on a highest- and best-use appraisal conforming with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice. Requires that the proceeds from any such conveyance be available to the Secretary, subject to appropriation, for activities related to the operations of, or capital improvements to, NOAA property. Allows the Secretary to grant or convey a right of way or easement to the city.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-17 00:00:00

Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services that include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat. Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide such restoration and protection services.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-17 00:00:00

President Street Station Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the President Street Station, a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, to evaluate the terminal's national significance and determine its suitability and feasibility for designation as a unit of the National Park System.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-17 00:00:00

Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a research and development program to: (1) provide data and scientific analyses for research on, and assessments of the potential for, undiscovered and discovered resources of critical minerals and materials in the United States and other countries; (2) analyze and assess current and future critical minerals and materials supply chains; and (3) cooperate with international partners to ensure that the research and assessment programs provide analyses of the global supply chain of critical minerals and materials. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct a research, development, and demonstration program to strengthen the domestic critical minerals and materials supply chain for clean energy technologies, and to ensure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of critical minerals and materials sufficient to strengthen the national security and meet the clean energy production needs of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Energy to promote the development of the critical minerals and materials industry workforce in the United States by supporting: (1) critical minerals and materials education by providing undergraduate and graduate scholarships and fellowships at institutions of higher education, including technical and community colleges; (2) partnerships between industry and institutions of higher education, including technical and community colleges, to provide onsite job training; and (3) development of courses and curricula on critical minerals and materials. Expresses the policy of the United States to promote an adequate and stable supply of critical minerals and materials necessary to maintain national security, economic well-being, and industrial production with appropriate attention to a long-term balance between resource production, energy use, a healthy environment, natural resources conservation, and social needs. Directs the President take specified steps to implement such policy.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-02-28 00:00:00

Churchill County Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without consideration, approximately 400 acres of federal land that is adjacent to Naval Air Station Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada, and that was withdrawn under a specified public land order.
Topic: Public Lands — Public Lands
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Sloan Hills Withdrawal Act - Withdraws certain land located in the Sloan Hills area of Clark County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.