Acre In, Acre Out Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 5, 2015)
Acre In, Acre Out Act
Prescribes a new requirement for any acquisition of land by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Requires the department concerned to offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status.
Exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands.
Requires land sold pursuant to this Act to be offered for sale at fair market value (based on local comparable sales), with monthly price reductions if the land is not sold in six months.
Requires all net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this Act to be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.
What just happenedMar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 5, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Feb 27, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House