Bill116th CongressFiled Feb 14, 2019Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 491
America's Public Land Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 14, 2019)
America's Public Land Act of 2019
This bill reaffirms that it is U.S. policy
- to retain public land in federal ownership unless its disposal has been authorized by an Act of Congress;
- to retain management authority over public land, except where a nonfederal individual or entity is authorized to exercise management authority pursuant to an Act of Congress or another applicable law; and
- that retention of public land and the management authority over it is in the public interest.
Neither the Department of the Interior nor of Agriculture shall approve or permit the conveyance of public land or the granting of management authority over such land to nonfederal individuals or entities except as authorized by an Act of Congress.
What just happenedFeb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM](D-NM)Sponsor
8 cosponsors8 D
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- Introduced in SenateFeb 14, 2019
- Feb 14, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Feb 14, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate