US Congress House Bill 473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-02 - Became Public Law No: 112-103.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 23, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts or HALE Scouts Act - Requires the conveyance of specified National Forest System land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America. Excludes from such conveyance any land within the Indian Nations National Scenic and Wildlife Area designated under the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act. Requires the Council to pay to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and done to conform with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the provisions relating to exchanges of public lands and interests within the National Forest System under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. States that access to the conveyed land shall be from the adjacent land of the Council or its successor. Bars the Secretary from being required to provide additional access to such land. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe such terms and conditions on the conveyance as the Secretary considers in the public interest, including the reservation of access rights to the conveyed land for administrative purposes.

HALE Scouts Act

Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-02	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-103.
2012-04-02	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-03-22	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-03-15	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-03-15	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2012-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1760)
2011-10-04	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2011-10-03	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-10-03	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6475)
2011-10-03	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 473.
2011-10-03	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6475-6476)
2011-10-03	House	Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-09-23	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 142.
2011-09-23	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-218.
2011-07-20	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2011-07-20	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-20	House	Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
2011-06-14	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2011-01-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB610 (Same As) 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/473/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr473/BILLS-112hr473ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr473/BILLS-112hr473eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr473/BILLS-112hr473rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr473/BILLS-112hr473enr.pdf