HR 4968 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act

Latest action · Oct 15, 2002 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 19, 2002
  2. Passed HouseOct 1, 2002
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes that the State of Utah, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Agriculture have agreed to exchange certain Federal lands in the State of Utah for certain Utah State lands of approximately equal value. Ratifies, confirms, and incorporates all provisions set forth in the "Agreement for Exchange of Lands 2002 Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation."

(Sec. 4) Directs that all conveyances in the Agreement shall be completed within 70 days after enactment of this Act. Declares that, in the approximately 4,000 acres of Federal lands being conveyed, the United States will retain the coal estate and the right to develop such estate.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to identify Federal lands being conveyed that contain wildlife species, or habitat of wildlife species, that are listed as threatened or endangered or as candidates for either classification under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Provides for an independent mineral assessment of certain land in the Agreement to make sure the Agreement is fair and equitable to both parties.

Specifies lands that shall not be conveyed by the Secretary, and lands that the Secretary shall not accept in conveyance.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary and the State of Utah to make an agreement to enable Utah to consult or take other appropriate action to avoid, offset, or mitigate adverse effects to any species or habitat identified as threatened or endangered or as candidates for either classification.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Federal Government to share payments pursuant to the Agreement with the State of Utah as bonus bids, rentals, and royalties are shared under the Mineral Leasing Act.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 8) Requires the United States and the State of Utah to each bear its own respective costs in implementing this Act.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 19, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTJames V. HansenOriginalJun 19, 2002
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalJun 19, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 19, 2002Markup Sep 12, 2002Reported Oct 1, 2002
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jun 27, 2002Hearings Jun 27, 2002Markup Jul 18, 2002Reported Jul 18, 2002
Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 27, 2002Discharged Jul 24, 2002

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 15, 2002Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.
  2. Oct 11, 2002Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Oct 2, 2002Received in the Senate.
  4. Oct 1, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-709.
  5. Oct 1, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 440.
  6. Oct 1, 2002Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Oct 1, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6862-6864)
  8. Oct 1, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4968.
  9. Oct 1, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6862-6863)
  10. Oct 1, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Sep 12, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  12. Sep 12, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  13. Jul 24, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  14. Jul 24, 2002Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
  15. Jul 18, 2002Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  16. Jul 18, 2002Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  17. Jul 2, 2002Executive Comment Received from Interior.
  18. Jun 27, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
  19. Jun 27, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  20. Jun 27, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
  21. Jun 19, 2002Introduced in House
  22. Jun 19, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S10395Harry Reid D-NVOct 10, 2002
HouseDebate and remarks H6862–H6864Text printed H6862Chris Cannon R-UT, James V. Hansen R-UT, Nick J. Rahall II D-WVOct 1, 2002

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Sep 27, 2002H.R. 4968, Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 12, 2002</p>
  2. Sep 27, 2002H.R. 4968, Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 12, 2002

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-133H.R. 4968, TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN LANDS IN UTAH42 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeJun 27, 2002

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2745Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation ActIdentical billJul 17, 2002

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the exchange of certain lands in Utah.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 15, 2002Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Oct 1, 2002Engrossed in House
  3. Oct 1, 2002Reported in House
  4. Jun 19, 2002Introduced in House

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