Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act
Latest action · Dec 6, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-329.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2001
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2002
- Passed HouseSep 24, 2002
- To the PresidentNov 25, 2002
- Became lawDec 6, 2002Public Law 107-329
Summary
Requires the Secretary to determine that title to the non-Federal land is acceptable based on Federal land acquisitions approval standards.
Directs that the fair market value of the non-Federal land and the improvements on it shall be determined by an appraisal that is approved by the Secretary and conforms with the standards in the publication entitled "Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions." Requires that each parcel of Federal land in the exchange be appraised separately, and that the values shall not be affected by the unit rule in the appraisal standards.
Authorizes the Secretary to make or accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of the lands or interests being transferred from Federal ownership.
Provides that the property conveyed to the United States shall become part of the Uinta National Forest, and that for purposes of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the boundaries of the national forest as adjusted by this Act shall be considered to be the boundaries as of January 1, 1965. Directs the Secretary to manage the acquired lands in accordance with the Weeks Act and other laws (including regulations) that apply to National Forest System (NFS) land.
(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to deposit any cash equalization funds received in the fund established under the Sisk Act, for use in acquiring land and interests in land for administrative sites within Utah and land for the NFS.
(Sec. 106) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to construct a visitor's center and administrative facility on the non-Federal land acquired. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the National Park Service, respectively, to occupy, operate, and maintain such facility.
(Sec. 107) Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a grant to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, to pay the Federal share (not to exceed 25 percent) of the costs of construction of a new facility for the Museum. Authorizes appropriations.
Title III: Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve Boundary Adjustment - Amends the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve at St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Act of 1992 to adjust the boundaries of the Salt River Bay Historical Park and Ecological Preserve at St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2001Markup Jun 5, 2002Reported Jun 25, 2002 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 27, 2001 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 4, 2002Markup Sep 12, 2002Reported Sep 23, 2002 |
Actions 27
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2002Signed by President.
- Dec 6, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-329.
- Nov 25, 2002Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2002Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the amendment of the House to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11651-11652; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR 11/19/2002 S11651-11652)
- Nov 20, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 25, 2002Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Sep 24, 2002Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 24, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6488-6491)
- Sep 24, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1240.
- Sep 24, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6489-6490)
- Sep 24, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 23, 2002Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-669.
- Sep 23, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
- Sep 12, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 12, 2002Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 4, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 4, 2002Received in the House.
- Sep 4, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Aug 1, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8013-8019; text as passed Senate: CR S8014-8015)
- Jun 25, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-178.
- Jun 25, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
- Jun 5, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- May 15, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
- Nov 27, 2001Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-373.
- Jul 25, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8222)
- Jul 25, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 4
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11651Text printed S11651 | Robert F. Bennett R-UT | Nov 19, 2002 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6488–H6491Text printed H6489 | James V. Hansen R-UT (text) | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8013Text printed S8013–S8015Amendments S8013 | — | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8222 | Robert F. Bennett R-UT | Jul 25, 2001 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 17, 2002S. 1240, Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 12, 2002</p>
- Sep 17, 2002S. 1240, Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 12, 2002
- Jun 21, 2002S. 1240, Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 5, 2002</p>
- Jun 21, 2002S. 1240, Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 5, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-373 | MISCELLANEOUS LAND BILLS28 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Nov 27, 2001 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1491 | Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act of 2001 | Related bill | Nov 5, 2001 |
| HR 3928 | Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act | Related bill | Oct 8, 2002 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the acquisition of land and construction of an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Archaeology
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Caves
- Colleges
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Construction costs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Federal aid to higher education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Historic sites
- History
- Land transfers
- National forests
- National monuments
- National parks
- Natural areas
- Natural monuments
- Paleontology
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Real estate appraisal
- Tourism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Utah
- Virgin Islands
Text 7
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 24, 2002Engrossed Amendment House
- Sep 23, 2002Reported in House
- Sep 4, 2002Referred in House
- Aug 1, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 25, 2002Reported to Senate
- Jul 25, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
