Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2005
Latest action · May 11, 2005 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-104.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of title to certain lands located in Pitkin County, Colorado, and certain lands located on Smuggler Mountain in the County, to convey to the County or to the Aspen Valley Land Trust, if the County so requests, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands located in the County.
Prohibits the conveyance of a specified parcel to the County unless and until specified conditions are met, including that the County grants to the Aspen Valley Land Trust, the Roaring Fork Conservancy, or to another entity mutually agreeable to the County and the Secretary of the Interior, a permanent conservation easement which provides public access to the parcel and limits future use of the parcel to recreational, fish, and wildlife conservation, and open space purposes.
States that lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this Act shall become part of White River National Forest.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 25, 2005 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings May 11, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-104.
- Jan 24, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
Printed hearings 2
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. 109-104 | LAND EXCHANGE BILLS27 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 11, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-3 | CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION ACT80 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 3, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1129 | Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2006 | Related bill | Dec 1, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in the State of Colorado.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Boundaries
- Charities
- Colorado
- Conservation easements
- Easements
- Environmental Protection
- Government Operations and Politics
- Land transfers
- Law
- Maps
- National forests
- Open space lands
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Wildlife conservation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2005Introduced in Senate
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