Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act
Latest action · Jun 15, 2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 373.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, all interest of the United States in the federal lands located in Lyon and Mineral Counties, Nevada, identified as "City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands" in exchange for consideration in an amount that is equal to their fair market value.
Makes the city of Yerington responsible for all survey, appraisal, and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance of such lands.
Releases the United States, upon such conveyance, from liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative thereof), solid waste, mine materials, or mining- related features on the federal land in existence on or before the date of the conveyance.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 15, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Original | Feb 15, 2012 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Feb 15, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2012Markup Jun 7, 2012Reported Jun 15, 2012 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2012Hearings Apr 17, 2012Discharged Jun 7, 2012 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2012Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-525.
- Jun 15, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 373.
- Jun 7, 2012Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jun 7, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 7, 2012Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
- Apr 17, 2012Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 28, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Feb 15, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2012Referred to the House Committee on 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 15, 2012H.R. 4039, Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H802.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2228 | Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act | Identical bill | Mar 22, 2012 |
| HR 2578 | Conservation and Economic Growth Act | Related bill | Jun 20, 2012 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2012Reported in House
- Feb 15, 2012Introduced in House
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.
