Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to complete a land exchange involving National Forest System land in Minnesota and Minnesota state lands.
Requires the exchange to be consummated pursuant to specified Minnesota law. Makes Minnesota responsible for the costs of the survey and all other administrative costs related to the land exchange.
Adds the lands acquired by the Secretary to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and modifies the boundaries of such Wilderness to reflect their inclusion.
Prohibits the acquisition, and inclusion, of land by the United States in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from altering or affecting current fishing and hunting rights.
Deems the lands acquired by Minnesota to be state trust lands and to be held in trust for the benefit of its public school system. Expresses the sense of Congress that, whenever the land acquired by Minnesota is not being used for revenue-gathering activities, it should make such land available for other compatible uses, including hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, snowmobiling, and trail riding.
Instructs the Secretary to modify the boundaries of Superior National Forest to reflect the land exchange under this Act.
States that the land exchange under this Act shall not be considered to be a major federal action.
Prohibits the Secretary from taking into consideration the lands acquired by the United States in determining the appraisal value of System lands in Minnesota used for the purposes of making payments to Minnesota under the Thye-Blatnik Act and Humphrey-Thye-Blatnik-Andreson Act.
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress, if the Secretary fails to complete the land exchange within the 18-month period following enactment of this Act.
Recorded votes 6
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 568 | On Passage | Passed225–189 | Sep 12, 2012 |
| House 567 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed183–233 | Sep 12, 2012 |
| House 566 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed191–223 | Sep 12, 2012 |
| House 565 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed190–225 | Sep 12, 2012 |
| House 564 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed177–236 | Sep 12, 2012 |
| House 563 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed201–213 | Sep 12, 2012 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 10, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | John Kline | May 10, 2012 |
Committees 2
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 May 8, 2012Markup Aug 1, 2012Reported Sep 10, 2012 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2012Hearings Jun 8, 2012Discharged Aug 1, 2012 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Sep 13, 2012 |
Actions 33
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sep 12, 2012Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 773. (consideration: CR H5873-5890)
- Sep 12, 2012Resolution provides for consideration of both H.R. 5544 and H.R. 5949. Both measures are debatable for one hour each. For H.R. 5544, specified amendments are in order. For H.R. 5949, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, shall be considered as adopted. For each bill, one motion to recommit is in order, with or without instructions.
- Sep 12, 2012House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 773 and Rule XVIII.
- Sep 12, 2012The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5873–H5890Text printed H5879Amendments H5880, H5881, H5882, H5884Motions H5888Recorded votes H5885, H5886, H5887, H5889, H5890Ellison amendment (ensure that private property interests are not negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands)Ellison motion to recommit (ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State trust lands will still be open for recreational use)enactHolt amendment (restore public participation with environmental review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands)McCollum amendment (ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for State trust lands) | Betty McCollum D-MN (amendment), Chip Cravaack R-MN, Doc Hastings R-WA, Keith Ellison D-MN (amendment, motion), Michele Bachmann R-MN, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ (amendment), Rob Bishop R-UT, Rush Holt D-NJ (amendment) | Sep 12, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5780–H5787Text printed H5780Amendments H5785Recorded votes H5785, H5786consideration (H. Res. 773), previous question | Chip Cravaack R-MN, Jared Polis D-CO (amendment), Peter Welch D-VT, Richard B. Nugent R-FL | Sep 11, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5014 | Chip Cravaack R-MN | Jul 19, 2012 |
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
- Aug 30, 2012H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2444.
Amendments 4
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Minnesota Education Investment and Employment 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.
- Sep 13, 2012Referred in Senate
- Sep 12, 2012Engrossed in House
- Sep 10, 2012Reported in House
- May 8, 2012Introduced in House
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