HR 356 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act

Latest action · Jul 25, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-133.

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. IntroducedJan 23, 2013
  2. Passed HouseMay 15, 2013
  3. Passed SenateJul 9, 2014
  4. To the PresidentJul 15, 2014
  5. Became lawJul 25, 2014Public Law 113-133

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act - Authorizes Utah to relinquish for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation certain of its school trust or subsurface mineral lands south of the border between Grand County and Uintah County, Utah, in exchange for certain federal subsurface mineral lands north of that border.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate composed of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act in the mineral lands conveyed to Utah. Delineates the extent of that interest.

Requires Utah to reserve, for the benefit of its school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate composed of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act in the mineral lands it relinquished to the federal government. Delineates the extent of that interest.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with Utah and the Tribe to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of the lands to be conveyed, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved, under this Act.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 23, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJan 23, 2013
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalJan 23, 2013
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalJan 23, 2013

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 23, 2013Markup Apr 24, 2013Reported May 14, 2013
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Feb 1, 2013Discharged Apr 24, 2013
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Feb 1, 2013Discharged Apr 24, 2014
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred May 16, 2013Discharged Jul 9, 2014

Actions 23

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2014Signed by President.
  2. Jul 25, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-133.
  3. Jul 15, 2014Presented to President.
  4. Jul 10, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 9, 2014Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4355-4364)
  6. Jul 9, 2014Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364)
  7. Jul 9, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Apr 24, 2014Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
  9. May 16, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  10. May 15, 2013Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. May 15, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2631-2632)
  12. May 15, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 356.
  13. May 15, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2631)
  14. May 15, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. May 14, 2013Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-57.
  16. May 14, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 35.
  17. Apr 24, 2013Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
  18. Apr 24, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  19. Apr 24, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Feb 1, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
  21. Feb 1, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  22. Jan 23, 2013Introduced in House
  23. Jan 23, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural 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 S4355—Jul 9, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H2631, H2632Text printed H2631Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Rob Bishop R-UTMay 15, 2013

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

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H281.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 27Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development ActIdentical billJun 27, 2013

Titles 5

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

Official Title as Introduced
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes".
Short Titles as Introduced
Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. May 16, 2013Referred in Senate
  3. May 15, 2013Engrossed in House
  4. May 14, 2013Reported in House
  5. Jan 23, 2013Introduced in House

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