Acre in, Acre Out Act
Latest action · Apr 22, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, 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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Acre in, Acre Out Act - Prescribes a new requirement for the acquisition of land by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), or the Forest Service. Requires the Secretary concerned to offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status.
Exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands.
Requires land sold pursuant to this Act to be offered for sale: (1) at fair market value (based on local comparable sales); and (2) at a price reduced by 10% each month if the land is not sold or under contract six months after it was first offered for sale.
Declares that time periods during which such land is under contract or withdrawn from the market shall not be counted for price reduction purposes.
Requires all net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this Act to be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2014 to Jul 23, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Apr 10, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | May 1, 2014 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | May 6, 2014 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 6, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 30, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 11, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 8, 2014 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Jul 23, 2014 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Apr 15, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Apr 15, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Apr 8, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2014Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
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- Apr 8, 2014Introduced in House
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