Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 22, 2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
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.
- IntroducedSep 13, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016
This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state.
The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units or components of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior as having wilderness characteristics, certain designated lands within the National Forest System or administered by the BLM, and sentinel landscapes designated by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, or Interior.
Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels.
A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character.
The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal.
The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land conveyed, water rights, and grazing permits.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 13, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Sep 13, 2016 |
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 Sep 13, 2016Hearings Sep 22, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
- Sep 13, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Sep 13, 2016Read 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 1
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. 114-509 | PENDING LEGISLATION859 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 22, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2078 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act | Reintroduced Bill | Aug 22, 2018 |
| HR 5758 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 25, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Idaho
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Military facilities and property
- Mining
- Montana
- Monuments and memorials
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- South Dakota
- State and local government operations
- Utah
- Washington State
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Wyoming
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2016Introduced in Senate
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.
