To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Aug 14, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 697.
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.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to the Stutsman County Park Board in Jamestown, North Dakota, all U.S. interest in recreation land and permitted cabin land at no cost. As a condition of the conveyances, the board shall agree to pay all survey and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land.
The board shall manage the recreation land: (1) for recreation and public purposes consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, (2) for public access, (3) for fish and wildlife habitat, or (4) to preserve its natural character. The board shall manage the permitted cabin land for cabins or recreational residences in existence as of this bill's enactment or for any of the recreation land management purposes.
Reclamation shall convey to North Dakota all U.S. interest in the game and fish headquarters, on the condition that the headquarters continue to be used as a game and fish headquarters or for substantially similar purposes.
The bill exempts the United States from liability for damages, including flood damages, except for damages caused by an act or omission of a U.S. employee, agent, or contracts before the enactment of this bill.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jun 7, 2018Markup Jul 18, 2018Reported Aug 14, 2018 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2018Hearings Jul 11, 2018Discharged Jul 18, 2018 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-901.
- Aug 14, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 697.
- Jul 18, 2018Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
- Jul 18, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 18, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 11, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 12, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Jun 7, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2018Referred 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
- Aug 1, 2018H.R. 6039, a bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 18, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 94, June 7, 2018, page H4981.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10924 | Title Transfer for Bureau of Reclamation Facilities | Resource | Feb 6, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2074 | A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. | Text similarities | Dec 11, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2018Reported in House
- Jun 7, 2018Introduced 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.
