Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2018 By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-426. Minority and Supplemental views filed.
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.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act
This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area).
The survey shall:
- adhere to the gradient boundary survey method;
- span the length of the affected area;
- be conducted by surveyors who are licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys, and selected by and operating under the direction of the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (the offices); and
- be completed within two years of enactment of this bill.
The BLM shall submit the survey to the offices for approval and, within 60 days of receiving it, they shall determine whether to approve it.
Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted according to the requirements for the survey of the South Bank boundary line. A survey of such a parcel shall be approved or disapproved by the offices within 60 days of receipt.
The survey for identifying the South Bank boundary line and any survey of an individual parcel shall not be submitted to the BLM for approval.
After a survey for an individual parcel has been approved, the offices shall submit to the BLM:
- a notice of the approval of such survey, and
- a copy of such survey and any field notes related to the parcel.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 10, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2018By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-426. Minority and Supplemental views filed.
- Nov 29, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.
- Nov 29, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
- Oct 2, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 26, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4094 | No description on file | John Cornyn R-TX | — |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 428 | Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act | Identical bill | Mar 7, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 29, 2018Reported to Senate
- Feb 28, 2017Reference Change Senate
- Jan 10, 2017Introduced in Senate
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