Big Bear Land Exchange Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2020 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
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 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Big Bear Land Exchange Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey 73 acres of identified Forest Service land to the County of San Bernardino, California, in exchange for approximately 71 acres of identified land owned by the county.
Such land exchange must be for equal value. If the value of the federal land and the nonfederal land to be conveyed are not equal, the values may be equalized by a cash payment or by reducing the acreage of the federal land or the nonfederal land to be exchanged. At the option of the county, any excess value of the nonfederal lands may be considered as a gift to the United States.
Any cash equalization payment that USDA receives shall be available for USDA to acquire lands, waters, and interests in land for the San Bernardino National Forest.
Before completing the exchange, USDA must inspect the nonfederal lands to ensure that they meet federal standards, including for hazardous materials and land line surveys.
The nonfederal lands shall be added to and managed as part of San Bernardino National Forest.
Within three years of enactment of this bill, USDA must relocate the portion of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail that is located on the federal land to (1) adjacent National Forest System land; (2) land owned by the county, subject to county approval; (3) land within the federal land, subject to county approval; or (4) a combination of any of these.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 15, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 15, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 4, 2019Markup May 1, 2019Reported Jun 27, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2019Discharged May 1, 2019 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 21, 2019 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Sep 16, 2020 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2020Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
- Nov 21, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Nov 20, 2019Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 20, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9074-9075)
- Nov 20, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 255.
- Nov 20, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9074)
- Nov 20, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 27, 2019Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-134.
- Jun 27, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 98.
- May 1, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- May 1, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 1, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jan 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9074, H9075Text printed H9074Notices H9119Estimated budget effects of H.R. 255, Big Bear Land Exchange Act | Jared Huffman D-CA, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Paul Cook R-CA, Pete Aguilar D-CA, Tom McClintock R-CA | Nov 20, 2019 |
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
- May 8, 2019H.R. 255, Big Bear Land Exchange ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 1, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 2, January 4, 2019, page H229.
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. 116-380 | PENDING LEGISLATION791 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 16, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino County, California, to enhance management of lands within the San Bernardino National Forest, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Big Bear Land Exchange Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Big Bear Land Exchange Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Big Bear Land Exchange Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Big Bear Land Exchange Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Referred in Senate
- Nov 20, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jun 27, 2019Reported in House
- Jan 4, 2019Introduced 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.
