HR 7072 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Wabeno Economic Development Act of 2024

Latest action · Dec 10, 2024 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-829, Part I.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wabeno Economic Development Act of 2024 

This bill requires the Forest Service to convey approximately 14 acres of federal land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin, to Tony's Wabeno Redi-Mix, LLC, upon receiving an offer to buy the land for market value.

The Forest Service must complete an appraisal to determine the market value of the land, and the offer must be received no later than 180 days after approval for such appraisal. Tony's Wabeno Redi-Mix, LLC, shall pay an amount equal to the market value of the land and all associated costs as a condition of conveyance.

Additionally, the Department of the Interior must publish a comprehensive review of the federal permitting processes for the development of stone, sand, and gravel on federal lands.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jan 22, 2024
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Aug 29, 2024
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 22, 2024Discharged Mar 12, 2024Markup Mar 12, 2024Reported Dec 10, 2024
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jan 30, 2024Hearings Jan 31, 2024

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 10, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-829, Part I.
  2. Aug 29, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  3. Mar 12, 2024Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  4. Mar 12, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 12, 2024Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jan 31, 2024Subcommittee Hearings Held
  7. Jan 30, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  8. Jan 22, 2024Introduced in House
  9. Jan 22, 2024Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

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

  1. Jun 6, 2024H.R. 7072, Wabeno Economic Development Act of 2024As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 12, 2024

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Forest Service land conveyance

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 11, January 22, 2024, page H247.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 7001Wabeno Economic Development ActRelated billAug 29, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to Tony's Wabeno Redi-Mix, LLC, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Wabeno Economic Development Act of 2024

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 22, 2024Introduced in House

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