National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015
Amends the Small Tracts Act to permit the sale, exchange, or interchange under such Act of National Forest System (NFS) lands the sale or exchange of which is not practicable under any other authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) which have a value determined to be not more than $500,000.
Includes as those lands permitted to be sold, exchanged, or interchanged under such Act: (1) parcels of 40 acres or less which are determined to be physically isolated, to be inaccessible, or to have lost their National Forest character; (2) parcels of 10 acres or less which are not eligible for conveyance under such Act, but which are encroached upon by permanent habitable improvements for which there is no evidence that the encroachment was intentional or negligent; or (3) parcels used as a cemetery, a landfill, or a sewage treatment plant under a special use authorization issued by the USDA.
Requires any proceeds under this Act to be deposited in the special fund established under the Sisk Act and made available for: (1) the acquisition of land or interests in land for administrative sites for the NFS in the state from which the amounts were derived; (2) the acquisition of land or interests in land for inclusion in the NFS in that state, including those which enhance opportunities for recreational access; and (3) the performance of deferred maintenance on administrative sites for the NFS in that state or other deferred maintenance activities in that state which enhance opportunities for recreational access.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-17 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate |
| 2015-09-16 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 495). (text: CR H5995) | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-16 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-16 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6003-6004) | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-16 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-16 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1214. | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-16 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5995-5996) | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-16 | Floor | Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2015-06-08 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100. | House floor actions |
| 2015-06-08 | Discharge | Committee on Agriculture discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2015-06-08 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-140, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2015-04-30 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | House committee actions |
| 2015-04-30 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-04-30 | Committee | Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2015-04-29 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-03-23 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2015-03-16 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House committee actions |
| 2015-03-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |