HR1276-119

Passed House

To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute the legal instruments needed to remove deed restrictions from a 3.62-acre parcel at 2956 Park Avenue on the Paducah Memorial Army Reserve Center in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. The restrictions come from a 2012 quitclaim deed from the United States to the City of Paducah. The House-passed text removes the old restrictions but adds new reservations governing transfer and future use.

Who Benefits and How

The City of Paducah, Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah, McCracken County youth and families, local recreation users, and community-development planners benefit from a clearer path to reuse the parcel and improvements. The City gains flexibility to transfer or sell the land to the Boys & Girls Club, while the Club gains a potential site subject to public-use or recreation-compatible development.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Secretary of the Interior, Interior realty staff, City of Paducah officials, Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club officers, local title and recording officials, and future parcel transferees must honor the new reservations. The City may not transfer the parcel to anyone except the Boys & Girls Club, and the Club must offer the parcel back to the Secretary without consideration before conveying it to another entity.

Key Provisions

  • Directs the Interior Secretary to remove deed restrictions from the Paducah parcel conveyed in the 2012 quitclaim deed.
  • Identifies the parcel as roughly 3.62 acres at 2956 Park Avenue on the Paducah Memorial Army Reserve Center in McCracken County.
  • Limits any City of Paducah transfer or sale to the Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah.
  • Requires the Boys & Girls Club to offer the parcel back to the Secretary without consideration before any later conveyance.
  • Requires future use or development of the parcel to remain compatible with public use or recreation purposes.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Directs the Interior Secretary to remove deed restrictions from a 3.62-acre Paducah, Kentucky parcel while reserving transfer rights for the Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah and preserving public-use or recreation-compatible development.

Key Policy Areas

Public Lands, Local Government, Recreation

Primary Purpose

Directs the Interior Secretary to remove deed restrictions from a 3.62-acre Paducah, Kentucky parcel while reserving transfer rights for the Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah and preserving public-use or recreation-compatible development.

Policy Domains

Public Lands Local Government Recreation

Substantive provisions

Identified Gains
  • City of Paducah, Kentucky
  • Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah
  • McCracken County youth and families
  • Local recreation users
  • Community-development planners
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rh
Local recreation users: ,
City of Paducah, Kentucky: ,
Community-development planners: ,
McCracken County youth and families: ,
Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah: ,
Identified Costs
  • Secretary of the Interior
  • Interior realty staff
  • City of Paducah officials
  • Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club officers
  • Local title and recording officials
  • Future parcel transferees
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rh
Interior realty staff: ,
City of Paducah officials: ,
Future parcel transferees: ,
Secretary of the Interior: ,
Local title and recording officials: ,
Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club officers: ,

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 4, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported …

Dec 10, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …

Dec 10, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …

Dec 10, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Dec 9, 2025

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …

Dec 9, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …

Dec 9, 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …

Dec 9, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5073-5074)

Dec 9, 2025

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …

Dec 9, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
4 mentions across 2 clauses
-4 negative

Interior realty staff, Secretary of the Interior

State & Local Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

City of Paducah, Kentucky

Nonprofits
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah

General Public
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

McCracken County youth and families

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Public Lands Local Government Recreation
Actor Mappings
"parcel"
→ Approximately 3.62 acres at 2956 Park Avenue on the Paducah Memorial Army Reserve Center.

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