HR7430-118

Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 20, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain Federal land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Defense, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6087D337A67F4F7A81F50074E695BA9D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Lands in Public Hands Act.
  • Section H68D2297F93B5445CA12F49CE4B7637CA: 2. Definitions In this Act, the term publicly accessible tract means a tract of Federal land managed by the Secretary of the Interior or the Chief of the...
  • Section HB07670BA42684D598E7B0930B0464AAE: 3. Restriction on transfer of certain Federal land The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are prohibited from transferring title to...
  • Section H15514113ABDF4E5CA095C894CFC4943E: 4. Statutory construction Nothing in this Act shall be used to influence or interpret the legality of stepping over a property corner from one parcel of public...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain Federal land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Defense, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain Federal land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Defense Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies:
environmental regulators and natural-resource users:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 20, 2024

Mr. Zinke (for himself and Mr. Vasquez) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Defense Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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