H.R. 1214National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Mark E. Amodei [R-NV-02]
Cosponsors: 3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: Natural Resources Committee, Agriculture Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Sep 17, 2015 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

IntroducedMar 3, 2015
Passed the HouseSep 16, 2015
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the Small Tracts Act (the 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 the Act:

parcels of 40 acres or less which are determined to be physically isolated, to be inaccessible, or to have lost their National Forest character;

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; and
parcels used as a cemetery, a landfill, or a sewage treatment plant under a special use authorization issued by the USDA.

Allows the sale, exchange, or interchange of a cemetery that is expected to reach capacity within 10 years to include, in the USDA's sole discretion, up to 1 additional acre abutting the permit area to facilitate the expansion of that cemetery.

Requires any proceeds under this Act to be deposited in the special fund established under the Sisk Act and made available for:

the acquisition of land or interests in land for administrative sites for the NFS in the state from which the amounts were derived;

the acquisition of land or interests in land for inclusion in the NFS in that state, including those which enhance opportunities for recreational access;
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; and
the reimbursement of the USDA for costs incurred in preparing a competitive sale conducted under the authority of the Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1214 as passed House amended on Sep 16, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 495

House Sep 16, 2015

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

Passed · Two-thirds required

403 Yea 0 Nay 30 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

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Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1214 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

RWALTER JONES [R-NC-03]Joined Mar 23, 2015

DJared Polis [D-CO-02]Joined Mar 24, 2015

RJOHN SHIMKUS [R-IL-15]Joined May 21, 2015

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H.R. 1214National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 495

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

H.R. 1214National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 495

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Who lobbied on H.R. 12146 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 12146 organizations