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H.R. 762 (111th): To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.
- Introduced:
- Jan 28, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Dean Heller [R-NV2]
- Status:
- Died (Passed House)
- See Instead:
- This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1400 (112th) on Apr 06, 2011.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
8/5/2010--Reported to Senate without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Affirms and validates a specified patent and its associated land reconfiguration issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as having been issued in compliance with the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit and recovery of the desert tortoise and other species and their habitat.
Ratifies:
(1) the process used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM for the reconfiguration of those lands as shown in a specified environmental impact statement; and
(2) the reconfiguration provided for in a specified Army Corps of Engineers permit.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr762.
Background
On February 18, 2009, the Bureau of Land Management issued patent number 27-2005-0081, which transferred lands from the BLM to Coyote Springs Investment. The transfer was made pursuant to the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988, which authorized the Secretary of Interior to convey certain lands in Nevada to the Aerojet-General Corporation in exchange for private lands that the company held in Florida. Over the years, the right to the conveyance was procured by Coyote Springs Investment. The patent issued by the BLM replaced the original patent that transferred the federal land to the Aerojet-General Corporation and conveyed the land to Coyote Springs Investment. In 2006, a non-profit land-conveyance monitoring group known as the Western Lands Project filed a court injunction to block the conveyance, arguing that the patent was issued before proper environmental assessments were complete. H.R. 762 would validate that patent and the land transfer which have been held-up in court for nearly three years.
Summary
H.R. 762 would affirm and validate land patent number 27-2005-0081, which provides for a transfer of land in Nevada from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to Coyote Springs Investment, LLC. The patent was issued on February 18, 2005, and would transfer approximately 14,000 acres to Coyote Springs Investment.
Cost
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House Democratic Caucus Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
Slip laws refer to enacted bills and joint resolutions in their original form as enacted by Congress, that is, before other laws amend them. Slip laws are cited as “Public Law XXX-YYY”, where XXX is the number of the Congress in which the bill or resolution was introduced.
- Public Law 100-275:
S. 854 (100th): Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988