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H.R. 5626 (112th): Clean and Beautiful Communities Act of 2012
- Introduced:
- May 08, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Christopher Murphy [D-CT5]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to facilitate certain acquisitions of property for conservation purposes, and for other purposes.
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- Text
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Last updated May 08, 2012.
5 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
5/8/2012--Introduced.
Clean and Beautiful Communities Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program of the National Park Service (NPS), to make grants to facilitate the acquisition by a qualified organization of a qualified real property interest exclusively for conservation purposes to assist in the funding of the transactional and operational costs associated with the purchase and management of preserved land or a qualified real property interest (including easements) that include:
(1) stewardship costs, including costs of standards and practices implementation;
(2) land purchase transaction costs;
(3) costs of preparing for accreditation associated with land management; and
(4) costs of due diligence, including appraisal, title, survey, environmental hazard assessment, and recording costs.
Makes a person eligible for a grant under this Act only if such person is a tax-exempt charitable organization and is not a state or local government entity.
Prohibits a grant from being used to pay consideration for the purchase of any interest in real property.
Limits the amount of a grant to not more than $500,000 per year for five years.
Prohibits the Secretary from making a grant under this Act in an amount exceeding more than 50% of the costs such grant is made to assist.
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