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Advancing Conservation and Education Act

USA116th CongressHR-244| House 
| Updated: 12/14/2020
Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart

Republican Representative

Utah

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advancing Conservation and Education Act This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines eligible areas as lands within the outer boundaries of units or components of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior through a inventory carried out in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) as having wilderness characteristics as of the enactment of this bill or in a land use plan that was finalized under the FLPMA, certain designated lands within the National Forest System or administered by the BLM, and sentinel landscapes designated by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, or Interior. Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels. A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character. The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal or made equal. The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land to be conveyed, water rights, grazing permits, road rights-of-ways, and protection of Indian rights.

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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-4257
Advancing Conservation and Education Act
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 18, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 30, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2020
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Dec 14, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
Dec 14, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-639.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-4257
    Advancing Conservation and Education Act


  • January 4, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 4, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 5, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.


  • June 18, 2020
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • September 30, 2020
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • September 30, 2020
    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.


  • September 30, 2020
    Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.


  • December 14, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.


  • December 14, 2020
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-639.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchForests, forestry, treesIdahoIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyMiningMontanaMonuments and memorialsNew MexicoNorth DakotaOregonParks, recreation areas, trailsSouth DakotaState and local government operationsUtahWashington StateWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWyoming

Advancing Conservation and Education Act

USA116th CongressHR-244| House 
| Updated: 12/14/2020
Advancing Conservation and Education Act This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines eligible areas as lands within the outer boundaries of units or components of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior through a inventory carried out in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) as having wilderness characteristics as of the enactment of this bill or in a land use plan that was finalized under the FLPMA, certain designated lands within the National Forest System or administered by the BLM, and sentinel landscapes designated by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, or Interior. Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels. A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character. The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal or made equal. The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land to be conveyed, water rights, grazing permits, road rights-of-ways, and protection of Indian rights.

Bill Text Versions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-4257
Advancing Conservation and Education Act
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 18, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 30, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2020
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Dec 14, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
Dec 14, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-639.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-4257
    Advancing Conservation and Education Act


  • January 4, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 4, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 5, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.


  • June 18, 2020
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • September 30, 2020
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • September 30, 2020
    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.


  • September 30, 2020
    Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.


  • December 14, 2020
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.


  • December 14, 2020
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-639.
Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart

Republican Representative

Utah

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchForests, forestry, treesIdahoIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyMiningMontanaMonuments and memorialsNew MexicoNorth DakotaOregonParks, recreation areas, trailsSouth DakotaState and local government operationsUtahWashington StateWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWyoming