A bill to amend Public Law 99-420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressS-4114| Senate
| Updated: 9/27/2022
Angus S. King
Independent Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (1)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill provides for the use of certain federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing to benefit the towns on Mount Desert Island. Currently, the land is available for use as a solid waste transfer station. The bill also permits the Department of the Interior to retain no more than 15 acres of the land, to be used for housing and administrative facilities to support the purposes of Acadia National Park.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-169.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Land transfersLand use and conservationLow- and moderate-income housingMaineParks, recreation areas, trails
A bill to amend Public Law 99-420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressS-4114| Senate
| Updated: 9/27/2022
This bill provides for the use of certain federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing to benefit the towns on Mount Desert Island. Currently, the land is available for use as a solid waste transfer station. The bill also permits the Department of the Interior to retain no more than 15 acres of the land, to be used for housing and administrative facilities to support the purposes of Acadia National Park.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-169.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
Angus S. King
Independent Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (1)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Land transfersLand use and conservationLow- and moderate-income housingMaineParks, recreation areas, trails