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HR 1904 - Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (235-186) - Oct. 26, 2011(Key vote)
Title: Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011
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Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in Arizona with Resolution Copper Mining, LLC.
- Specifies that the 760 acres of land entitled the "Oak Flat Withdrawal Area" be conveyed to Resolution Copper in a land exchange (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that the Secretary of Agriculture can issue a special permit that allows Resolution Copper to carry out mineral exploration activities in the Oak Flat Withdrawal area before the land exchange (Sec. 4).
- Requires that the Secretary of Agriculture consult with affected Indian tribes within 30 days of the bill's enactment (Sec. 4).
- Requires Resolution Copper to equalize its contribution in the land exchange if the federal lands exceed the company's non-federal lands in value by (Sec. 4):
- Conveying additional non-federal lands to the United States; or
- Making a cash payment to the United States.
- Specifies that the federal government will not pay Resolution Copper if the company's non-federal lands exceed the federal lands in value and that such a surplus will be considered a donation to the United States (Sec. 4).
- Requires Resolution Copper to convey the following land to the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the land exchange (Sec. 5):
- Approximately 147 acres in Gila County;
- Approximately 148 acres in Yavapai County;
- Approximately 149 acres in Maricopa County;
- Approximately 640 acres in Coconino County, and
- Approximately 110 acres in Pinal County.
- Requires Resolution Cooper to convey the following land to the Secretary of the Interior as part of the land exchange (Sec. 5):
- Approximately 3,050 acres in Pinal County;
- Approximately 160 acres in Pinal and Gila Counties, and
- Approximately 940 acres in Santa Cruz County.
- Requires land acquired to become part of the national forest in which the land is located, and be administered according to the National Forest System (Sec. 5).
- Specifies that Congress intends to complete the land exchange no later than 1 year after the enactment of this bill (Sec. 4).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - May 13, 2011
Title: Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011
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Co-sponsors
- Mark E. Amodei (NV - R)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Morris J. 'Mo' Brooks (AL - R)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Jason Chaffetz (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- William H. 'Bill' Flores (TX - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph 'Joe' Heck Jr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- George J. 'Mike' Kelly Jr. (PA - R)
- Jeff Landry (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Lankford (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO - R)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R)
- Ben Quayle (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Reed II (NY - R)
- David Schweikert (AZ - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- William Steve Southerland (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn William 'GT' Thompson Jr. (PA - R)
- Scott R. Tipton (CO - R)
- Greg P. Walden (OR - R)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
