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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 17, 1997
Hood Bay Land Exchange Act of 1997 - Provides for: (1) the transfer of the reversionary interest of the United States in specified Federal land in Sitka, Alaska, to the Alaska Pulp Corporation in exchange for specified Corporation property located within the Admiralty Island National Monument; and (2) the Corporation's transfer of specified property to Sitka. Deems the values of the Federal Property and the Corporation Property to be unequal and conditions such exchange on the Corporation waiving any additional consideration not provided in this Act. Requires the Corporation property transferred to the United States: (1) to be added to and administered as part of the Monument; and (2) located within the Admiralty Island Wilderness area to be added to and administered as part of such area.
People & committees
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R–AK
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 105-60.
Became Public Law No: 105-60.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10244)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10244)
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 177.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 425).
House roll call 425 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 425).
House roll call 425 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business.
At the conclusion of debate, the Speaker put the question on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill and announced that, by voice vote, the Motion was agreed to. Mr. Condit objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed and the point of no quourum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7648-7649, H7714-7715)
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 150.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-261.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-261.
Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Hearings Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1224-1225)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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