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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 24, 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Bureau of Land Management Title II: Forest Service Title III: Equitable Exchange Oregon Land Exchange Act of 1999 - Title I: Bureau of Land Management - Northeast Oregon Assembled Land Exchange Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to certain identified private landowners all U.S. rights and interests in specified lands within the Central Oregon and Baker Resource areas in Oregon in exchange for the conveyance by such landowners of certain other parcels of land within such resource areas. Title II: Forest Service - Triangle Land Exchange Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to certain identified private landowners all U.S. rights and interests in specified lands within the Malheur National Forest, Oregon, in exchange for the conveyance by such landowners of certain other parcels of land within or adjacent to the Malheur, Wallowa-Whitman, and Umatilla National Forests in Oregon. Title III: Equitable Exchange - Provides for exchange valuation, appraisals, and equalization of value received with respect to such land exchanges. Provides for administration and management, by the BLM or Forest Service, as appropriate, of lands received by the United States.
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Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R–OR
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Requested from Departments of Agriculture and the Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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