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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 2, 2023
Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Exchange Act of 2023
This bill ratifies an agreement between the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, the state of Utah, and the Department of the Interior for the exchange of certain federal and state lands in Utah.
The bill provides for the equalization of values of such lands.
The bill provides for the withdrawal of
federal land to be conveyed to Utah from mineral entry prior to the exchange, and
state land conveyed to the United States from all forms of appropriation and disposal.
People & committees
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] · R–UT
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 743.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-909.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-909.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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