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H.R.3392 / 115th Congress

Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 25, 2017

Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act

This bill declares that the document titled "Dependent Re-Survey, Extension Survey and Survey of Two Islands, Sections 17, 29, and 30" (published in the Federal Register on February 27, 1969) shall not be considered to be, or serve as, a gross error determination and shall have no legal force or effect on the ownership of certain land surrounding Lake Bistineau in northern Louisiana.

The meander lines recorded in the original survey of such land approved by the Surveyor General on December 8, 1842, shall be definitive for purposes of determining title to such land and two adjacent islands.

The Department of the Interior shall prepare a disclaimer of any U.S. right, title, or interest in and to any such land that is located outside such meander lines and any omitted land that was in place, but not included, in the original survey.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · R–LA

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Natural Resources Committee
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    1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5603)

    4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5603)

    5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3392.

    6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5603-5604)

    7. Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 597.

    9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-768.

    10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-768.

    11. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    13. Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

    14. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.

    15. Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

    16. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    17. Introduced in House

    18. Introduced in House

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