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H.R.4889 / 106th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land located in Sumter County, South Carolina, to facilitate a land exchange involving that land and to provide for the conveyance to the mineral interests of the United States in that land.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 19, 2000

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States in a specified tract of land in Sumter County, South Carolina, that: (1) requires that such land be used for public purposes; and (2) is contained in the deed conveying such land from the United States to the South Carolina State Commission of Forestry. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to South Carolina all of the undivided mineral interests of the United States in that land for fair market value and administrative costs.Directs the State of South Carolina, as consideration for the release of such reversionary interest, to transfer to the United States a vested future interest, similar to the restriction described above, in another specified tract of land.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D–SC

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
  • Agriculture Committee
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    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

    3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

    4. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    5. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    6. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    7. Introduced in House

    8. Introduced in House

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