PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jul 30, 2010
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to sell and quitclaim a parcel of National Forest System land in the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina to the First Baptist Church of Bonneau (the Bonneau Baptist Church) at 108 West Church Street in Bonneau, South Carolina.
Requires the Bonneau Baptist Church to pay to the Secretary cash consideration in an amount equal to the market value of such land, to be determined by an appraisal.
Requires deposit of the consideration received by the Secretary into a specified account in the Treasury and makes the monies so deposited available for the acquisition of lands and interests in the Francis Marion National Forest.
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Requires a survey of the land to be conveyed and subjects such survey and resulting land description to approval by the Secretary.
Requires the Bonneau Baptist Church to pay all reasonable associated costs, including the appraisal and any environmental analyses required by law or regulation.
Terminates the special use authorization provided to the Bonneau Baptist Church for use of the conveyed lands. Restricts use of such lands to cemetery purposes. Prohibits structures from being erected on the lands, other than for monumentation or cemetery maintenance facilities.
People & committees
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R–SC
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Received in the Senate.
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 504). (text: CR H6444)
House roll call 504 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 504).(text: CR H6444)
House roll call 504 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6485)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5414.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6444-6445)
Mr. Scott (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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