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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · May 13, 1996
Provides for an exchange of specified lands, mineral interests, and oil and gas interests in Arkansas and Oklahoma between the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture and the Weyerhaeuser Company. Provides for a reservation of specified oil and gas interests by Weyerhaeuser. Withdraws Federal lands to be conveyed from entry and appropriation under the public lands, mining, mineral leasing, and geothermal steam leasing laws. Subjects specified lands conveyed to the United States under this Act to the Weeks Law and provides for their administration as National Forest System lands. Requires other specified lands conveyed to the United States to be managed as a component of the Cossatot National Wildlife Refuge and directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a single refuge management plan for such expanded Refuge. Modifies the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest to encompass certain acquired lands.
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Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D–AR
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 403.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-268.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-268.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture, and Office of Management and Budget.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9805-9807)
Introduced in Senate
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