A bill to release a Federal reversionary interest in Chester County, Tennessee, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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SenateApr 15, 2021IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.4415 Chester County Reversionary Interest Release Act

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 15, 2021

This bill releases certain reversionary interest in land to Tennessee.

Upon the transfer of ownership of the approximately 0.90-acre parcel of land identified as the Webb property to Tennessee for inclusion in the Chickasaw State Forest and the transfer of the approximately 0.62-acre parcel of land identified as state forest land to Tennessee or a non-state entity, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall release to Tennessee the reversionary interest of the United States in the state forest land that requires the land to be used for public purposes.

After such actions, USDA shall offer to sell to Tennessee the undivided mineral interests of the United States in the state forest land.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R–TN

Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]

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Apr 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate

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Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 4415 · Chester County Reversionary Interest Release Act

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1199

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1199

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1199

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2021-04-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1199/BILLS-117s1199is.htm

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