A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.

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Official summary

Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · Dec 16, 2015

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include as "certain land located within the Kaibab National Forest" to be conveyed to the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership approximately 25 acres of land at the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Coconino County.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R–AZ

Committees

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]

Legislative record

Actions

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Dec 16, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
Dec 16, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-186.
Dec 16, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-186.
Nov 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 8, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-490.
Jun 17, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4251)
Jun 17, 2015
Introduced in Senate

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S 466 · A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest.

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Discuss S.1592, 114th Congress: A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1592

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2015-12-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1592/BILLS-114s1592rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.1592, 114th Congress: A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1592

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2015-12-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1592/BILLS-114s1592rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1592, 114th Congress: A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1592

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2015-12-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1592/BILLS-114s1592rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1592, 114th Congress: A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1592

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2015-12-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1592/BILLS-114s1592rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.1592 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.