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H.R. 3333 · 115th Congress

HEARD Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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7 cosponsors · 7 R

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 20, 2017

Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this bill.

The bill prescribes requirements for disposition of the gross proceeds of the sales of lands under this bill, including that:

  • 15% be paid to the state where the sale takes place to be used to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12, to supplement public support of institutions of public higher education, and to supplement state agricultural and natural resource agencies; and
  • 10% of such proceeds be deposited in a special account to be created in the Treasury which may be used for the acquisition of recreational beneficial lands and interests (providing an opportunity for hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, recreational off-highway vehicles, or other recreational purposes, or to achieve better management of public lands through consolidation of federal ownership).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: HEARD Act

Also known as: Hunting, Education, And Recreational Development Act

Latest action (Aug 8, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 20, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.