H.R. 4196: To authorize the conveyance of certain environmentally sensitive land at former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for the purpose of ensuring the permanent protection of the lands.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-22 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To authorize the conveyance of certain environmentally sensitive land at former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for the purpose of ensuring the permanent protection of the lands.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without consideration, to the State of Illinois, a political subdivision thereof, or a nonprofit land conservation organization (grantee) all Federal interest in certain environmentally sensitive land at the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to ensure the permanent protection of such land, subject to reversion and reconveyance if specified conditions are not met. Directs the Secretary to require the grantee to cover costs to be incurred, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred, by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and other administrative costs related to the conveyance. Makes the conveyance exempt from the requirement to screen the property for other Federal use.

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To authorize the conveyance of certain environmentally sensitive land at former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for the purpose of ensuring the permanent protection of the lands.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] · 0 cosponsors

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4196.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4196 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108