H.R. 5799: To provide for the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States on certain land in the State of Florida if encroachments and trespassing have occurred on that land, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 5799: To provide for the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States on certain land in the State of Florida if encroachments and trespassing have occurred on that land, and for other purposes.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To provide for the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States on certain land in the State of Florida if encroachments and trespassing have occurred on that land, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, if the State of Florida notifies the Secretary that encroachments by improvements or occupation have occurred before July 13, 2006, on one or more of the parcels of real property described in this Act, to release to Florida any reversionary interest of the United States in and to any identified parcel without further federal administrative review or analysis. Bars the United States from receiving any funds as consideration for the release of the reversionary interests specified above. Requires all net proceeds from the disposition of such real property to be used by the State for the acquisition of other lands adjacent to the exterior boundaries of Blackwater River State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest. Requires: (1) any lands so acquired to become a part of the state forest; and (2) that the acquired lands be used for public purposes. Requires the State to agree to indemnify and hold the United States harmless with regard to any boundary disputes related to any parcel released under this Act.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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To provide for the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States on certain land in the State of Florida if encroachments and trespassing have occurred on that land, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5799.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5799 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109