S. 2373: City of Green River Land Conveyance Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-06 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

City of Green River Land Conveyance Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 31, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) City of Green River Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the City of Green River, Wyoming, submits an offer to the Secretary to acquire specified public land for the appraised value, to convey such land to the City. Requires the City to pay: (1) to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the public land, as determined under this Act; and (2) any cost associated with the conveyance of such land. Provides for the disposition of the proceeds from such land sale. Prohibits such conveyance from requiring an amendment to the Green River Resource Management Plan. Withdraws such public land from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, including the mining laws; (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

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Official text

City of Green River Land Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2373, City of Green River Land Conveyance Act (2006-06-06); CBO cost estimate: S. 2373, City of Green River Land Conveyance Act (2006-06-06)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appraisal: An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s2373.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s2373 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109