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H.R. 838: Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act

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H.R. 838: Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-48.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-48. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 31, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Attorney General to convey a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons to Miami Dade College in Miami-Dade County, Florida, so that the college can use the site for a new educational building that includes a parking area with designated parking spaces for the Bureau of Prisons. Permits the Attorney General to revert the land to the United States if it is not being used in accordance with the purpose specified above. Requires any determination of the Attorney General concerning such a reversion to be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. Allows the Attorney General to have the exact size and legal description of the land to be conveyed determined by a survey and requires the College to bear the cost of the survey. Makes inapplicable to such land conveyance requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for an environmental impact statement.

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Official text

Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr838 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111