S. 1140: La Pine Land Conveyance Act
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S. 1140: La Pine Land Conveyance Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-21 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
La Pine Land Conveyance Act
Plain summary
La Pine Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to the city of La Pine, Oregon, or county of Deschutes, Oregon, without consideration, all interest of the United States in specified parcels of BLM-managed land in the Prineville District for use: (1) by the county for outdoor recreation, open space, or public parks, including a rodeo ground, and a public sewer system; and (2) by the city for a public library, public park, or open space. Requires the County to pay all associated survey and administrative costs. Requires the conveyed lands to revert to the United States if such lands cease being used for the public purposes for which such lands were conveyed.
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Official text
La Pine Land Conveyance Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1140, La Pine Land Conveyance Act (2010-01-26); CBO cost estimate: S. 1140, La Pine Land Conveyance Act (2010-01-26)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1140.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1140 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111