S. 1767: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009
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S. 1767: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-282.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-282. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009
Plain summary
Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange approximately 20 acres of land within the boundary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, identified as Blowing Rock Reservoir, for approximately 192 acres of land owned by the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Permits the equalization of the values of the lands proposed for exchange to be achieved by an adjustment to their acreage if they are found to be not equal in value. Requires the lands acquired by the Secretary through the exchange to be administered as part of the Parkway. Grants the Secretary, if the town wants to dispose of the reservoir property, the right of first refusal to acquire that property for the Parkway.
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Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1767.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1767 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111