H.R. 473: HALE Scouts Act
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H.R. 473: HALE Scouts Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-103.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-103. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
HALE Scouts Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 23, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts or HALE Scouts Act - Requires the conveyance of specified National Forest System land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America. Excludes from such conveyance any land within the Indian Nations National Scenic and Wildlife Area designated under the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act. Requires the Council to pay to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and done to conform with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the provisions relating to exchanges of public lands and interests within the National Forest System under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. States that access to the conveyed land shall be from the adjacent land of the Council or its successor. Bars the Secretary from being required to provide additional access to such land. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe such terms and conditions on the conveyance as the Secretary considers in the public interest, including the reservation of access rights to the conveyed land for administrative purposes.
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Sponsor: Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] · 0 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Appraisal
- An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr473 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112