S. 264: Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2011
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S. 264: Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2011
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on January 13, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Mississippi, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all interest of the United States in two parcels of land totaling approximately 67 acres that are identified on a map entitled "Natchez Trace Parkway, Proposed Boundary Change." Requires the deed of conveyance to the parcel of land located southeast of U.S. route 61/84, and which is commonly known as the bean field property, to reserve an easement to the United States that restricts the use of such parcel only to uses which are compatible with the Parkway. Adjusts the boundary of the Parkway to exclude the conveyed land and provides for inclusion in the Parkway of the approximately ten acres identified as the proposed addition.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · 1 cosponsors
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Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s264.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s264 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112