S. 729: A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Affirms and validates a specified patent and the associated land reconfiguration issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as having been issued in compliance with the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit and recovery of the desert tortoise and other species and related habitat. Ratifies: (1) the process used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM in reconfiguring the land as shown in a specified environmental impact statement, and (2) the reconfiguration provided for in a specified Army Corps of Engineers permit.

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Official text

A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · 2 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s729.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s729 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112