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H.R. 1241: To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 1241: To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-18 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to accept certain non-federal lands in California outside the boundaries of the Inyo National Forest in exchange for certain federal land within the Forest boundaries. Authorizes the Secretary to accept a cash equalization payment that exceeds 25%. Requires any such payment to be deposited into the Treasury account established under the Sisk Act and made available for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · 2 cosponsors

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Jim Costa (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1241 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113