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H.R. 1219: Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016

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H.R. 1219: Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 611 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1219 (2016-12-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016

Plain summary

Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District in Murray County, Oklahoma, all U.S. interest in the Maintenance Complex and District Office, Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, consistent with the Agreement between the United States and the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District for Transferring Title to the Federally Owned Maintenance Complex and District Office to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District. After such conveyance: (1) the Complex and Office shall not be considered to be a part of a federal reclamation project; and (2) such District shall not be eligible to receive any benefits with respect to any facility comprising that Complex and Office, except benefits that would be available to a similarly situated person with respect to such a facility that is not part of a federal reclamation project. If the conveyance has not been completed within 12 months of this bill's enactment, Interior shall submit to Congress a letter explaining why and stating the date by which it will be completed.

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Official text

Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1219, Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016 (2016-11-28)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] reported raising $4.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr1219 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114