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H.R. 132: Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017

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H.R. 132: Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-03 · 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 159 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR132 (2017-03-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656. 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 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District in Murray County, Oklahoma, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Maintenance Complex and District Office of the Arbuckle Project. The bill shields the federal government from being held liable by any court for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence related to the complex and office, except for damages caused by acts of negligence by the government or government employees or agents prior to its conveyance. 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 such 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, Interior shall submit to Congress an explanation and the date by which the conveyance will be completed.

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Official text

Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017

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Officials and money

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

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 132, Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017 (2018-11-07)

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-cong115-hr132 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115