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H.R. 699: Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act

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H.R. 699: Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-24 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Signed by President.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 100 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR699 (2017-02-27), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
  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

Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to revise details of the Cooper Spur-Government Camp land exchange between the United States and Oregon. After the final appraised value of the federal and nonfederal lands is determined and approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), USDA shall not be required to reappraise or update that value for up to three years, unless the condition of any of the lands is significantly and substantially altered by fire, windstorm, or other events. The bill revises conveyance conditions regarding reservation of a conservation easement to protect identified wetland, reservation of a nonexclusive trail easement, and equalization of values of the exchange properties.

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Official text

Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 699, Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act (2017-04-10)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Appraisal
An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr699 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115