S. 467: Mohave County Federal Land Management Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Mohave County Federal Land Management Act

Plain summary

Mohave County Federal Land Management Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales of eligible lands in Mohave County, Arizona, which are administered by the Bureau of Land Management and have been designated for disposal by Interior. Interior and Mohave County shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale. Before carrying out a sale, Mohave County shall certify to Interior that qualified bidders have agreed to comply with: local zoning ordinances; and any master plan for the area approved by the county. Each sale of eligible land shall be: through a competitive bidding process, under which adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless otherwise determined by Interior; for not less than fair market value, based on an appraisal; and conducted in accordance with the requirements regarding the administration of a sale of such land pursuant to this bill. The bill sets forth requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sales of eligible lands under this bill.

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Mohave County Federal Land Management Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · 0 cosponsors

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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

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s467.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s467 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115