H.R. 3651: To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor recreational opportunities, and for other purposes.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor recreational opportunities, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill authorizes the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation to use, or enter into a lease or agreement with another party to use for public outdoor recreation, up to 40 acres of the land in Nebraska City, Nebraska, that was conveyed for use as an historic site and an interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail under conditions that the land shall continue to be maintained in a manner compatible with the use of the conveyed land as an historic site and interpretive center, the nature trail around the perimeter of the land shall remain in place and may be enhanced with educational signage about the flora and fauna that are native to the land and the planting of native flora, and revenue from any use of the land for public outdoor recreation shall be used to offset maintenance and operating costs of the interpretive center.

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Official text

To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor recreational opportunities, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3651.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3651 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116