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HOUSE 401116th CongressSubcommittee Hearings Held.

Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act

Last Action
7/18/2019

Actions

  • 2019-07-18Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • 2019-02-05Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • 2019-01-09Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • 2019-01-09Introduced in House
  • 2019-01-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-09 (00)

Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act

This bill directs the Forest Service, if the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, requests the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in Coconino National Forest that was originally conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and his heirs for observatory purposes, to convey all interest of the United States in such land to the observatory.

Cosponsors (9)

  • Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
  • Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
  • David Schweikert (R-AZ)
  • Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
  • Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
  • RICHARD NEAL (D-MA)
  • Ann Kuster (D-NH)
  • Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

Subjects

  • Arizona
  • Astronomy
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Land transfers
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