Acre In, Acre Out Act
Summary
Acre In, Acre Out Act This bill prescribes a new requirement for any acquisition of land by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. The department concerned must offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status. The bill exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands. Land sold pursuant to this bill shall be offered for sale at fair market value (based on local comparable sales), with monthly price reductions if the land is not sold in six months. All net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this bill shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Feb 24, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
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Committee
3
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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