Public Lands in Public Hands Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 19
- Latest action
- Feb 28, 2025
What it does
The Public Lands in Public Hands Act would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring title to certain federal lands that are publicly accessible or adjacent to publicly accessible or government-owned accessible lands. The bill includes exceptions for small parcels (under 300 acres, or under 5 acres if accessible by public waterway) and for transfers authorized under specific existing federal laws, such as the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act or the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It also prohibits subdividing federal land to circumvent acreage limits in the exceptions. The bill aims to keep certain federal lands in public…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.