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S. 715

Referred to Committee

Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act

Introduced 3/23/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

3/23/2017 • Senate

Summary

Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, if requested in writing by the city of Old Town, Maine, to release, convey, and quitclaim to the city, without monetary consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to lands that: (1) were conveyed by the federal government to the city under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act by the deed dated June 5, 1941, and (2) are proposed for conveyance by the city for the purpose of economic development.

Introduced in Senate • 3/23/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Land transfersLand use and conservationMaine

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Sponsor

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Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Independent • ME

Sponsored 3/23/2017

Cosponsors (1)

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Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

R-ME

Joined 3/23/2017

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

March 23, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Introduced in Senate3/23/2017

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Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1