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Introduced
01/08/2019
01/08/2019
In Committee
02/05/2019
02/05/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area). The survey shall adhere to the gradient boundary survey method; span the length of the affected area; be conducted by one or more independent third-party surveyors who are licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys, and selected by the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (the offices), and each affected federally recognized Indian tribe; and be completed within two years of enactment of this bill. The BLM shall only approve the survey, or a portion of it, that has the written approval of the offices and each affected tribe. Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted according to the requirements for the survey of the South Bank boundary line. After a survey for an individual parcel has been approved, the offices shall publish a notice of the approval of such survey, and furnish to any landowner a copy of such survey and any field notes related to the parcel of that landowner.
AI Summary
This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line along a 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas. The survey must adhere to the "gradient boundary survey method" and be conducted by independent third-party surveyors selected by the Texas General Land Office, Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, and affected federally recognized Indian tribes. The BLM can only approve the survey, or a portion of it, with the written approval of these entities. Individual parcel surveys must also follow the approved boundary survey, and the BLM must publish notice of the survey's approval and provide copies to landowners upon request. The bill also specifies that it does not modify certain land interests, sovereignty, or property rights of the states, tribes, or individual allottees.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. (on 02/05/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/346/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr346/BILLS-116hr346ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr346/BILLS-116hr346ih.pdf.pdf |
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