S. 4114IntroducedPUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
A bill to amend Public Law 99-420 to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce housing, and for other purposes.
Land transfers · Land use and conservation · Low- and moderate-income housing
Key facts
Introduced: Apr 28, 2022
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 1
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Sep 27, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
Summary
This bill provides for the use of certain federal land in Maine for affordable workforce housing to benefit the towns on Mount Desert Island.
Currently, the land is available for use as a solid waste transfer station. The bill also permits the Department of the Interior to retain no more than 15 acres of the land, to be used for housing and administrative facilities to support the purposes of Acadia National Park.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Sep 27, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
- Sep 27, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-169.
- Sep 27, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-169.
- Jul 21, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 11, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-297.
- Apr 28, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Apr 28, 2022Introduced in Senate
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