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A bill to authorize a transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain land to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Public Law 102-293 · S. 452 · 102nd Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on May 27, 1992 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Timothy Wirth

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain lands in Routt County, Colorado, in exchange for certain lands in Pennington County, South Dakota, which shall become part of the Black Hills National Forest.

Reserves specified easements on transferred lands for the State of Colorado and the United States.

Directs: (1) the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the owner of the Copper Spar Ranch (CSR) to enter into a cooperative agreement to study the feasibility of constructing access routes as alternatives to those provided by the easements granted to the United States; and (2) the Secretary, upon agreement by BLM on alternative access routes, the construction of such routes at the expense of the owner of the CSR, and the conveyance to the United States of easements for use of such access routes by the United States and the public, to execute and deliver to such owner a release or other appropriate form of instrument extinguishing the easement previously granted to the United States.

Specifies that if the values of the lands exchanged are not equal they shall be equalized by the payment of cash as provided by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 without regard to the 25 percent limitation contained in such Act.

Requires the exchange of lands to be completed within one year of this Act's enactment date.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.

  1. May 27, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-293.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. May 15, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. May 12, 1992FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. May 11, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  8. Apr 29, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  9. Apr 2, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  11. Mar 17, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  12. Jan 3, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  13. Nov 27, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  14. Nov 26, 1991FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
  15. Nov 19, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  16. Oct 30, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  17. Oct 1, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  18. Feb 21, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  19. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  20. Feb 20, 1991IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.