A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the U.S. conditions in a deed conveying certain lands to the State of New York and to provide for the conveyance of certain interests in such lands so as to permit such State, subject to certain conditions, to sell such land.
Public Law 93-456 · H.R. 7954 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 18, 1974 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. James Hastings (R-NY-39)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States conditions in a deed with respect to specified lands in the State of New York, which requires that the lands so conveyed to New York by the deed be used for public purposes, or otherwise revert back to the United States if not so used.
Provides that all undivided mineral interests of the United States in any of the land so released from such condition shall be conveyed to the State of New York for the use and benefit of the State by the Secretary of the Interior.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Oct 18, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-456.
- Oct 9, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Oct 3, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Sep 17, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Sep 16, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Aug 15, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- May 21, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.