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An Act to provide for certain payments to be made to local governments by the Secretary of the Interior based upon the amount of certain public lands within the boundaries of such locality.

Public Law 94-565 · H.R. 9719 · 94th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 20, 1976 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Frank Evans (D-CO-3)

Cosponsors (8): Rep. James Santini, Rep. James Weaver,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 270 yea, 125 nay270–125
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.

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Summary

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

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make payments to units of local government of up to 75 cents per acre for public lands in categories specified in this Act. Sets forth limitations on the total amount of such payments based on population and the amount of payments made under previously existing laws.

Authorizes the Secretary to make payments for lands acquired by the United States for the Redwood National Park, the National Park System, or the National Wilderness Areas after specified dates. States that such payments shall be made to the county or other governmental unit which acts as the collecting and distributing agency for real property taxes in the area in which such lands lie. Stipulates that the amount of such payments shall be a percentage of fair market value of the lands acquired.

Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 94th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 270 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

270 yea125 nay36 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

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Democrats who voted yea(189)

Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. Bella AbzugD-NY-20
Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Yvonne BurkeD-CA-28
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. John McFallD-CA-14
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Edward KochD-NY-18
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
Rep. Ray MaddenD-IN-1
Rep. Helen MeynerD-NJ-13
Rep. Edward MezvinskyD-IA-1
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Michael HarringtonD-MA-6
Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6
Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
Rep. Floyd HicksD-WA-6
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Joseph VigoritoD-PA-24
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Paul TsongasD-MA-5
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
Rep. Philip HayesD-IN-8
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Robert JonesD-AL-5
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
Rep. Tim HallD-IL-15
Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Brock AdamsD-WA-7
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
Rep. John MelcherD-MT-2
Rep. Robert CornellD-WI-8
Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
Rep. Thomas ReesD-CA-23
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
Rep. Edward PattisonD-NY-29
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. Max BaucusD-MT-1
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Mark HannafordD-CA-34
Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
Rep. John KrebsD-CA-17
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Martha KeysD-KS-2
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
Rep. Wilbur MillsD-AR-2
Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. William RandallD-MO-4
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. James SantiniD-NV
Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Robert StephensD-GA-10
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Kenneth HechlerD-WV-4
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Robert SikesD-FL-1
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Roy TaylorD-NC-11
Rep. Ronald MottlD-OH-23
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Rep. Phillip LandrumD-GA-9
Rep. Williamson StuckeyD-GA-8
Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
Rep. Goodloe ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
Rep. Harold RunnelsD-NM-2
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5

Republicans who voted yea(81)

Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
Rep. Larry PresslerR-SD-1
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. William CohenR-ME-2
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. Charles MosherR-OH-13
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
Rep. Thad CochranR-MS-4
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Herbert BurkeR-FL-12
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-16
Rep. Alphonzo BellR-CA-27
Rep. Shirley PettisR-CA-37
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Louis FreyR-FL-9
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Garry BrownR-MI-3
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Robert KastenR-WI-9
Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
Rep. Edwin EshlemanR-PA-16
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. John McCollisterR-NE-2
Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-20
Rep. William KetchumR-CA-18
Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Charles WigginsR-CA-39
Rep. William ArmstrongR-CO-5
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Delwin ClawsonR-CA-33
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Robert BaumanR-MD-1
Rep. John RousselotR-CA-26
Rep. George HansenR-ID-2
Rep. Steven SymmsR-ID-1
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1077 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

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

Natural Resources Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.

Oct 20, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public law 94-565.
Oct 8, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
Oct 7, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
Oct 6, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
Oct 1, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
Sep 20, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Aug 6, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Aug 5, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #613 (270-125).House roll call 613
May 7, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
Sep 19, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.