An act to modify a withdrawal of certain lands in Mono County, California, to facilitate an exchange for certain other lands in Mono County, California, and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-426 · H.R. 2475 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jan 8, 1983 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Norman Shumway (R-CA-14)
Cosponsors (8): Rep. Glenn Anderson, Rep. Julian Dixon,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Senate receded from certain of its amendments)
Withdraws certain lands in Mono County, California, from settlement, sale, location, or entry under all general land laws, including mining laws. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain other Federal lands within Mono County for the lands withdrawn under this Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Jan 8, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-426.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jan 3, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 19, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded from its amendments nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 by Voice Vote.
- Sep 13, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007 by Unanimous Consent.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendment 001 by Unanimous Consent.
- May 10, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Apr 28, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 11, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 15, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 4, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 2, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 19, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 5, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 2, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 11, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources 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.