A bill to amend the conditions of a grant of certain lands to the town of Olathe, Colorado, and for other purposes.
Public Law 98-400 · S. 1547 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 27, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. William Armstrong (R-CO)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Gary Hart
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends existing law to convey to Olathe, Colorado, full title to certain lands, including reversionary interests in such lands.
States that if specified lands are sold by Olathe prior to January 1, 1994, the town shall pay the United States either the proceeds of such sale, or the fair market value of such lands. Specifies exceptions to such requirement.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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. 11 actions.
- Aug 27, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-400.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 17, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 10, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 9, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 10, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 25, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 6, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 27, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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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.