An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a reversionary interest in certain tracts of land conveyed to the South Carolina State Commission of Forestry, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain mineral interests of the United States in such land to such Commission, and for other purposes.
Public Law 98-495 · S. 566 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 19, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Strom Thurmond
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 release a reversionary interest in specified land in the Manchester State Forest to the South Carolina State Commission of Forestry.
Conditions such release upon the Commission's agreement to specified conditions.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified Federal mineral interests to the Commission. Provides guidelines for the sale and appraisal of such mineral interests.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commission to revise the legal description and the size of land tracts to be exchanged in order to ensure an exchange of equal land values.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Production and Price Competitiveness Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Oct 19, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-495.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 9, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 2, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Jan 23, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- Nov 18, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 31, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Oct 19, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Sep 22, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Production and Price Competitiveness Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Feb 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Production and Price Competitiveness Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Feb 23, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · 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.