A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release the condition requiring that a parcel of land conveyed to New York State be used for public purposes and to convey United States mineral interests in the parcel to New York State.
Public Law 99-199 · H.R. 2976 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 23, 1985 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Stanley Lundine (D-NY-34)
Cosponsors: None
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 the State of New York from the "public-purposes-only" condition on a land conveyance of specified lands in Allegany County, New York. Releases U.S. mineral rights in such lands to such State.
Requires New York State to convey specified lands to the Bellville Wesleyan Church, Caneadea, New York, and to reimburse the United States for the mineral rights.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Dec 23, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-199.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 13, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 11, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 10, 1985FloorFloor · Received in the Senate and read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.
- Dec 9, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 6, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Nov 19, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- Nov 13, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Jul 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Jul 11, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture 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.