A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands, withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation for townsite purposes, to the Huntley Project Irrigation District, Ballantine, Montana.
Public Law 99-517 · H.R. 3005 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 22, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Ronald Marlenee (R-MT-2)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified lands to the Huntley Irrigation District, Montana, for public park and recreational purposes.
Declares that nothing in this Act affects the ownership of minerals located under such lands.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water and Power Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Oct 22, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-517.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 15, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 8, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 8, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 30, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 14, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water and Power Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 26, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 18, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · 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
- Jun 5, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 16, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.