H.R.1121 - Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009

To authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Short: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 as reported to house.
  • Short: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 as passed house.
  • Short: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 as reported to senate.
  • Short: Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 as enacted.

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Latest Vote

Result: Passed - July 27, 2009

Roll call number 649 in the House

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 1121 Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 87%
 

Official Summary

5/24/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 27, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange approxima

Official Summary

5/24/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 27, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange approximately 20 acres of land within the boundary of the Blue Ridge Parkway, identified as Blowing Rock Reservoir, for approximately 192 acres of land owned by the town of Blowing Rock in North Carolina. Permits the equalization of the values of the lands proposed for exchange to be achieved by an adjustment to their acreage if they are found to be not equal in value. Requires the lands acquired by the Secretary through the exchange to be administered as part of the Parkway. Grants the Secretary, if the town wants to dispose of the reservoir property, the right of first refusal to acquire that property for the Parkway.

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