United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

S 90 — Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act

Last action — By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-426. Minority and Supplemental views filed.

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Summary

Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area). The survey shall: adhere to the gradient boundary survey method; span the length of the affected area; be conducted by surveyors who are licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys, and selected by and operating under the direction of the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (the offices); and be completed within two years of enactment of this bill. The BLM shall submit the survey to the offices for approval and, within 60 days of receiving it, they shall determine whether to approve it. Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted according to the requirements for the survey of the South Bank boundary line. A survey of such a parcel shall be approved or disapproved by the offices within 60 days of receipt. The survey for identifying the South Bank boundary line and any survey of an individual parcel shall not be submitted to the BLM for approval. After a survey for an individual parcel has been approved, the offices shall submit to the BLM: a notice of the approval of such survey, and a copy of such survey and any field notes related to the parcel.

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The text has been updated to indicate that the bill is reported in the Senate without any amendments. Additionally, references to an earlier session have been removed. This matters because it clarifies the current status of the bill in the legislative process, confirming that it has not been altered since its last review.

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90 Reference Change Senate (RCS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
90 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
687 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes.
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources November 29, 2018 Reported by Ms.
Murkowski, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes.
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687 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
90 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ November 29, 2018 Reported without amendment
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Action History

  1. By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-426. Minority and Supplemental views filed.

  2. By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-426. Minority and Supplemental views filed.

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.

  5. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.

  6. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  7. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.

  8. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  9. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  10. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  11. Introduced in Senate

  12. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 90 do?
Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area). The survey shall: adhere to the gradient boundary survey method; span the length of the affected area; be conducted by surveyors who are licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys, and selected by and operating under the direction of the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (the offices); and be completed within two years of enactment of this bill. The BLM shall submit the survey to the offices for approval and, within 60 days of receiving it, they shall determine whether to approve it. Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted according to the requirements for the survey of the South Bank boundary line. A survey of such a parcel shall be approved or disapproved by the offices within 60 days of receipt. The survey for identifying the South Bank boundary line and any survey of an individual parcel shall not be submitted to the BLM for approval. After a survey for an individual parcel has been approved, the offices shall submit to the BLM: a notice of the approval of such survey, and a copy of such survey and any field notes related to the parcel.
Who sponsors S 90?
S 90 is sponsored by Cornyn, John (Republican) and Cruz, Ted (Republican).
What is the current status of S 90?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 90?
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