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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
116TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-639
ADVANCING CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION ACT
DECEMBER 14, 2020.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 244]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 244) to maximize land management efficiencies, promote
land conservation, generate education funding, and for other pur-
poses, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with-
out amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 244 is to maximize land efficiencies, promote
land conservation, and generate education funding.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Stemming from the General Land Ordinance of 1785 and the
Northwest Ordinance, Congress granted each new state certain fed-
eral lands to be held in trust by that state for the sole purpose of
generating income for public institutions, in particular for edu-
cation. Today, there are approximately 46 million acres of state
trust lands, predominantly in the West. Many of these lands are
contained within wilderness, national park units, and other federal
conservation areas.
Since state trust lands are managed to generate revenues and
maximize returns for public education, many state trust land man-
agers have a vested interest in exchanging lands within federal
conservation areas for lands with a higher revenue potential. Con-
versely, federal land management agencies often have a strong in-
terest in acquiring state trust lands within conservation areas to
protect environmentally sensitive areas and improve management
efficiency.
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