# 114-hr-5758: Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016

114-hr-5758, Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] (R-UT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5758
- Congress: 114
- Title: Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2016-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior as having wilderness characteristics, and certain designated lands within the National Forest System. Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels. A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character. The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal. The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land conveyed, water rights, and grazing permits.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2016-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-4764: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4087: Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act
- 114-hr-845: National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5758 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5758)

## Related
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-4764: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4764)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-4087: Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4087)
- [114-hr-845: National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-845)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5758 (as of 2025-11-18).