Jim Banks (R-IN)
River Ridge Land Conveyance Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the River Ridge Land Conveyance Act. It deals with land that the Department of the Army previously gave to the State of Indiana. The bill changes the rules for how certain pieces of this land can be used. Specifically, it allows the Secretary to release a covenant requiring 80 acres of prior park property to be used for recreational purposes. In exchange, the State must convey about 80 acres of prior park property to the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Reuse Authority. Additionally, the Reuse Authority must convey about 100 acres of prior industrial use property to the State, which will then be restricted by covenant to recreational purposes.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +4
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill allows for the release and adjustment of recreational covenants on specific parcels of land in Indiana, facilitating a net increase in recreational land use.
- Scored +3
Does this invest in rural communities?
The bill facilitates land exchanges in Indiana involving the Reuse Authority, supporting regional development and land use adjustments.
- Scored +3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The land conveyance and covenant adjustments in Indiana may provide new recreational areas and local development opportunities for area residents.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2: This section allows for the release of a covenant on 80 acres of prior park property and involves the State getting about 100 acres of prior industrial use property that will be restricted by covenant to recreational purposes, which could provide new land for recreation.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2: The text provided does not explicitly mention any specific negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States resulting from the removal of conditions on the use of the land.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill allows for the release and adjustment of recreational covenants on specific parcels of land in Indiana, facilitating a net increase in recreational land use. Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill facilitates land exchanges in Indiana involving the Reuse Authority, supporting regional development and land use adjustments.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The land conveyance and covenant adjustments in Indiana may provide new recreational areas and local development opportunities for area residents.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The legislation provides flexibility to the State of Indiana regarding the use and conveyance of specific parcels of land previously conveyed by the Department of the Army.
- 9/29/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.