{"id":160173,"date":"2018-12-17T11:11:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=160173"},"modified":"2018-12-17T11:11:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:11:42","slug":"trump-signs-legislation-into-law-purchase-cabin-lots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=160173","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs legislation into law, purchase cabin lots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-144484\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TrumpIran-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TrumpIran-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TrumpIran-260x175.jpg 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TrumpIran.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Washington (Sen. Hoeven\u2019s Office) &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0President Trump has signed legislation that Senator John Hoeven authored to enable homeowners around Patterson Lake and the Jamestown Reservoir to purchase their lots. Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoeven.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/hoeven-legislation-enabling-homeowners-around-patterson-lake-and-jamestown-reservoir-to-purchase-lots-headed-to-the-president-to-be-signed-into-law\">passed<\/a> Hoeven\u2019s amended legislation last month.<\/p>\n<p>The bills are cosponsored by Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Hoven says, \u201cNow that our legislation has been signed into law, the land around Jamestown Reservoir, and Patterson Lake will be transferred to the Stutsman County Park Board, and Dickinson Parks and Recreation Department respectively. Individuals with homes at Patterson Lake and the Jamestown Reservoir will be able to purchase their lots, which is an important opportunity for them to secure the property that they have developed. We appreciate all who worked with us to advance our legislation including the local homeowner associations and state, local and federal officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamestown Reservoir Legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After working with homeowners and local officials in Jamestown, Hoeven introduced S. 2074 in the Senate in November 2017. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoeven.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/hoeven-introduces-legislation-to-allow-homeowners-to-purchase-lots-at-jamestown-reservoir\">Jamestown Reservoir<\/a> legislation:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Permanently transfers federal lands around Jamestown Reservoir \u2013 including 71 permitted exclusive use cabin lots, two campgrounds, a park and unpurchased lots \u2013 to the Stutsman County Park Board and the North Dakota Game and Fish at no cost.<\/li>\n<li>Directs that proceeds exceeding the costs of preparing residential lots for sale be used for administrative costs and deferred maintenance of the dam. The BOR would continue to maintain responsibility over the reservoir and dam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patterson Lake Legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hoeven introduced S.440, legislation to transfer lots at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoeven.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/hoeven-legislation-will-enable-homeowners-to-purchase-their-lots-at-patterson-lake\">Patterson Lake<\/a> in February 2017. Specifically, the legislation:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfers 41 cabin lots, and additional recreation and wildlife management lands, to the Dickinson Parks and Recreation Department. It also transfers a parcel of land, currently being leased, to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.<\/li>\n<li>Directs that proceeds exceeding the costs of preparing residential lots for sale be used for administrative costs and deferred maintenance of the dam. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) would continue to maintain responsibility over the reservoir and dam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington (Sen. Hoeven\u2019s Office) &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0President Trump has signed legislation that Senator John Hoeven authored to enable homeowners around Patterson Lake and the Jamestown Reservoir to purchase their lots. Congress passed Hoeven\u2019s amended legislation last month. The bills are cosponsored by Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer introduced companion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":63723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jamestown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=160173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160174,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160173\/revisions\/160174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=160173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=160173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=160173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}