S.Amdt. 3759
What it does: Adds SEC. 21__. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION on page 23, between lines 10 and 11
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)What it changes
1 change to S. 2648
Adds SEC. 21__. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION on page 23, between lines 10 and 11
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 21__. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (b), beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and during each of the subsequent 10 full fiscal years, none of the funds made available to the Secretary under any law may be used--
Inserted: (1) to survey land for future acquisition as Federal land; or
Inserted: (2) to enter into discussions with non-Federal landowners to identify land for acquisition as Federal land.
Inserted: (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the use of funds--
Inserted: (1) to complete land transactions underway on the date of enactment of this Act;
Inserted: (2) to exchange Federal land for non-Federal land; or
Inserted: (3) to accept donations of non-Federal land as Federal land.
Inserted: (c) Offsetting Use of Funds.--Funds that would otherwise have been used for the purchase of non-Federal land by the Forest Service shall be used to carry out the supplemental funding for wildland fire management provided under this title.
Original wording
On page 23, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 3759. Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2648, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 23, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
SEC. 21__. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (b), beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and during each of the subsequent 10 full fiscal years, none of the funds made available to the Secretary under any law may be used--
(1) to survey land for future acquisition as Federal land; or
(2) to enter into discussions with non-Federal landowners to identify land for acquisition as Federal land.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the use of funds--
(1) to complete land transactions underway on the date of enactment of this Act;
(2) to exchange Federal land for non-Federal land; or
(3) to accept donations of non-Federal land as Federal land.
(c) Offsetting Use of Funds.--Funds that would otherwise have been used for the purchase of non-Federal land by the Forest Service shall be used to carry out the supplemental funding for wildland fire management provided under this title.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 31, 2014