S.Amdt. 1611

SA 1611. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. ___. ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS USING AMOUNTS FROM THE
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Acquisition of Easements.--
``(1) In general.--In acquiring easements under subsection
(a)(2)(C), the Secretary (acting through the Director of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service) (referred to in this
subsection as the `Secretary') shall make available the
option of a 30-year easement as an alternative to a permanent
easement in any case in which a permanent easement is being
considered.
``(2) Compensation.--The Secretary shall establish the
amount of compensation for a 30-year easement made available
under paragraph (1) at a rate that encourages the use of 30-
year easements as an alternative to permanent easements under
subsection (a)(2)(C).''.
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