S.Amdt. 1615

SA 1615. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo) 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. ___. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN LAND ACQUISITIONS USING
AMOUNTS FROM THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
FUND.

Section 200306(b) of title 54, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Appropriations''
and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Appropriations'';
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Appropriations''
and inserting the following:
``(2) Preacquisition.--Appropriations''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Consent required for certain land acquisitions.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
appropriations from the Fund under this section may not be
used for the acquisition of land, water, or an interest in
land or water in a State in which greater than 27 percent of
the total acreage of land in the State is Federal land.
``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a
proposed acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land
or water if--
``(i) the Secretary has received from the State written
notice that the State has enacted legislation approving the
proposed acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land
or water; or
``(ii) the Secretary has received from the Governor of the
State written notice that the Governor approves the proposed
acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or
water.''.
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