S.Amdt. 171

SA 171. Mr. CRAMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 111 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr.
Manchin) to the bill S. 47, to provide for the management of the
natural resources of the United States, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of tile V, insert the following:

SEC. 5___. CADASTRE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cadastre.--
(A) In general.--The term ``cadastre'' means an inventory
of real property developed through collecting, storing,
retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital data
depicting natural or man-made physical features, phenomena,
or boundaries of the earth, and any information related to
the data, including--
(i) surveys;
(ii) maps;
(iii) charts;
(iv) satellite and airborne remote sensing data;
(v) images; and
(vi) services, including services of an architectural or
engineering nature performed by 1 or more professionals, such
as--

(I) a surveyor;
(II) a photogrammetrist;
(III) a hydrographer;
(IV) a geodesist; and
(V) a cartographer.

(B) Inclusions.--The term ``cadastre'' includes--
(i) a reference frame consisting of a current geodetic
network;
(ii) a series of current and accurate large-scale maps;
(iii) an existing cadastral boundary overlay delineating
all cadastral parcels;
(iv) a system for indexing and identifying each cadastral
parcel; and
(v) a series of land data files, each including the parcel
identifier, which can be used to retrieve information and
cross-reference between and among other existing data files
that may contain information about the use, assets, and
infrastructure of each parcel.
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of the Interior.
(3) Real property.--The term ``real property'' means real
estate consisting of--
(A) land;
(B) buildings, crops, forests, or other resources still
attached to or within the land;
(C) improvements or fixtures permanently attached to the
land;
(D) any structure on the land; or
(E) any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in the
property described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(b) Cadastre of Federal Real Property.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and maintain a
current and accurate multipurpose cadastre of Federal real
property and any real property included under paragraph
(2)(A) to support Federal land management activities on
Federal real property, including--
(A) resource development and conservation;
(B) agricultural use;
(C) active forest management;
(D) environmental protection; and
(E) other use of the real property.
(2) Cost-sharing.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cost-sharing
agreements with States to include any non-Federal land in a
State in the cadastre under paragraph (1).
(B) Cost share.--The Federal share of any cost-sharing
agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 50
percent of the total cost to a State for the development of
the cadastre of non-Federal land in the State.
(3) Consolidation and report.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives a report describing--
(A) the existing real property inventories or any
components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently
authorized by law or maintained by the Department,
including--
(i) the statutory authorization for each existing real
property inventory or component of a cadastre; and
(ii) the amount expended by the Federal Government for each
existing real property inventory or component of a cadastre
in fiscal year 2017;
(B) the existing real property inventories or any
components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently
authorized by law or maintained by the Department that will
be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose cadastre
under paragraph (1);
(C)(i) the existing real property inventories or any
components of any cadastre of Federal real property currently
authorized by law or maintained by the Department that will
not be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose
cadastre under paragraph (1); and
(ii) a justification for not eliminating or consolidating
an existing real property inventory or component of a
cadastre described in clause (i) into the multipurpose
cadastre under paragraph (1);
(D) the use of existing real property inventories or any
components of any cadastre currently maintained by any unit
of State or local government that can be used to identify
Federal real property within that unit of government;
(E) the cost-savings that will be achieved by eliminating
or consolidating duplicative or unneeded real property
inventories or any components of any cadastre of Federal real
property currently authorized by law or maintained by the
Department that will become part of the multipurpose cadastre
under paragraph (1);
(F) a plan for the implementation of this section,
including a cost estimate and an assessment of the
feasibility of using revenue from any transactional activity
authorized by law to offset any costs of implementing this
section;
(G) an assessment described in subparagraphs (A) through
(E) with regard to each cadastre and inventory of Federal
real property authorized, operated, or maintained by each
other Federal agency, which shall be conducted in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, the Administrator of the General Services
Administration, and the Comptroller General of the United
States; and
(H) recommendations for any legislation necessary to
increase the cost-savings and enhance the effectiveness and
efficiency of replacing, eliminating, or consolidating
Federal real property inventories or any components of any
cadastre of Federal real property currently authorized by law
or maintained by the Department.
(4) Coordination.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall--
(i) participate (in accordance with section 216 of the E-
Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107-
347)) in the establishment of such standards and common
protocols as are necessary to ensure the interoperability of
geospatial information pertaining to the cadastre under
subsection (b)(1) for all users of the information;
(ii) coordinate with, seek assistance and cooperation of,
and provide liaison to the Federal Geographic Data Committee
pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16 and
Executive Order 12906 (43 U.S.C. 1457 note; relating to
coordinating geographic data acquisition and access: the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure) for the implementation
of and compliance with such standards as may be applicable to
the cadastre under subsection (b)(1);
(iii) integrate, or make the cadastre interoperable with,
the Federal Real Property Profile established pursuant to
Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to
Federal real property asset management);
(iv) to the maximum extent practicable, integrate with and
leverage current cadastre activities of units of State and
local government; and
(v) to the maximum extent practicable, use contracts with
the private sector to provide such products and services as
are necessary to develop the cadastre under subsection
(b)(1).
(B) Contracts considered surveying and mapping.--
(i) In general.--A contract entered into under subparagraph
(A)(v) shall be considered to be a contract for services of
surveying and mapping (within the meaning of chapter 11 of
title 40, United States Code).
(ii) Selection procedures.--A contract under subparagraph
(A)(v) shall be entered into in accordance with the selection
procedures in chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code.
(c) Transparency and Public Access.--The Secretary shall--
(1) make the cadastre under subsection (b)(1) publically
available on the Internet in a graphically geo-enabled and
searchable format;
(2) ensure that the inventory referred to in subsection (b)
includes the identification of all land suitable for disposal
in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(3) in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, prevent the disclosure of any
parcel or parcels of land, any buildings or facilities on the
land, or any information related to the land, buildings, or
facilities if that disclosure would impair or jeopardize the
national security or homeland defense of the United States.

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(d) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
(1) creates any substantive or procedural right or benefit;
or
(2) requires or authorizes--
(A) any new surveying or mapping of Federal real property;
(B) the evaluation of any parcel of land or other real
property for potential management by a non-Federal entity;
(C) the disposal of any Federal real property; or
(D) any new appraisal or assessment of--
(i) the value of any parcel of Federal land or other real
property; or
(ii) the cultural and archaeological resources on any
parcel of Federal land or other real property.
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