S.Amdt. 188Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)
S.Amdt. 188
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Submitted February 12, 2019
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February 12, 2019
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SA 188. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 subtitle B of title I, add the following: SEC. 11____. IDENTIFICATION OF FEDERAL LAND SUITABLE FOR DISPOSAL. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``covered Federal land'' means any Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. (B) Exclusion.--The term ``covered Federal land'' does not include a unit of the National Park System. (2) Secretary concerned.--In this section, the term ``Secretary concerned'' means-- (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land. (b) Survey of Federal Land.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall complete a survey of covered Federal land to identify any covered Federal land that is suitable for disposal by the Secretary concerned by competitive sale. (c) Report to Congress.--On completion of the survey under subsection (b), the Secretary concerned shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that-- (1) describes the results of the survey; and (2) identifies at least 10 percent of the total acreage of covered Federal land surveyed by the Secretary concerned that is suitable for disposal by the Secretary concerned by competitive sale. ______