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Calendar No. 626
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2810
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2008
Mr. Coburn introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
April 3, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To require an annual report detailing the amount of property the Federal Government owns and the cost of government land ownership to taxpayers
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Government Real Estate
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008
.
Annual report detailing amount of land owned by federal government and the cost of government land ownership to taxpayers
Annual report
In general
Subject to paragraph (2), not later than May 15, 2009,
and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(referred to in this section as the Director
) shall ensure that
a report that contains the information described in subsection (b) is posted on
a publicly available website.
Extension relating to certain segment of report
With respect to the date on which the first annual report is required to be posted under paragraph (1), if the Director determines that an additional period of time is required to gather the information required under subsection (b)(3)(B), the Director may—
as of the date described in paragraph (1), post each segment of information required under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)(A) of subsection (b); and
as of May 15, 2010, post the segment of information required under subsection (b)(3)(B).
Required information
An annual report described in subsection (a) shall contain, for the period covered by the report—
a description of the total quantity of—
land located within the jurisdiction of the United States, to be expressed in acres;
the land described in subparagraph (A) that is owned by the Federal Government, to be expressed—
in acres; and
as a percentage of the quantity described in subparagraph (A); and
the land described in subparagraph (B) that is located in each State, to be expressed, with respect to each State—
in acres; and
as a percentage of the quantity described in subparagraph (B);
a description of the total annual cost to the Federal Government for maintaining all parcels of administrative land and all administrative buildings or structures under the jurisdiction of each Federal agency; and
a list and detailed summary of—
with respect to each Federal agency—
the number of unused or vacant assets;
the replacement value for each unused or vacant asset;
the total operating costs for each unused or vacant asset; and
the length of time that each type of asset described in clause (i) has been unused or vacant, organized in categories comprised of periods of—
not more than 1 year;
not less than 1, but not more than 2, years; and
not less than 2 years; and
the estimated costs to the Federal Government of the maintenance backlog of each Federal agency, to be—
organized in categories comprised of buildings and structures; and
expressed as an aggregate cost.
Use of existing annual reports
An annual report required under subsection (a) may be comprised of any annual report relating to the management of Federal real property that is published by a Federal agency.
April 3, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar