H.R. 2095

Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act

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Union Calendar No. 274

113th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2095

[Report No. 113–368]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 22, 2013

Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

February 28, 2014

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic


A BILL

To prohibit an increase in the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management until a centralized database of all lands identified as suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans for lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau is easily accessible to the public on a website of the Bureau.


1.

Prohibition on acquisition of land

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act.

(b)

Prohibition on acquisition of land

No land or interests in land may be added by acquisition, donation, transfer of administrative jurisdiction, or otherwise to the inventory of land and interests in land administered by the Bureau of Land Management until a centralized database of all lands identified as suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans for lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau is easily accessible to the public on a website of the Bureau. The database required under this subsection shall be updated and maintained to reflect changes in the status of lands identified for disposal under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau.

(c)

Report

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Committee on Natural Resources in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate a report detailing the status and timing for completion of the database required by subsection (b).

February 28, 2014

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed