Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act” or the “LAND Act”.
Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act
A BILL
To provide that there shall be no net increase in the acres of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased.
Sec. 2 Department of the interior land acquisition
In general— The Secretary of the Interior may not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result in a net increase of land acreage that would be under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased.
Duck stamp funds— Subsection (a) shall not apply to land purchased with funds made available through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps.
Easements— Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate management of Federal lands.
Sec. 3 National forest system land acquisition
In general— The Secretary of Agriculture may not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result in a net increase of land acreage included in the National Forest System unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased.
Easements— Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture to facilitate management of Federal lands.