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H.R. 5133 — what changed

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2018

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Federal land transaction facilitation act

The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is amended—

(1)
in section 203(1) (43 U.S.C. 2302(1)), by striking “cultural, or” and inserting “cultural, recreational access and use, or other”;
(2)
in section 203(2) (43 U.S.C. 2302(2))—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “on the date of enactment of this Act was” and inserting “is”;
(B)
changed by striking “area, or” and inserting “area,”;amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:

added “(A) a national monument, area of critical environmental concern, national conservation area, national riparian conservation area, national recreation area, national scenic area, research natural area, national outstanding natural area, priority species and habitats designated in a land use plan in accordance with subpart E (entitled “Fish and Wildlife”) of part I of Appendix C of Bureau of Land Management Land Use Planning Handbook H-1601-1 (Rel 1-1693), a special recreation management area, or a national natural landmark managed by the Bureau of Land Management;”

(C)
removed by inserting after “natural area,” the following: “priority species and habitats designated in a land use plan in accordance with subpart E (entitled “Fish and Wildlife”) of part I of Appendix C of Bureau of Land Management Land Use Planning Handbook H–1601–1 (Rel 1–1693), or a special recreation management area,”; and
(C)
renumbered was (4)(5) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:

added “(D) a National Forest or National Grassland in the National Forest System; or”

(3)
added in section 203 (43 U.S.C. 2302), by inserting the following paragraph after section 203(2) (and redesignating the following paragraphs accordingly):

added “(3) Inaccessible lands that are open to public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes—The term “inaccessible lands that are open to public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes” means public lands in Alaska and the eleven contiguous Western States (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) consisting of at least 640 contiguous acres on which the public is allowed under Federal or State law to hunt, fish, target shoot or use the land for other recreational purposes but—

added “(A) to which there is no public access or egress; or

added “(B) to which public access or egress to the land is significantly restricted, as determined by the Secretary.”

removed “(D) a National Forest or National Grassland in the National Forest System;”

(4)
renumbered was (5) in section 205 (43 U.S.C. 2304)—
(A)
renumbered was (5)(2) in subsection (a), by striking “section 206” and all that follows through the period and inserting the following:

“(1) to complete appraisals and satisfy other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712);

“(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2018, to establish and make available to the public, on the website of the Department of the Interior, a database containing a comprehensive list of all the land referred to in paragraph (1); and

“(3) to maintain the database referred to in paragraph (2).”

(B)
renumbered was (5)(3) by striking subsection (d);
(5)
added in section 206(c)(2) (43 U.S.C. 2305(c)(2))—
(A)
added in subparagraph(A)(i), by striking “inholdings; and” and inserting “inholdings;”;
(B)
added in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “exceptional resources.” and inserting “exceptional resources; or”;
(C)
added in subparagraph (A), by inserting after clause (ii), “(iii) adjacent to inaccessible lands open to public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes.”; and
(D)
added by adding at the end the following:
(4)
removed in section 206(c)(2) (43 U.S.C. 2305(c)(2)), by adding at the end the following:

“(E) Any funds made available under subparagraph (D) that are not obligated or expended by the end of the fourth full fiscal year after the date of the sale or exchange of land that generated the funds may be expended in any State.”

(6)
renumbered was (7) in section 206(c)(3) (43 U.S.C. 2305(c)(3))—
(A)
renumbered was (7)(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

“(B) the extent to which the acquisition of the land or interest therein will increase the public availability of resources for, and facilitate public access to, hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities;”

(B)
added by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D);
(B)
removed by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E);
(7)
renumbered was (8) by striking section 206(f) (43 U.S.C. 2305(f)); and
(8)
renumbered was (9) in section 207(b) (43 U.S.C. 2306(b))—
(A)
renumbered was (9)(2) in paragraph (1)—
(i)
renumbered was (9)(2)(2) by striking “96–568” and inserting “96–586”; and
(ii)
renumbered was (9)(2)(3) by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
renumbered was (9)(3) in paragraph (2)—
(i)
renumbered was (9)(3)(2) by inserting “Public Law 105–263;” before “112 Stat.”; and
(ii)
renumbered was (9)(3)(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)
renumbered was (9)(4) by adding at the end the following:

“(3) the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028);

“(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403);

“(5) subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 111–11);

“(6) subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460www note, 1132 note; Public Law 111–11);

“(7) section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1108); or

“(8) section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1121).”