Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023”.
Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize Forest Service flexible partnerships.
Sec. 2 Findings
Sec. 3 Authorization for lease of Forest Service sites
Section 8623 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 115–334) is amended—
in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking “dwelling;” and inserting “dwelling or multiunit dwelling;”;
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)—
in subclause (I), by inserting “such as housing,” after “improvements,”;
in subclause (II), by striking “and” at the end;
in subclause (III), by striking “or” at the end and inserting “and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(IV) services occurring off of the administrative site—
“(aa) that—
“(AA) occur on the unit of the National Forest System in which the administrative site is located; or
“(BB) benefit the National Forest System; and
“(bb) that support activities occurring within the unit of the National Forest System in which the administrative site is located; or”
by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Lease term
“(A) In general—The term of a lease of an administrative site under this section shall be up to 100 years.
“(B) Renewal—A lease of an administrative site under this section shall include a provision for renewal of the lease if the use of the administrative site, at the time of renewal, is in accordance with this section.”
in subsection (i), by striking “2023” each place it appears and inserting “2028”.