Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024”.
GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend title 40, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes among entities that may receive Federal surplus real property for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Inclusion of Indian Tribes in GSA disposal processes
Disposal of real property for certain purposes— Section 550 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through “includes the” and inserting the following:
“(a) Definitions—In this section:
“(2) State—The term State includes the”
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so designated) the following:
“(1) Indian Tribe—The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”
by striking “to a State” each place it appears and inserting “to an Indian Tribe, a State”; and
by striking “the State” each place it appears and inserting “the Indian Tribe, State”.
Property for correctional facility, law enforcement, and emergency management response purposes— Section 553 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through “includes the” and inserting the following:
“(a) Definitions—In this section:
“(2) State—The term State includes the”
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so designated) the following:
“(1) Indian Tribe—The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”
in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “a State, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a State,” and inserting “an Indian Tribe, a State, or a political subdivision or instrumentality of a State”.
Property for development or operation of a port facility— Section 554 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Indian Tribe—The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”
in subsection (c)(1), by striking “a State or” and inserting “an Indian Tribe, a State, or”.
Use of unutilized and underutilized public buildings and real property To assist the homeless— Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended—
in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the second sentence, by striking “State and” and inserting “Tribal, State, and”; and
in subsection (i)(4), by striking “State or local government agency, or private nonprofit organization, which” and inserting “Tribal government, agency of a Tribal government, State or local government agency, or private nonprofit organization that”.
Authority To transfer an interest in surplus property for public airports— Section 47151(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “to a State” and inserting “to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), a State”.
Transfer of certain real property for wildlife conservation purposes— The first section of the Act of May 19, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 667b), is amended, in the first sentence—
in paragraph (1)—
by inserting “Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) or” before “agency of the State”; and
by inserting “jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe (as so defined) or” before “wildlife resources of the State”; and
in paragraph (2)(a), by striking “such State agency” and inserting “such Indian Tribe (as so defined) or State agency”.
Sec. 3 Annual report on outreach to Indian Tribes; competing applications
Definitions— In this section:
Administrator— The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services.
Indian Tribe— The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
Annual report on outreach to Indian Tribes—
In general— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the outreach conducted by the Administrator to Indian Tribes for purposes of notifying Indian Tribes on the availability of surplus Federal real property available for disposal.
Requirement— Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a list of any surplus Federal real property conveyed to Indian Tribes in the year covered by the report.
Competing applications process— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with other heads of Federal agencies, as determined necessary by the Administrator, shall establish a process by which the Administrator will manage competing applications for Federal surplus real property made by States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities of States, municipalities, and Indian Tribes.