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Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015

Introduced: October 21, 2015 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 26, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E437)
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015

Amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) to reauthorize, until July 25, 2020, the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Directs the Department of the Interior to: (1) establish and maintain a database containing a comprehensive list of all of the public land identified for disposal under such plans, and (2) make such database available to the public on the website of Interior.

Allows a state to use any funds made available from the Federal Land Disposal Account for same-state purchases that are not obligated or expended by the end of the fourth fiscal year after the sale or exchange of the land that generated such funds.

Instructs Interior and the Department of Agriculture, in prioritizing the acquisition of inholdings and non-federal lands with exceptional resources, to consider the extent to which the acquisition of the land or interest therein will increase public availability of resources for, and facilitate public access to, hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.

Requires any remaining balance in the Federal Land Disposal Account to be deposited into the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the federal debt.

Makes the FLTFA inapplicable to land eligible for sale under specified public land laws.

What's happening now April 8, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1651: Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1651/
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