S 1705
115th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017
Introduced: August 2, 2017
Introduced by:
Bennet, Michael F.
Democratic
· Colorado
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lease as an administrative site, for consideration that is at least the market value of the site:
- any facility or improvement that was acquired or is used for the administration of the National Forest System (NFS);
- any federal land associated with such a facility or improvement that was acquired or is used for the administration of Forest Service activities and underlies or abuts such facility or improvement; or
- per fiscal year, no more than 10 isolated, undeveloped parcels no larger than 40 acres each.
The bill makes the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applicable to the leasing of administrative sites, subject to an exception.
Cash consideration for an administrative site shall be available to USDA to pay:
- necessary and incidental costs incurred in acquiring, improving, maintaining, reconstructing, or constructing a facility or improvement for the NFS and the lease of such site; and
- reasonable commissions or fees for brokerage services obtained regarding the lease.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1