HR 7615 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Housing industry and standards Land use and conservation Low- and moderate-income housing Parks, recreation areas, trails Public-private cooperation

LODGE Act

Introduced: May 18, 2022 Introduced by: Moore, Blake D. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 30, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.

Dec 30, 2022

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-682.

Dec 8, 2022

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 8, 2022

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Dec 8, 2022

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.

Jun 14, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

May 3, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Apr 28, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Apr 28, 2022

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act or the LODGE Act

This bill expands the current authority of the Department of the Interior to enter into agreements with housing entities to provide rental housing for employees.

The bill allows Interior to enter agreements with other federal agencies, state or local governments, tribal governments, or other public or private organizations for purposes of facilitating housing accommodation projects for rent to field employees and members of the public

on public lands, including National Park System units;
off public lands in the vicinity of system units; or
on a combination of such lands.

Interior may allow field employees and members of the public to occupy and lease project quarters.

Field employees and members of the public shall be prohibited from subleasing housing units or quarters developed or leased in accordance with a housing partnership agreement under this bill, including all forms of short-term rentals.

To the maximum extent practicable, priority for occupancy in project quarters shall be given to field employees.

Interior may collect, or authorize entities who have entered into partnership housing agreements under this bill to collect, rents directly from field employees and members of the public occupying housing units or quarters.

The bill modifies the lease-to-build program to allow Interior to lease federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to exceed 60 years (under current law not to exceed 50 years).

What's happening now December 30, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.

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