Directs: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to select 15% of the lands included in the National Forest System and to convey the lands selected by public sale; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to identify 15% of the lands managed by agencies of the Department of the Interior (excluding lands in units of the National Park System and lands held for an Indian tribe) and convey the lands identified by public sale.
Instructs such Secretaries to: (1) place an emphasis on identifying lands in those states where the United States owns more than 15% of the total land area; and (2) complete the identification of federal lands under this Act and commence the sale of such lands by October 1, 2006.
Requires all proceeds from the sale of federal lands under this Act (other than amounts retained to cover the administrative costs incurred solely to conduct the sales) to be deposited in the Disaster Response and Relief Fund established by this Act.
Makes amounts in the Disaster Response and Relief Fund available only for appropriation to cover or defray the costs of responding to a natural disaster or terrorist attack in an area covered by a disaster declaration made by the President.
Provides that, until such Secretaries comply with the duties imposed on them under this Act, an interest in land may not be acquired by the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the Interior unless the acquisition of that land is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after enactment of this Act.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3855 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3855
To raise funds necessary to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future
disasters by selling a portion of the lands administered by the Forest
Service and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 21, 2005
Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Poe, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. Otter)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture and
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To raise funds necessary to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future
disasters by selling a portion of the lands administered by the Forest
Service and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SALE OF NATIONAL FOREST AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DISASTER RELIEF.
(a) Sale of National Forest Lands.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall select 15 percent of the lands included in the National Forest
System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) and
convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the selected lands by public sale.
(b) Sale of Department of the Interior Lands.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall identify 15 percent of the lands managed by agencies of
the Department of the Interior (excluding lands in units of the
National Park System established by Act of Congress and lands held for
the benefit of an Indian tribe) and convey all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the identified lands by public
sale.
(c) Priority Locations.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior shall place an emphasis on identifying lands
for sale under this section in those States where the United States
owns more than 15 percent of the total land area.
(d) Commencement of Sales.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior shall complete the identification of Federal
lands under this section and commence the sale of such lands not later
than October 1, 2006. The land sales shall proceed without regard to
any other provision of law.
(e) Treatment of Proceeds.--All proceeds from the sale of Federal
lands under this section (other than amounts retained to cover the
administrative costs incurred solely to conduct the sales) shall be
deposited in the special account established under subsection (f).
(f) Disaster Response and Relief Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a
special account to be known as the ``Disaster Response and
Relief Fund''.
(2) Investment.--Pending the need to use the special
account for the purposes specified in subsection (g), the
Secretary of the Treasury shall manage amounts in the special
account to maximize the return to the United States. Interest
on investments shall also be deposited in the special account.
(g) Use of Fund for Disaster Relief.--Amounts in the special
account shall be available only for appropriation to cover or defray
the costs of responding to a natural disaster or terrorist attack in an
area covered by a disaster declaration made by the President under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(h) Moratorium on Federal Land Acquisition.--Until the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior comply with the duties
imposed on the Secretaries by this section, an interest in land may not
be acquired by the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the
Interior unless the acquisition of that land is specifically authorized
by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.