,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,amodei introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !     
conveyance ( small p>cels ( ,national   
,=e/ ,sy/em l& & small p>cels ( public  
l&s adm9i/]$ by ! ,bureau ( ,l&         
,managem5t to private l&[n]s1 ,/ate1    
c\nty1 & local gov]nm5ts1 or ,indian    
tribes ^: l&s %>e a b\nd>y ) ! ,national
 ,=e/ ,sy/em l& or public l&s1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,small ,l&s ,tracts        
,conveyance ,act4  #b4 ,special         
conveyance au?ority reg>d+ small p>cels 
( ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& & public l&s 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,adjac5t l&hold] ,! t]m adjac5t l&hold] 

means any hold] ( non-,f$]al l& 7includ+
 a hold] t is a ,/ate1 c\nty1 or local  
gov]nm5t or any ag5cy !re(1 or an       
,indian tribe7 t %>es "o or m b\nd>ies )
 an eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel & :o makes
 a reque/ to pur*ase an eligible ,f$]al 
l&s p>cel4  7#b7 ,director conc]n$ ,!   
t]m ,director conc]n$ means ! ,director 
( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t = a ,/ate4 
7#c7 ,eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel ,! t]m  
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel means a p>cel 
( ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& or ! public  
l&s t--  7,a7 %>es "o or m b\nd>ies )   
non-,f$]al l&2  7,b7 is locat$ )9 !     
b\nd>ies ( an incorporat$ or            
un9corporat$ area ) a population ( at   
lea/ #ejj resid5ts2  7,c7 is n subject  
to exi/+ rights held by a non-,f$]al    
entity2  7,d7 does n conta9 an          
exceptional res\rce2 &  7,e7 is n       
habitat = an endang]$ species or a      
?reat5$ species det]m9$ "u section #d ( 
! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc74  7#d7 ,exceptional    
res\rce ,! t]m exceptional res\rce means

 a res\rce ( sci5tific1 hi/oric1        
cultural1 or recreational value on a    
p>cel ( public l&s t ! ,director conc]n$
 or ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ det]m9es1 on
 ! record & aft] an opportunity = a     
he>+--  7,a7 is docum5t$ by a ,f$]al1   
,/ate1 or local gov]nm5tal au?ority2 &  
7,b7 requires extraord9>y cons]vation & 
protection to ma9ta9 ! res\rce = !      
b5efit ( ! public4  7#e7 ,indian tribe  
,! t]m ,indian tribe has ! mean+ giv5 t 
t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,f$]ally         
,recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act (   
#aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dgi;a74  7#f7     
,national =e/ sy/em l&  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 t]m ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& means l&  
)9 ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em1 z def9$ 9   
section #aa7;a7 ( ! ,=e/ & ,rangel&     
,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a771 includ+ !   
,national ,grassl&s & l& utilization    
projects designat$ z ,national ,grassl&s
 adm9i/]$ pursuant to ! ,act ( ,july    
#bb1 #aicg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaj-ajab74   
7,b7 ,exclusions ,! t]m does n include  

any l& manag$ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice t is    
includ$ 9 a national monum5t1 an area ( 
critical environm5tal conc]n1 a national
 cons]vation area1 a national rip>ian   
cons]vation area1 a national recreation 
area1 a national sc5ic area1 a rese>*   
natural area1 a national out/&+ natural 
area1 a national natural l&m>k1 a       
wild]ness area1 a wild]ness /udy area1 !
 national wild & sc5ic riv]s sy/em1 !   
national sy/em ( trails1 or l& held 9   
tru/ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! b5efit ( any
 ,indian tribe4  7#g7 ,public l&s  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,! t]m public l&s has ! mean+  
giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajc7;e7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7;e774  7,b7        
,exclusions ,! t]m does n include any l&
 manag$ by ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t t 
is includ$ 9 a national monum5t1 an area
 ( critical environm5tal conc]n1 a      
national cons]vation area1 a national   
rip>ian cons]vation area1 a national    
recreation area1 a national sc5ic area1 
a rese>* natural area1 a national out/&+

 natural area1 a national natural l&m>k1
 a wild]ness area1 a wild]ness /udy     
area1 ! national wild & sc5ic riv]s     
sy/em1 ! national sy/em ( trails1 or l& 
held 9 tru/ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !      
b5efit ( any ,indian tribe4  7#h7       
,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ ,! t]m ,regional
 ,=e/] conc]n$ means ! ,regional ,=e/] )
 jurisdiction ov] ! ,national ,=e/      
,sy/em l& ( a specific ,=e/ ,s]vice     
,region4  7b7 ,selection ( p>cels =     
conveyance  7#a7 ,two selection me?ods  
,! ,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional     
,=e/] conc]n$ %all select an eligible   
,f$]al l&s p>cel = conveyance "u ?is    
section--  7,a7 9 response to a reque/  
submitt$ by an adjac5t l&hold]2 or  7,b7
 ^u ! recomm5dation ( ! ,di/rict ,(fice 
( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t or unit ( !
 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em ex]cis+          
adm9i/ration ov] ! p>cel4  7#b7 ,adjac5t
 l&hold] reque/  7,a7 ,process requir$  
,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & !         
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior ea* %all create a
 process by :i* an adjac5t l&hold] may  

reque/ to pur*ase an eligible ,f$]al l&s
 p>cel4  7,b7 ,guidel9es ,to ! maximum  
ext5t practicable1 ! process %all be    
consi/5t ) o!r public pur*ase reque/    
processes us$ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice & !     
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t to convey      
,f$]al l& "u _! respective /atutory &   
regulatory au?ority4  7,c7 ,public      
accessibility ,! process %all be op5 to 
! public & available on ! int]net4  7,d7
 ,deadl9e ,! process %all be available  
to ! public )9 #ij days ( ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,review (    
adjac5t l&hold] reque/ ,:5 an adjac5t   
l&hold] submits a reque/ "u p>agraph    
7#a77;,a7 = conveyance ( a p>cel (      
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& or public l&s1 
! ,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/]
 conc]n$ %all review ! p>cel & det]m9e1 
)9 #cj days aft] receipt ( ! reque/1    
:e!r ! p>cel satisfies ! def9ition (    
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel = conveyance4 
7#d7 ,rejection ( adjac5t l&hold] reque/
 ,if ! ,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional 
,=e/] conc]n$ det]m9es "u p>agraph 7#b7 

t all or a portion ( ! p>cel ( ,national
 ,=e/ ,sy/em l& or public l&s cov]$ by  
an adjac5t l&hold] reque/ "u p>agraph   
7#a77;,a7 fails to satisfy ! def9ition (
 eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel1 ! ,director 
conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$    
%all give ! l&[n]--  7,a7 a writt5      
explanation ( ! reasons = ! rejection1  
:i* specifies--  7i7 :i* ( ! elem5ts ( !
 def9ition ( eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel !
 p>cel fails to satisfy & h[ & :y !     
p>cel fails to satisfy t elem5t2  7ii7  
h[ ! cont9u$ adm9i/ration ( ! p>cel by !
 ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t or ! ,=e/     
,s]vice w\ld impact ! p>cel & surr\nd+  
economy2 &  7iii7 :y ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
ne$s to ma9ta9 own]%ip ( ! p>cel & w\ld 
be ! be/ l& own]%ip /ew>d ( ! p>cel2 &  
7,b7 an opportunity to appeal !         
rejection "u subsection 7e74  7c7 ,p>cel
 & acreage limitations  7#a7 ,acreage   
,an eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel convey$ "u
 ?is section may n exce$ #afj acres     
unless a reque/ = additional acreage is 
approv$ by ! ,director conc]n$ or !     

,regional ,=e/] conc]n$4  7#b7 ,numb] ( 
p>cels ,an adjac5t l&hold] may only     
acquire "o eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel "u 
?is section p] ye>1 except t1 if ! p>cel
 is less ?an #afj acres 9 size1 !       
adjac5t l&hold] may acquire additional  
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cels dur+ t ye> s 
long z ! total acreage acquir$ does n   
exce$ #afj acres unless a reque/ =      
additional acreage is approv$ by !      
,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/]  
conc]n$4  7d7 ,conveyance process  7#a7 
,public notice ,! ,director conc]n$ or !
 ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ %all provide   
public notice ( ! availability ( an     
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel1 ev5 9 cases 9
 :i* ! p>cel %>es a b\nd>y ) only a s+le
 p>cel ( non-,f$]al l& or ) multiple    
p>cels own$ by ! same adjac5t l&hold]4  
,! notice %all /ate t ! p>cel satisfies 
! def9ition ( eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel 
= conveyance4  7#b7 ,s+le adjac5t       
l&hold] ,if ! eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel 
%>es a b\nd>y ) only a s+le p>cel (     
non-,f$]al l& or ) multiple p>cels own$ 

by ! same adjac5t l&hold]1 ! ,director  
conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$    
%all c>ry out a negotiat$ sale ( !      
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel ) ! adjac5t   
l&hold]4  7#c7 ,multiple adjac5t        
l&hold]s ,if multiple p>cels (          
non-,f$]al l&1 own$ by diff]5t adjac5t  
l&hold]s1 %>e a b\nd>y ) an eligible    
public l&s p>cel1 ! sale ( ! eligible   
public l&s p>cel "u ?is section %all be 
conduct$ us+ competitive bidd+ proc$ures
 e/abli%$ "u section #bjc7;f7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agac7;f774  7#d7        
,rejection ( (f]s ,! ,director conc]n$  
or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ may reject 
any (f] made "u ?is subsection t does n 
(f] ! m9imum consid]ation requir$ by    
subsection 7f74 ,! adjac5t l&hold] %all 
be giv5 an opportunity to appeal !      
rejection "u subsection 7e74  7#e7      
,compliance ) local plann+ & zon+ ,z a  
condition ( ! conveyance ( an eligible  
public l&s p>cel "u ?is section1 !      
,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/]  

conc]n$ %all require ! pur*as] ( ! p>cel
 to agree to comply ) all local l& use  
ord9ances & any ma/] zon+ plan          
applicable to ! p>cel or ! adjac5t      
non-,f$]al l& ( ! pur*as]4  7#f7 ,=m (  
conveyance ,:5 an eligible ,f$]al l&s   
p>cel is to be sold "u ?is section1 !   
,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/]  
conc]n$ %all convey1 by quitclaim de$1  
all "r1 title1 & int]e/1 includ+ ! m9]al
 e/ate1 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 & to !      
p>cel4  7e7 ,appeals process  7#a7      
,availability ( appeal ,if ! ,director  
conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$    
rejects an adjac5t l&hold] reque/ "u    
subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 = selection ( a 
p>cel ( ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& or     
public l&s = conveyance "u ?is section  
or rejects an adjac5t l&hold] (f] =     
pur*ase ( an eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel  
"u subsection 7d71 ! ,director conc]n$  
or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ %all       
provide an appeals process =            
reconsid]ation ( ! rejection us+ !      
exp$it$ ,=e/ ,s]vice appeals process    

available "u section #cbb7;d7 ( ,public 
,law #ajb-cha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afab      
note74  7#b7 ,adm9i/]+ (ficial ,=       
purposes ( apply+ section #cbb7;d7 (    
,public ,law #ajb-cha 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#afab note71 ref]5ces to ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice or ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture %all be deem$ to mean !    
,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/]  
conc]n$4  7f7 ,consid]ation  7#a7 ,fair 
m>ket value ,z consid]ation = ! sale (  
an eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel "u ?is     
section1 ! ,director conc]n$ or !       
,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ %all require a  
ca% paym5t 9 an am\nt t is equal to n   
less ?an ! fair m>ket value ( ! p>cel1  
includ+ ! m9]al e/ate1 be+ convey$ by ! 
,director conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/]  
conc]n$4  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! fair m>ket
 value ( an eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel   
%all be e/abli%$ by an appraisal        
submitt$ by ! adjac5t l&hold] seek+ to  
pur*ase ! p>cel1 unless ! ,director     
conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$    
rejects su* appraisal )9 #de days aft]  

submission4 ,9 ! case ( ! rejection ( ! 
appraisal1 ! ,director conc]n$ or !     
,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ %all cause ano!r
 appraisal to be conduct$1 )9 #cj days1 
9 accordance ) ! regulations reg>d+     
appraisals issu$ "u section #bjf7;f7 ( !
 ,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( 
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;f774  7g7   
,treatm5t ( proce$s  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( 
fund ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all    
e/abli% 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
a special fund to provide = ! collection
 & di/ribution ( funds "u ?is           
subsection4  7#b7 ,collection ,funds    
collect$ f ! conveyance ( an eligible   
,f$]al l&s p>cel "u ?is section %all be 
deposit$ into ! ,treasury fund creat$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,di/ribution      
,funds collect$ "u ?is subsection %all  
be di/ribut$ annually to ^? ,/ates 9 :i*
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t owns m ?an #cc p]c5t
 ( ! l& area ( t ,/ate accord+ to !     
calculation provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d74    
7#d7 ,calculation ( di/ribution ,f      
am\nts collect$ & deposit$ "u ?is       

section--  7,a7 #ej p]c5t ( ! am\nt     
collect$ f a conveyance %all be         
di/ribut$ to ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! conveyance 
took place2 &  7,b7 ! rema9+ #ej p]c5t  
%all be di/ribut$ equally betwe5 !      
rema9+ ,/ates id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#c74
  7#e7 ,limitation ( use ,z a condition 
( receipt ( funds "u ?is subsection1 a  
,/ate receiv+ su* funds %all agree to   
use ! funds only = ! foll[+ purposes3   
7,a7 ,pur*ase ,to pur*ase additional    
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cels1 t are       
consi/5t ) l& use managem5t "u ! ,f$]al 
,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja74  7,b7 ,compliance
 ,to comply ) a ,f$]al requirem5t "u--  
7i7 ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472  7ii7 ,f$]al 
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472 or  7iii7     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474    
7h7 ,paym5t ( co/s ( conveyance  7#a7   
,paym5t ( co/s requir$ ,! ,director     
conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$    

%all require ! pur*as] to cov] ! co/s to
 be incurr$1 or to reimburse ! ,director
 conc]n$ or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ = 
co/s incurr$1 to c>ry out ! conveyance1 
includ+ survey & appraisal co/s1 co/s = 
environm5tal docum5tation1 & any o!r    
adm9i/rative co/s relat$ to !           
conveyance4  7#b7 ,refund ( excess ,if  
am\nts are collect$ f ! pur*as] 9       
advance ( ! ,director conc]n$ or !      
,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ incurr+ ! actual
 co/s1 & ! am\nt collect$ exce$s ! co/s 
actually incurr$ by ! ,director conc]n$ 
or ! ,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ to c>ry out
 ! conveyance1 ! ,director conc]n$ or ! 
,regional ,=e/] conc]n$ %all refund !   
excess am\nt to ! pur*as]4  7#c7        
,treatm5t ( am\nts receiv$ ,am\nts      
receiv$ z reimbursem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be cr$it$ to ! fund or acc\nt t 0  
us$ to cov] ^? co/s 9 c>ry+ out !       
conveyance4 ,am\nts s cr$it$ %all be    
m]g$ ) am\nts 9 su* fund or acc\nt1 &   
%all be available = ! same purposes1 &  
subject to ! same conditions &          

limitations1 z am\nts 9 su* fund or     
acc\nt4  7i7 ,"t = conveyance ,x is !   
int5t ( ! ,congress t ! conveyance ( an 
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel "u ?is        
section1 f selection ( ! p>cel =        
conveyance ?r\gh completion ( ! sale1   
%\ld take no m ?an #ah mon?s4  7j7      
,categorical exclusion ,because ! scope 
( a conveyance is limit$ & exclud$ f any
 exceptional res\rce1 a conveyance ( an 
eligible ,f$]al l&s p>cel "u ?is section
 is categorically exclud$ f ! requirem5t
 to prep>e an environm5tal assessm5t or 
an environm5tal impact /atem5t "u !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474    
7k7 ,additional au?ority ,! conveyance  
au?ority provid$ by ?is section is 9    
addition to ! sale au?ority provid$ by  
section #bjc ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &   
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agac7 or any o!r provision ( law4