,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,tipton introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,federal ,land ,policy and    
,management ,act of #aigf to improve the
 transparency and oversight of land     
conveyances involving the sale1         
exchange1 or other disposal of ,national
 ,forest ,system lands or public lands  
under the jurisdiction of the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management or the acquisition of
 non-,federal lands for inclusion in the
 ,national ,forest ,system or           
administration as public lands1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,land          

,adjacency ,notification and ,disclosure
 ,act or ,,land ,act4  #b4 ,additional  
requirements for ,forest ,service and   
,bureau of ,land ,management land       
acquisitions and conveyances  7a7       
,notice to adjacent landowners  7#a7    
,land acquisitions ,section #bje of the 
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agae7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7f7 ,notice  
to adjacent landowners ,as part of the  
acquisition of a parcel of non-,federal 
lands under this section1 section #bjf1 
or other applicable law that will become
 public lands or ,national ,forest      
,system lands1 the ,secretary or the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 as the case 
may be1 shall provide advance written   
notification to each owner of land that 
is adjacent to the parcel of land to be 
acquired4 ,to assist in identifying     
adjacent landowners1 the ,secretary     
concerned should use the most recently  
available tax records4  4  7#b7 ,land   

conveyances ,section #bjh of the        
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agah7 is  
amended--  7,a7 by inserting 7a7        
,issuance of patent and other conveyance
 documents4-- before the first sentence 
and 7b7 ,other terms and conditions4--  
before the second sentence2 and  7,b7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7c7 ,notice to adjacent    
landowners ,as part of the conveyance of
 a parcel of public lands or ,national  
,forest ,system lands by sale1 exchange1
 or other disposal method under section 
#bjc or #bjf or other applicable law1   
the ,secretary or the ,secretary of     
,agriculture1 as the case may be1 shall 
provide advance written notification to 
each owner of land that is adjacent to  
the parcel of land to be conveyed4 ,to  
assist in identifying adjacent          
landowners1 the ,secretary concerned    
should use the most recently available  
tax records4  4  7b7 ,oversight of use  
of third-,party facilitators  7#a7      

,acquisition ,section #bje of the       
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agae7 is  
amended by inserting after subsection   
7f71 as added by subsection 7a77#a71 the
 following new subsection3  7g7         
,oversight of use of third-,party       
facilitators  7#a7 ,if the acquisition  
process for a parcel of non-,federal    
lands under this section1 section #bjf1 
or other applicable law that will become
 public lands or ,national ,forest      
,system lands involves the use of a     
third-party facilitator1 the ,secretary 
or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as   
the case may be1 shall require1 as a    
condition of the approval of the        
acquisition--  7,a7 submission of all   
purchase contracts and related          
agreements held by the third-party      
facilitator related to the parcel to be 
acquired2 and  7,b7 supervisor review of
 such purchase contracts and related    
agreements1 the purpose of the          
acquisition1 and other terms and        

conditions of the acquisition4  7#b7 ,in
 this subsection1 the term third-party  
facilitator means any entity 7other than
 an agent of the ,united ,states7 whose 
role in a real estate transaction is to 
assist the buyer or seller1 or both1 in 
reaching agreement in the transaction4  
4  7#b7 ,land conveyances ,section #bjh 
of the ,federal ,land ,policy and       
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agah7 is amended by inserting after   
subsection 7c71 as added by subsection  
7a77#b71 the following new subsection3  
7d7 ,oversight of use of third-,party   
facilitators  7#a7 ,if the process by   
which a parcel of public lands or       
,national ,forest ,system lands will be 
conveyed by sale1 exchange1 or other    
disposal method under section #bjc or   
#bjf or other applicable law1 involves  
the use of a third-party facilitator1   
the ,secretary or the ,secretary of     
,agriculture1 as the case may be1 shall 
require1 as a condition of the approval 
of the conveyance--  7,a7 submission of 

all purchase contracts and related      
agreements held by the third-party      
facilitator related to the ,federal land
 to be conveyed2  7,b7 submission to    
appraisers of contact information for   
prospective end owners of the ,federal  
land to be conveyed2 and  7,c7          
supervisor review of such purchase      
contracts and related agreements1 the   
purpose of the conveyance1 and other    
terms and conditions of the conveyance4 
7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the term      
third-party facilitator means any entity
 7other than an agent of the ,united    
,states7 whose role in a real estate    
transaction is to assist the buyer or   
seller1 or both1 in reaching agreement  
in the transaction4  4