,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjai,mr4 ,tipton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,lamborn1 and ,mr4 ,young7 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 disposal  
or acquisition of ,national ,forest     
,system lands or ,bureau of ,land       
,management public lands1 to provide    
protections and certainty for private   
landowners related to resurveying such  
public lands1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protection and ,transparency   

for ,adjacent ,landowners ,act4  ,i     
,requirements for ,forest ,service and  
,bureau of ,land ,management land       
acquisitions and conveyances  #aja4     
,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 and to meet the    
requirements of this subsection1 the    
,secretary concerned should use the most
 recently available property 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 and to 
meet the requirements of this           
subsection1 the ,secretary concerned    
should use the most recently available  
property 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 
acquired on written request by the      
appropriate official2  7,b7 supervisor  
review of such purchase contracts and   
related agreements1 the purpose of the  
acquisition1 and other terms and        
conditions of the acquisition2 and  7,c7
 a clear statement to ,bureau of ,land  
,management and ,united ,states ,forest 
,service employees that the ,secretary  
or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as   
the case may be1 has determined that all
 business information submitted under   
paragraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of      
subsection 7d7 is confidential and all  
information covered by the ,privacy ,act
 of #aigd 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #eeb;a7 will be 
protected to the extent allowed by law4 
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 conveyed on written request by   
the appropriate official2  7,b7         
submission to appraisers of contact     

information for prospective end owners  
of the ,federal land to be conveyed2    
7,c7 supervisor review of such purchase 
contracts and related agreements1 the   
purpose of the conveyance1 and other    
terms and conditions of the conveyance2 
and  7,d7 a clear statement to ,bureau  
of ,land ,management and ,united ,states
 ,forest ,service employees that the    
,secretary or the ,secretary of         
,agriculture1 as the case may be1 has   
determined that all business information
 submitted under paragraphs 7,a71 7,b71 
and 7,c7 of this subsection is          
confidential and all information covered
 by the ,privacy ,act of #aigd 7#e      
,u4,s4,c4 #eeb;a7 will be protected to  
the extent allowed by law4  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  ,,ii ,bureau of ,land ,management    

,resurvey ,requirements  #bja4 ,bureau  
,resurvey ,transparency2 ,notice        
requirements  7a7 ,notice  7#a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #cj days before 
the commencement of a resurvey of       
,federal land under the administrative  
jurisdiction of the ,bureau of ,land    
,management1 the ,secretary shall notify
 all property owners with land abutting 
or adjacent to the ,federal land being  
resurveyed of the pending resurvey4 ,if 
a resurvey extends the boundaries of    
,federal land1 the ,secretary shall     
notify affected landowners of the       
results of the resurvey not later than  
#cj days after the completion of the    
survey4  7#b7 ,notification ,the        
,secretary shall use certified or       
registered mail to notify landowners    
under this subsection4  7#c7            
,identification of landowners ,when     
identifying affected landowners for the 
purpose of notification under this      
subsection1 the ,secretary shall use the
 most recently available property tax   

records4  7b7 ,public comment ,not later
 than #cj days after completing a       
resurvey1 the ,secretary shall publish a
 notice in the ,federal ,register4      
,affected landowners may comment to the 
,secretary and by submitting formal     
comments to the ,federal ,register      
notice4  #bjb4 ,protection of persons   
,if a resurvey results in land          
previously thought to be privately owned
 to be reclassified as ,federal land1   
the persons thought to be a private     
owner of such land--  7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 
be given the right of first refusal to  
purchase the land for fair market value 
minus the value of any significant      
improvements made to such lands2 or     
7,b7 be reimbursed for the fair market  
value of any significant improvements   
made to such lands2 and  7#b7 may not be
 charged with willful trespass onto such
 land unless the person used such lands 
with the knowledge that the lands should
 be classified as ,federal land4  #bjc4 
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  

title3 7#a7 ,resurvey ,the term resurvey
 means an official rerunning and        
remarking intended to supersede the     
records of the original survey4  7#b7   
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting 
through the ,director of the ,bureau of 
,land ,management4