,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjai,mr4
 ,he9ri* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4  
,udall1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1
 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 & ,mr4      
,te/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to reaffirm ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
) respect to managem5t au?ority ov]     
public l&1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,am]ica's ,public ,l& ,act ( #bjai4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 public  
l& 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is--  7,a7 iconic1 
includ+ national p>ks1 wildlife refuges1
 & national =e/s2 &  7,b7 irreplaceable1
 includ+ wildlife habitat1 ar*aeological
 res\rces1 & o!r national treasures2    
7#b7 public l&-- 7,a7 provides unrival$ 
recreational opportunities2 &  7,b7 is  
enjoy$ by hundr$s ( millions ( p 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye>2  7#c7 public l&--
  7,a7 /r5g!ns ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy2 

&  7,b7 p[]s a recreation indu/ry t     
supports--  7i7 #g1fjj1jjj jobs2 &  7ii7
 ne>ly #ijj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 direct sp5d+  
annually2  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates public l& 
provides num]\s o!r b5efits to ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+--  7,a7 clean air
 & wat]2  7,b7 public heal? ga9s2 &     
7,c7 access to ! outdoors2  7#e7 reta9+ 
,unit$ ,/ates public l& is 9 ! public   
int]e/2 &  7#f7 except z expressly      
au?oriz$ by ,congress1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
public l& %\ld be reta9$ "u ! own]%ip ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,managem5t au?ority ,! t]m  
managem5t au?ority means--  7,a7 !      
ability to det]m9e-- 7i7 :i* uses to    
p]mit on public l&1 includ+ uses relat+ 
to--  7,i7 timb]2  7,,ii7 graz+2        
7,,iii7 r5ewable & nonr5ewable en]gy &  
m9]al res\rces2  7,,iv7 recreation2 &   
7,v7 vegetation managem5t2 or  7ii7 :]e 
& h[ ^? uses ( public l& take place2 &  
7,b7 ! ability to regulate1 p]mit1 or   
au?orize use ( public l&4  7#b7 ,public 
l&  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m public l& means

 any l& or int]e/ 9 l&--  7i7 own$ by ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 adm9i/]$ by--    
7,i7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+     
?r\gh-- 7aa7 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau (  
,l& ,managem5t2  7bb7 ! ,director ( !   
,national ,p>k ,s]vice2 or  7cc7 !      
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice2 or  7,,ii7 !         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7,b7 ,exclusion
 ,! t]m public l& does n include l& held
 9 tru/ = ! b5efit ( an ,indian ,tribe4 
7#c7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y 
conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior1 ) respect to l& or an int]e/ 9
 l& "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! 
,int]ior2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture1 ) respect to l& or an     
int]e/ 9 l& "u ! jurisdiction ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  #d4          
,reaffirmation ( policy ,congress       
reaffirms t ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
is-- 7#a7 to reta9 public l& 9 ,f$]al   
own]%ip unless ! disposal ( public l&   
has be5 au?oriz$ by an ,act ( ,congress2

  7#b7 to reta9 managem5t au?ority ov]  
public l&1 except 9 any case 9 :i* a    
non-,f$]al individual or entity is      
au?oriz$ to ex]cise managem5t au?ority  
pursuant to--  7,a7 an ,act ( ,congress2
 or  7,b7 ano!r applicable law2 &  7#c7 
t ret5tion ( public l& & ! managem5t    
au?ority ov] public l& is 9 ! public    
int]e/4  #e4 ,ret5tion requirem5ts  7a7 
,public l& ,except z au?oriz$ by an ,act
 ( ,congress1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all n
 approve or p]mit ! conveyance ( public 
l& to any non-,f$]al individual or      
entity4  7b7 ,managem5t au?ority ,except
 z au?oriz$ by an ,act ( ,congress or   
o!r applicable law1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ 
%all n approve or p]mit ! grant+ (      
managem5t au?ority ov] public l& to any 
non-,f$]al individual or entity4  #f4   
,effect ( ,act ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7  
affects ! jurisdiction ( any ,/ate )    
respect to ! managem5t ( fi% or wildlife
 on public l&2  7#b7 dim9i%es ! rights (
 any ,indian ,tribe1 includ+ rights     
reg>d+ access to public l& = ,tribal    

activities 7includ+ spiritual1 cultural1
 & traditional food-ga!r+ activities72  
7#c7 alt]s1 modifies1 enl>ges1 dim9i%es1
 or abrogates ! treaty rights ( any     
,indian ,tribe1 includ+ (f-res]vation   
res]v$ rights2  7#d7 creates an express 
or impli$ res]vation by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
( any wat] or wat] "r = any purpose2    
7#e7 affects1 modifies1 or affects ! use
 or allocation1 z 9 exi/5ce on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ( any wat]1 wat]   
"r1 or int]e/ 9 wat]2 or  7#f7 affects  
any int]/ate wat] compact 9 exi/5ce on !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4