,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,arrington 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,ezell7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,director of the
 ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife    
,service to provide an opportunity for  
public notice and comment with respect  
to land protection plans4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,transparency in ,federal ,land         
,acquisitions ,act4  #b4 ,notice and    
comment for land protection plans  7a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding section    
#eec7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 when preparing a land protection 
plan1 the ,director of the ,united      
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service    
shall-- 7#a7 not less than #fj days     
before the date on which the land       
protection plan is finalized1 publish   
the proposed land protection plan in the

 ,federal ,register2 and  7#b7 after the
 publication required by paragraph 7#a71
 give interested persons an opportunity 
to comment on the draft land protection 
plan through submission of written data1
 views1 or arguments4  7b7 ,exception   
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply with    
respect to a land protection plan for a 
proposed expansion to a unit of the     
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system if  
such expansion is comprised of a total  
acreage less than the greater of the    
following3 7#a7 #ej acres4  7#b7 #ae    
percent of the total acreage of the     
unit4