,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,hageman 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 ensure that there is no  
net gain in ,federal land ownership in  
any fiscal year1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,no ,net ,gain in ,federal 
,lands ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,no net gain 
in certain federal land ownership  7a7  
,no net gain  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
number of acres of land1 water1 and     
interests therein acquired by the       
,united ,states and put under the       
administrative jurisdiction of the      
,secretary of the ,interior or the      

,secretary of ,agriculture in a ,state  
during a fiscal year may not exceed the 
number of acres of ,federal land under  
the administrative jurisdiction of the  
,secretary of the ,interior or the      
,secretary of ,agriculture disposed of  
in that ,state during that fiscal year4 
7#b7 ,application ,in applying paragraph
 7#a7-- 7,a7 only the disposal of fee   
title to lands or waters may be counted 
against acquisition of fee title to     
lands or waters2 and  7,b7 only disposal
 of interests in lands or waters of less
 than fee may be counted against        
acquisition of comparable interests in  
lands or waters of less than fee4  7b7  
,annual inventory2 determination1 report
  7#a7 ,inventory ,the ,secretary shall 
complete an annual inventory of the     
total number of acres of ,federal land1 
categorized according to the type of    
interest 7such as fee1 easement1 mineral
 interest1 etc471 under the             
administrative jurisdiction of each     
agency of the ,department of the        

,interior or the ,department of         
,agriculture1 as the case may be-- 7,a7 
in each ,state2 and  7,b7 in the        
aggregate4  7#b7 ,determination ,based  
on the inventory required by            
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall 
make an annual determination of the     
increase or decrease in the previous    
fiscal year of the total number of acres
 of ,federal land1 categorized according
 to the type of interest 7such as fee1  
easement1 mineral interest71 under the  
administrative jurisdiction of-- 7,a7   
each agency of the ,department of the   
,interior or the ,department of         
,agriculture1 as the case may be2 and   
7,b7 the ,department of the ,interior1  
in total1 and the ,department of        
,agriculture1 in total1 as the case may 
be4  7#c7 ,report ,not later than       
,september #cj of each year1 the        
,secretary shall submit to the          
,president and ,congress a report       
containing the inventory and            
determination required under this       

subsection4  7c7 ,compliance land       
disposal  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #bd months after the ,secretary    
determines under subsection 7b7 that the
 ,federal ,government acquired more new 
,federal land under the administrative  
jurisdiction of that ,secretary in a    
,state than it disposed of in that      
,state during a fiscal year1 the        
,president shall convey to that ,state  
sufficient ,federal land under the      
administrative jurisdiction of that     
,secretary to comply with subsection 7a7
 for that fiscal year4  7#b7 ,no ,major 
,federal ,action ,a conveyance under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall not be considered a
 major ,federal action for the purposes 
of section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national
 ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774  7d7     
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
,act1 the following definitions apply3  
7#a7 ,federal land ,the term ,federal   
land-- 7,a7 means ,federal lands1       
waters1 and interests therein1 including

 lands held in trust by the ,federal    
,government 7except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,c772  7,b7 includes      
non-,federal land that is-- 7i7 leased  
by the ,federal ,government2  7ii7 held 
as a conservation easement by the       
,federal ,government2 or  7iii7 requires
 oversight by1 involvement in1 or other 
authority is exercised by the ,federal  
,government to an extent that prohibits 
use of the non-,federal land that is not
 specifically authorized by the ,federal
 ,government2 and  7,c7 does not include
 land1 water1 and interests therein--   
7i7 held by an ,indian ,tribe or        
individual ,indian subject to a         
restriction by the ,federal ,government 
against alienation2  7ii7 acquired      
pursuant to a foreclosure under title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code2  7iii7      
acquired by any department1 agency1 or  
independent establishment in its        
capacity as a receiver1 conserver1 or   
liquidating agent which is held by that 
department1 agency1 or independent      

establishment in such capacity pending  
disposal2  7iv7 that has reverted to the
 ,federal ,government pursuant to a     
reversionary clause in a deed or        
statute2  7v7 subject to seizure1 levy1 
or lien under the ,internal ,revenue    
,code of #aihf2 or  7vi7 securing a debt
 owed to the ,united ,states4  7#b7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means-- 
7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture with
 regard to the ,federal land under the  
administrative jurisdiction of that     
,secretary2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary of 
the ,interior with regard to ,federal   
land under the administrative           
jurisdiction of that ,secretary4  7#c7  
,state ,the term ,state means the       
several ,states and the ,district of    
,columbia4