Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to develop and maintain a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre (inventory) of federal real property and any nonfederal real property in a state to support federal land management activities on federal real property, including resource development and conservation and agricultural use.Interior shall report on (1) existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of federal real property, (2) consolidation of inventories and components, (3) the use of existing inventories and components of any cadastre, (4) cost savings that will be achieved, (5) a plan for implementation of this bill, and (6) recommendations for legislation.
Interior shall (1) make the multipurpose cadastre publicly available on the Internet, and (2) ensure that such cadastre includes the identification of all lands suitable for disposal pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1295 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1295
To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a
cadastre of Federal real property.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 2, 2019
Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a
cadastre of Federal real property.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform
Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. CADASTRE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cadastre.--
(A) In general.--The term ``cadastre'' means an
inventory of real property developed through
collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating
graphical or digital data depicting natural or man-made
physical features, phenomena, or boundaries of the
earth, and any information related to the data,
including--
(i) surveys;
(ii) maps;
(iii) charts;
(iv) satellite and airborne remote sensing
data;
(v) images; and
(vi) services of an architectural or
engineering nature performed by one or more
professionals, as authorized to perform the
services under State law, if applicable, such
as--
(I) a surveyor;
(II) a photogrammetrist;
(III) a hydrographer;
(IV) a geodesist; or
(V) a cartographer.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``cadastre'' includes--
(i) a reference frame consisting of a
current geodetic network that is consistent
with, and not duplicative of, the National
Geodic Survey of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration;
(ii) a series of current and accurate
large-scale maps;
(iii) an existing cadastral boundary
overlay delineating all cadastral parcels;
(iv) a system for indexing and identifying
each cadastral parcel; and
(v) a series of land data files, each
including the parcel identifier, which can be
used to retrieve information and cross-
reference between and among other existing data
files that may contain information about the
use, assets, and infrastructure of each parcel.
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of the Interior.
(3) Federal real property.--The term ``Federal real
property'' means any real property owned, leased, or otherwise
managed by the Federal Government.
(4) Landholding agency.--The term ``landholding agency''
means a Federal department or agency with statutory authority
to control real property.
(5) Real property.--The term ``real property'' means real
estate consisting of--
(A) land;
(B) buildings, crops, forests, or other resources
still attached to or within the land;
(C) improvements or fixtures permanently attached
to the land;
(D) any structure on the land; or
(E) any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in
the property described in subparagraphs (A) through
(D).
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(b) Cadastre of Federal Real Property.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
heads of landholding agencies, shall develop and maintain a
current and accurate multipurpose cadastre of Federal real
property and any real property included under paragraph (2)(A)
to support Federal land management activities on Federal real
property, including--
(A) resource development and conservation;
(B) agricultural use;
(C) active forest management;
(D) environmental protection; and
(E) other use of the real property.
(2) Cost-sharing.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cost-
sharing agreements with States to include any non-
Federal land in a State in the cadastre under paragraph
(1).
(B) Cost share.--The Federal share of any cost-
sharing agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall
not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to a State for
the development of the cadastre of non-Federal land in
the State.
(3) Consolidation and report.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report describing--
(A) the existing real property inventories or any
components of any cadastre of Federal real property
currently authorized by law or maintained by the
Department, including--
(i) the statutory authorization for each
existing real property inventory or component
of a cadastre; and
(ii) the amount expended by the Federal
Government for each existing real property
inventory or component of a cadastre in fiscal
year 2018;
(B) the existing real property inventories or any
components of any cadastre of Federal real property
currently authorized by law or maintained by the
Department that will be eliminated or consolidated into
the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (1);
(C)(i) the existing real property inventories or
any components of any cadastre of Federal real property
currently authorized by law or maintained by the
Department that will not be eliminated or consolidated
into the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (1); and
(ii) a justification for not eliminating or
consolidating an existing real property inventory or
component of a cadastre described in clause (i) into
the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (1);
(D) the use of existing real property inventories
or any components of any cadastre currently maintained
by any unit of State or local government that can be
used to identify Federal real property within that unit
of government;
(E) the cost savings that will be achieved by
eliminating or consolidating duplicative or unneeded
real property inventories or any components of any
cadastre of Federal real property currently authorized
by law or maintained by the Department that will become
part of the multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (1);
(F) a plan for the implementation of this section,
including a cost estimate and an assessment of the
feasibility of using revenue from any transactional
activity authorized by law to offset any costs of
implementing this section;
(G) an assessment described in subparagraphs (A)
through (E) with regard to each cadastre and inventory
of Federal real property authorized, operated, or
maintained by each other Federal agency, which shall be
conducted in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of
the General Services Administration, and the
Comptroller General of the United States; and
(H) recommendations for any legislation necessary
to increase the cost savings and enhance the
effectiveness and efficiency of replacing, eliminating,
or consolidating Federal real property inventories or
any components of any cadastre of Federal real property
currently authorized by law or maintained by the
Department.
(4) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall--
(A) participate (in accordance with section 216 of
the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note;
Public Law 107-347) and section 757 of the Geospatial
Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2806) in the establishment
of such standards and common protocols as are necessary
to ensure the interoperability of geospatial
information pertaining to the cadastre under subsection
(b)(1) for all users of the information;
(B) coordinate with, seek assistance and
cooperation of, and provide liaison to the Federal
Geographic Data Committee established by section 753(a)
of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2802(a))
for the implementation of and compliance with such
standards and requirements of that Act as may be
applicable to--
(i) the cadastre under subsection (b)(1);
and
(ii) any aspect of the development of the
cadastre under subsection (b)(1);
(C) integrate, or make the cadastre interoperable
with, the Federal Real Property Profile established
pursuant to Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note;
relating to Federal real property asset management);
and
(D) to the maximum extent practicable, integrate
with and leverage current cadastre activities of units
of State and local government.
(c) Transparency and Public Access.--The Secretary shall--
(1) in accordance with any requirements applicable to the
Department under section 759 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
(43 U.S.C. 2808), make the cadastre under subsection (b)(1)
publicly available on the internet--
(A) in a graphically geo-enabled and searchable
format; and
(B) in a manner that is consistent with, and meets
any requirements for integration with, the GeoPlatform
established under section 758(a) of that Act (43 U.S.C.
2807(a));
(2) ensure that the inventory referred to in subsection (b)
includes the identification of all land suitable for disposal
in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(3) in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, prevent the disclosure of any
parcel or parcels of land, any buildings or facilities on the
land, or any information related to the land, buildings, or
facilities if that disclosure would impair or jeopardize the
national security or homeland defense of the United States.
(d) Applicable Law.--Any data that is part of the cadastre
developed under subsection (b)(1) shall be--
(1) considered to be geospatial data for purposes of the
Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.); and
(2) subject to the requirements of that Act.
(e) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
(1) creates any substantive or procedural right or benefit;
or
(2) requires or authorizes--
(A) any new surveying or mapping of Federal real
property;
(B) the evaluation of any parcel of land or other
real property for potential management by a non-Federal
entity;
(C) the disposal of any Federal real property; or
(D) any new appraisal or assessment of--
(i) the value of any parcel of Federal land
or other real property; or
(ii) the cultural and archaeological
resources on any parcel of Federal land or
other real property.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
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