119-hr775

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 775 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 775

 To ensure that there is no net gain in Federal land ownership in any 
 fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 28, 2025

 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
 jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To ensure that there is no net gain in Federal land ownership in any 
 fiscal year, and for other purposes.

 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 ``No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. NO NET GAIN IN CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND OWNERSHIP.

    (a) No Net Gain.--

    (1) In general.--The number of acres of land, water, 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 year.

    (2) Application.--In applying paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) only the disposal of fee title to lands or 
 waters may be counted against acquisition of fee title 
 to lands or waters; and
        (B) 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 
 fee.

    (b) Annual Inventory; Determination, Report.--

    (1) Inventory.--The Secretary shall complete an annual 
 inventory of the total number of acres of Federal land, 
 categorized according to the type of interest (such as fee, 
 easement, mineral interest, etc.), under the administrative 
 jurisdiction of each agency of the Department of the Interior 
 or the Department of Agriculture, as the case may be--
        (A) in each State; and
        (B) in the aggregate.

    (2) Determination.--Based on the inventory required by 
 subparagraph
        (A) , 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 land, 
 categorized according to the type of interest (such as fee, 
 easement, mineral interest), under the administrative 
 jurisdiction of--
        (A) each agency of the Department of the Interior 
 or the Department of Agriculture, as the case may be; 
 and
        (B) the Department of the Interior, in total, and 
 the Department of Agriculture, in total, as the case 
 may be.

    (3) Report.--Not later than September 30 of each year, the 
 Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress a report 
 containing the inventory and determination required under this 
 subsection.
            (c) Compliance Land Disposal.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 24 months after the 
 Secretary determines under subsection

    (b) 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 year, the 
 President shall convey to that State sufficient Federal land 
 under the administrative jurisdiction of that Secretary to 
 comply with subsection

    (a) for that fiscal year.

    (2) No major federal action.--A conveyance under paragraph

    (1) shall not be considered a major Federal action for the 
 purposes of 

section 102

    (2)
            (C) of the National Environmental 
 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332

    (2)
            (C) ).
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-For the purposes of this Act, the following 
definitions apply:

    (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land''--
        (A) means Federal lands, waters, and interests 
 therein, including lands held in trust by the Federal 
 Government (except as provided in subparagraph
            (C) );
        (B) includes non-Federal land that is--
            (i) leased by the Federal Government;
            (ii) held as a conservation easement by the 
 Federal Government; or
            (iii) requires oversight by, involvement 
 in, 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 
 Government; and
            (C) does not include land, water, and interests 
 therein--
            (i) held by an Indian Tribe or individual 
 Indian subject to a restriction by the Federal 
 Government against alienation;
            (ii) acquired pursuant to a foreclosure 
 under title 18, United States Code;
            (iii) acquired by any department, agency, 
 or independent establishment in its capacity as 
 a receiver, conserver, or liquidating agent 
 which is held by that department, agency, or 
 independent establishment in such capacity 
 pending disposal;
            (iv) that has reverted to the Federal 
 Government pursuant to a reversionary clause in 
 a deed or statute;
            (v) subject to seizure, levy, or lien under 
 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
            (vi) securing a debt owed to the United 
 States.

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
        (A) the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to the 
 Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of 
 that Secretary; and
        (B) the Secretary of the Interior with regard to 
 Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of 
 that Secretary.

    (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States and 
 the District of Columbia.
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