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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1673
To preserve access to Federal land, control fires, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 18, 2021
Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources
A BILL
To preserve access to Federal land, control fires, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘30 × 30 Termination
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) FEDERAL LAND.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal
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land’’ means—
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(i) National Forest System land;
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(ii) public lands (as defined in section
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103 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
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agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702));
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(iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as
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defined in section 2 of the Outer Conti-
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nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331));
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and
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(iv) Federal land within the Exclusive
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Economic Zone of the United States, as
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established by Presidential Proclamation
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5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C.
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1453 note).
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(B)
INCLUSION.—The
term
‘‘Federal
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land’’ includes land described in clauses (i)
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through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the
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rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate
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are owned by a non-Federal entity.
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(2) MULTIPLE USE.—The term ‘‘multiple use’’
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has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the
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Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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(43 U.S.C. 1702).
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(3) PRINCIPAL
OR
MAJOR
USE.—The term
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‘‘principal or major use’’ includes domestic livestock
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grazing, mineral exploration and production, rights-
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of-way, timber production, commercial fishing, rec-
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reational fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, moun-
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tain biking, horseback riding, whitewater rafting,
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and off-highway vehicle use, and other outdoor
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recreation.
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SEC. 3. REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER RELATING TO
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CONSERVING
OUR
NATION’S
LANDS
AND
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WATERS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216 of Executive Order
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14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7627; relating to tackling the climate
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crisis at home and abroad (February 1, 2021)) shall have
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no force or effect.
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(b) LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—No Federal funds may
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be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out
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any report or program substantially similar to the report
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or program required under section 216 of the Executive
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Order described in subsection (a).
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SEC. 4. NO NET LOSS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.
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No Federal funds may be used to acquire non-Fed-
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eral land within a State or county in which 15 percent
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or more of the land is managed by a Federal agency, un-
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less the Federal agency proposing the acquisition disposes
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of an equal amount of Federal land within the State or
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county in which the non-Federal land is located to ensure
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no net loss of non-Federal land and taxable acreage during
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the fiscal year in which the proposed acquisition occurs
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and subsequent fiscal years as a result of the proposed
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acquisition.
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SEC. 5. NO NET LOSS OF MULTIPLE USE.
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No Federal funds may be used to implement, admin-
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ister, enforce, or carry out any action on Federal land that
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results in a net loss of multiple use or any principal or
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major use within a State, unless the action has been au-
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thorized by an Act of Congress.
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SEC. 6. STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED
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PRIOR TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF
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MORE THAN 160 ACRES OF NON-FEDERAL
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LAND.
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No Federal funds may be used by the head of a Fed-
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eral agency to acquire more than 160 acres of non-Federal
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land unless—
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(1) the head of the Federal agency has received
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from the State in which the non-Federal land is lo-
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cated written notice that the State has enacted legis-
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lation approving the proposed acquisition; and
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(2) the proposed acquisition has been author-
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ized by an Act of Congress.
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SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON WITHDRAWAL.
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The President may not withdraw any Federal land
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from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the
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public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the
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mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to min-
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eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless
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the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.
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SEC. 8. LIMITATIONS ON DECLARATIONS OF NATIONAL
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MONUMENTS.
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Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON DECLARATIONS.—A declara-
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tion under this section shall not apply to a State or county
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in which 15 percent or more of the land is managed by
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a Federal agency.’’.
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