Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2485 To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 2, 2019 Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. WESTERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Land Asset 4 Inventory Reform Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. CADASTRE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY. 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) CADASTRE.— 8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘cadastre’’ 9 means an inventory of real property developed 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2485 IH through collecting, storing, retrieving, or dis- 1 seminating graphical or digital data depicting 2 natural or man-made physical features, phe- 3 nomena, or boundaries of the earth, and any in- 4 formation related to the data, including— 5 (i) surveys; 6 (ii) maps; 7 (iii) charts; 8 (iv) satellite and airborne remote 9 sensing data; 10 (v) images; and 11 (vi) services of an architectural or en- 12 gineering nature performed by 1 or more 13 professionals, as authorized to perform the 14 services under State law, if applicable, 15 such as— 16 (I) a surveyor; 17 (II) a photogrammetrist; 18 (III) a hydrographer; 19 (IV) a geodesist; or 20 (V) a cartographer. 21 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘cadastre’’ 22 includes— 23 (i) a reference frame consisting of a 24 current geodetic network that is consistent 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2485 IH with, and not duplicative of, the National 1 Geodic Survey of the National Oceanic and 2 Atmospheric Administration; 3 (ii) a series of current and accurate 4 large-scale maps; 5 (iii) an existing cadastral boundary 6 overlay delineating all cadastral parcels; 7 (iv) a system for indexing and identi- 8 fying each cadastral parcel; and 9 (v) a series of land data files, each in- 10 cluding the parcel identifier, which can be 11 used to retrieve information and cross-ref- 12 erence between and among other existing 13 data files that may contain information 14 about the use, assets, and infrastructure of 15 each parcel. 16 (2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 17 means the Department of the Interior. 18 (3) FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.—The term 19 ‘‘Federal real property’’ means any real property 20 owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the Federal 21 Government. 22 (4) LANDHOLDING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘land- 23 holding agency’’ means a Federal department or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2485 IH agency with statutory authority to control real prop- 1 erty. 2 (5) REAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘real prop- 3 erty’’ means real estate consisting of— 4 (A) land; 5 (B) buildings, crops, forests, or other re- 6 sources still attached to or within the land; 7 (C) improvements or fixtures permanently 8 attached to the land; 9 (D) any structure on the land; or 10 (E) any interest, benefit, right, or privilege 11 in the property described in subparagraphs (A) 12 through (D). 13 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 14 the Secretary of the Interior. 15 (b) CADASTRE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta- 17 tion with the heads of landholding agencies, shall de- 18 velop and maintain a current and accurate multipur- 19 pose cadastre of Federal real property and any real 20 property included under paragraph (2)(A) to support 21 Federal land management activities on Federal real 22 property, including— 23 (A) resource development and conserva- 24 tion; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2485 IH (B) agricultural use; 1 (C) active forest management; 2 (D) environmental protection; and 3 (E) other use of the real property. 4 (2) COST-SHARING.— 5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 6 enter into cost-sharing agreements with States 7 to include any non-Federal land in a State in 8 the cadastre under paragraph (1). 9 (B) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of 10 any cost-sharing agreement described in sub- 11 paragraph (A) shall not exceed 50 percent of 12 the total cost to a State for the development of 13 the cadastre of non-Federal land in the State. 14 (3) CONSOLIDATION AND REPORT.—Not later 15 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 16 Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 17 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 18 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 19 of Representatives a report describing— 20 (A) the existing real property inventories 21 or any components of any cadastre of Federal 22 real property currently authorized by law or 23 maintained by the Department, including— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 2485 IH (i) the statutory authorization for 1 each existing real property inventory or 2 component of a cadastre; and 3 (ii) the amount expended by the Fed- 4 eral Government for each existing real 5 property inventory or component of a ca- 6 dastre in fiscal year 2018; 7 (B) the existing real property inventories 8 or any components of any cadastre of Federal 9 real property currently authorized by law or 10 maintained by the Department that will be 11 eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose 12 cadastre under paragraph (1); 13 (C)(i) the existing real property inventories 14 or any components of any cadastre of Federal 15 real property currently authorized by law or 16 maintained by the Department that will not be 17 eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose 18 cadastre under paragraph (1); and 19 (ii) a justification for not eliminating or 20 consolidating an existing real property inven- 21 tory or component of a cadastre described in 22 clause (i) into the multipurpose cadastre under 23 paragraph (1); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 2485 IH (D) the use of existing real property inven- 1 tories or any components of any cadastre cur- 2 rently maintained by any unit of State or local 3 government that can be used to identify Federal 4 real property within that unit of government; 5 (E) the cost-savings that will be achieved 6 by eliminating or consolidating duplicative or 7 unneeded real property inventories or any com- 8 ponents of any cadastre of Federal real prop- 9 erty currently authorized by law or maintained 10 by the Department that will become part of the 11 multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (1); 12 (F) a plan for the implementation of this 13 section, including a cost estimate and an assess- 14 ment of the feasibility of using revenue from 15 any transactional activity authorized by law to 16 offset any costs of implementing this section; 17 (G) an assessment described in subpara- 18 graphs (A) through (E) with regard to each ca- 19 dastre and inventory of Federal real property 20 authorized, operated, or maintained by each 21 other Federal agency, which shall be conducted 22 in consultation with the Director of the Office 23 of Management and Budget, the Administrator 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 2485 IH of the General Services Administration, and the 1 Comptroller General of the United States; and 2 (H) recommendations for any legislation 3 necessary to increase the cost-savings and en- 4 hance the effectiveness and efficiency of replac- 5 ing, eliminating, or consolidating Federal real 6 property inventories or any components of any 7 cadastre of Federal real property currently au- 8 thorized by law or maintained by the Depart- 9 ment. 10 (4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sec- 11 tion, the Secretary shall— 12 (A) participate (in accordance with section 13 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 14 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107–347) and 15 section 757 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 16 (43 U.S.C. 2806) in the establishment of such 17 standards and common protocols as are nec- 18 essary to ensure the interoperability of 19 geospatial information pertaining to the cadas- 20 tre under subsection (b)(1) for all users of the 21 information; 22 (B) coordinate with, seek assistance and 23 cooperation of, and provide liaison to the Fed- 24 eral Geographic Data Committee established by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 2485 IH section 753(a) of the Geospatial Data Act of 1 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2802(a)) for the implementa- 2 tion of and compliance with such standards and 3 requirements of that Act as may be applicable 4 to— 5 (i) the cadastre under subsection 6 (b)(1); and 7 (ii) any aspect of the development of 8 the cadastre under subsection (b)(1); 9 (C) integrate, or make the cadastre inter- 10 operable with, the Federal Real Property Pro- 11 file established pursuant to Executive Order 12 13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal 13 real property asset management); and 14 (D) to the maximum extent practicable, in- 15 tegrate with and leverage current cadastre ac- 16 tivities of units of State and local government. 17 (c) TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Sec- 18 retary shall— 19 (1) in accordance with any requirements appli- 20 cable to the Department under section 759 of the 21 Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2808), 22 make the cadastre under subsection (b)(1) publicly 23 available on the internet— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 2485 IH (A) in a graphically geo-enabled and 1 searchable format; and 2 (B) in a manner that is consistent with, 3 and meets any requirements for integration 4 with, the GeoPlatform established under section 5 758(a) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 2807(a)); 6 (2) ensure that the inventory referred to in sub- 7 section (b) includes the identification of all land suit- 8 able for disposal in accordance with the Federal 9 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 10 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 11 (3) in consultation with the Secretary of De- 12 fense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, pre- 13 vent the disclosure of any parcel or parcels of land, 14 any buildings or facilities on the land, or any infor- 15 mation related to the land, buildings, or facilities if 16 that disclosure would impair or jeopardize the na- 17 tional security or homeland defense of the United 18 States. 19 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any data that is part of the 20 cadastre developed under subsection (b)(1) shall be— 21 (1) considered to be geospatial data for pur- 22 poses of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 23 2801 et seq.); and 24 (2) subject to the requirements of that Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 2485 IH (e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 1 (1) creates any substantive or procedural right 2 or benefit; or 3 (2) requires or authorizes— 4 (A) any new surveying or mapping of Fed- 5 eral real property; 6 (B) the evaluation of any parcel of land or 7 other real property for potential management 8 by a non-Federal entity; 9 (C) the disposal of any Federal real prop- 10 erty; or 11 (D) any new appraisal or assessment of— 12 (i) the value of any parcel of Federal 13 land or other real property; or 14 (ii) the cultural and archaeological re- 15 sources on any parcel of Federal land or 16 other real property. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2485.IH H2485 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS