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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7202
To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue long-term leases on Federal
lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement to companies that relocate production facilities from the People’s
Republic of China to the United States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 15, 2020
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. GOHMERT) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue long-term
leases on Federal lands under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management to companies
that relocate production facilities from the People’s Re-
public of China to the United States, 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. LONG-TERM LEASES FOR RELOCATION OF PRO-
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DUCTION FACILITIES FROM THE PEOPLE’S
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REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
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(a) LEASES AUTHORIZED.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
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rior shall issue long-term leases on Federal lands
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under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau
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of Land Management and deemed suitable for this
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purpose to companies that relocate production facili-
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ties from the People’s Republic of China to the
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United States.
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(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary
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of the Interior may only enter into a lease under this
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section after the Secretary of Commerce has cer-
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tified that the production facility to be located on
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the leased land will replace a production facility of
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the same size and type located in the People’s Re-
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public of China.
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(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASES.—
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(1) TERM OF LEASE.—Leases under this sec-
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tion shall be for a term of 99 years. If the produc-
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tion facility relocated as a condition of a lease under
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this section is relocated out of the United States be-
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fore the expiration of the 99-year lease term, the
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Secretary of Commerce may issue a fine to the leas-
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ing company of an amount determined by that Sec-
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retary.
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(2) FEE.—The rental fee for leases under this
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section shall be $1 per acre per year.
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(3) USE OF LAND.—Land subject to a lease
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under this section may be used only for a production
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facility relocated from the People’s Republic of
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China. Such companies may construct facilities on
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such the land subject to the lease for the purposes
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of such production, in accordance with State and
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Federal law.
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