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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10089 

To ensure that there is no net gain in Federal land ownership in any 

fiscal year, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 

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 

A BILL 

To ensure that there is no net gain in Federal land 

ownership in any fiscal year, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Net Gain in Fed5 eral Lands Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NO NET GAIN IN CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND OWNER7 SHIP. 

8 (a) NO NET GAIN.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The number of acres of 

2 land, water, and interests therein acquired by the 

3 United States and put under the administrative ju4 risdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec5 retary of Agriculture in a State during a fiscal year 

6 may not exceed the number of acres of Federal land 

7 under the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec8 retary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 

9 disposed of in that State during that fiscal year. 

10 (2) APPLICATION.—In applying paragraph 

11 (1)— 

12 (A) only the disposal of fee title to lands 

13 or waters may be counted against acquisition of 

14 fee title to lands or waters; and 

15 (B) only disposal of interests in lands or 

16 waters of less than fee may be counted against 

17 acquisition of comparable interests in lands or 

18 waters of less than fee. 

19 (b) ANNUAL INVENTORY; DETERMINATION, RE20 PORT.— 

21 (1) INVENTORY.—The Secretary shall complete 

22 an annual inventory of the total number of acres of 

23 Federal land, categorized according to the type of 

24 interest (such as fee, easement, mineral interest, 

25 etc.), under the administrative jurisdiction of each 


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1 agency of the Department of the Interior or the De2 partment of Agriculture, as the case may be— 

3 (A) in each State; and 

4 (B) in the aggregate. 

5 (2) DETERMINATION.—Based on the inventory 

6 required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

7 make an annual determination of the increase or de8 crease in the previous fiscal year of the total number 

9 of acres of Federal land, categorized according to 

10 the type of interest (such as fee, easement, mineral 

11 interest), under the administrative jurisdiction of— 

12 (A) each agency of the Department of the 

13 Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as 

14 the case may be; and 

15 (B) the Department of the Interior, in 

16 total, and the Department of Agriculture, in 

17 total, as the case may be. 

18 (3) REPORT.—Not later than September 30 of 

19 each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Presi20 dent and Congress a report containing the inventory 

21 and determination required under this subsection. 

22 (c) COMPLIANCE LAND DISPOSAL.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months 

24 after the Secretary determines under subsection (b) 

25 that the Federal Government acquired more new 


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1 Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of 

2 that Secretary in a State than it disposed of in that 

3 State during a fiscal year, the President shall convey 

4 to that State sufficient Federal land under the ad5 ministrative jurisdiction of that Secretary to comply 

6 with subsection (a) for that fiscal year. 

7 (2) NO MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—A convey8 ance under paragraph (1) shall not be considered a 

9 major Federal action for the purposes of section 

10 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 

11 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 

13 following definitions apply: 

14 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal 

15 land’’— 

16 (A) means Federal lands, waters, and in17 terests therein, including lands held in trust by 

18 the Federal Government (except as provided in 

19 subparagraph (C)); 

20 (B) includes non-Federal land that is— 

21 (i) leased by the Federal Government; 

22 (ii) held as a conservation easement 

23 by the Federal Government; or 

24 (iii) requires oversight by, involvement 

25 in, or other authority is exercised by the 


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1 Federal Government to an extent that pro2 hibits use of the non-Federal land that is 

3 not specifically authorized by the Federal 

4 Government; and 

5 (C) does not include land, water, and inter6 ests therein— 

7 (i) held by an Indian Tribe or indi8 vidual Indian subject to a restriction by 

9 the Federal Government against alienation; 

10 (ii) acquired pursuant to a foreclosure 

11 under title 18, United States Code; 

12 (iii) acquired by any department, 

13 agency, or independent establishment in its 

14 capacity as a receiver, conserver, or liqui15 dating agent which is held by that depart16 ment, agency, or independent establish17 ment in such capacity pending disposal; 

18 (iv) that has reverted to the Federal 

19 Government pursuant to a reversionary 

20 clause in a deed or statute; 

21 (v) subject to seizure, levy, or lien 

22 under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

23 or 

24 (vi) securing a debt owed to the 

25 United States. 


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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

2 means— 

3 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture with re4 gard to the Federal land under the administra5 tive jurisdiction of that Secretary; and 

6 (B) the Secretary of the Interior with re7 gard to Federal land under the administrative 

8 jurisdiction of that Secretary. 

9 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the sev10 eral States and the District of Columbia. 

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