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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1314 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships to 

develop housing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2023 

Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Ms. 

PORTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

partnerships to develop housing, 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 ‘‘Lodging Options De5 veloped for Government Employees Act’’ or the ‘‘LODGE 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS; OCCUPANCY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 1013 

9 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) by amending section 101331 to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘§ 101331. Definitions 

4 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

5 ‘‘(1) FIELD EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘field em6 ployee’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) an employee of the Service who is ex8 clusively assigned by the Service to perform du9 ties at a System unit, and the members of the 

10 employee’s family; 

11 ‘‘(B) an individual performing duties at 

12 the System unit who is employed by a Service 

13 concession, partnership, educational, or con14 servation organization, whose work supports the 

15 mission of the System unit, and the members of 

16 the individual’s family; 

17 ‘‘(C) an individual who is authorized to oc18 cupy Federal Government quarters under sec19 tion 5911 of title 5 in the vicinity of the System 

20 unit, including individuals who are employees of 

21 other Federal agencies, and the members of the 

22 individual’s family; or 

23 ‘‘(D) an employee of the Federal Govern24 ment who is— 


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1 ‘‘(i) eligible to live in government 

2 housing; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) not an employee of the Service. 

4 ‘‘(2) FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES.—The term 

5 ‘fundamental resources’ means resources essential to 

6 achieving the purposes of the System unit and main7 taining its significance, as identified by the agency 

8 in planning documents, including Foundation Docu9 ments. 

10 ‘‘(3) HOUSING ACCOMMODATION PROJECT.— 

11 The term ‘housing accommodation project’ means a 

12 project for the development, construction, rehabilita13 tion, repair, maintenance, operation or management 

14 of housing accommodations, including related facili15 ties and infrastructure, pursuant to an agreement 

16 entered into under section 101334. 

17 ‘‘(4) HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.— 

18 The term ‘housing partnership agreement’ means an 

19 agreement for a housing accommodation project en20 tered into under section 101334. 

21 ‘‘(5) HOUSING UNITS.—The term ‘housing 

22 units’ means housing units occupied by members of 

23 the public in housing accommodations developed or 

24 leased on non-Federal lands under this subchapter. 


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1 ‘‘(6) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.—The term 

2 ‘member of the public’ means an individual, and the 

3 members of the individual’s family, who is not a 

4 Federal Government employee. 

5 ‘‘(7) PRIMARY RESOURCE VALUES.—The term 

6 ‘primary resource values’ means resources that are 

7 specifically mentioned in the enabling legislation for 

8 that field unit or other resource value recognized 

9 under Federal statute. 

10 ‘‘(8) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 

11 means lands under the administrative jurisdiction of 

12 the Federal Government. 

13 ‘‘(9) QUARTERS.—The term ‘quarters’ means 

14 quarters occupied by field employees and are, for 

15 such purpose— 

16 ‘‘(A) provided by the Federal Government; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(B) developed or leased by the Federal 

19 Government in accordance with a housing part20 nership agreement, lease, or contract under this 

21 subchapter.’’; 

22 (2) in section 101332— 

23 (A) in subsection (a)(2), by— 

24 (i) striking ‘‘rates’’ and inserting ‘‘af25 fordable rates’’; and 


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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, unless otherwise 

2 authorized,’’ after ‘‘based’’; 

3 (B) in subsection (c)— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘under the adminis5 trative jurisdiction of the Service’’ after 

6 ‘‘any land’’; and 

7 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or fundamental re8 sources’’ after ‘‘primary resource value’’; 

9 and 

10 (C) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, un11 less otherwise authorized,’’ after ‘‘that are 

12 based’’; 

13 (3) in section 101333, by inserting ‘‘or afford14 ability’’ after ‘‘lack of availability’’; 

15 (4) by amending section 101334 to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘§ 101334. Authorization for housing accommodation 

18 projects 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, pursuant to 

20 the authorities contained in this subchapter and subject 

21 to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, enter 

22 into housing partnership agreements with other Federal 

23 agencies, State or local governments, Tribal Governments, 

24 housing entities, or other public or private organizations, 

25 for the purposes of facilitating housing accommodation 


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1 projects for rent to field employees and members of the 

2 public— 

3 ‘‘(1) on public lands, including System units; 

4 ‘‘(2) off public lands in the vicinity of System 

5 units; or 

6 ‘‘(3) a combination of public lands described in 

7 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

8 ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL PARK LANDS.—For any hous10 ing partnership agreements for housing accommoda11 tion projects on lands under the administrative juris12 diction of the Service, the Secretary shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) ensure the housing accommodation 

14 project and the use thereof are in conformity 

15 with the approved plans, including housing 

16 management plans, for the System unit and Di17 rector’s Orders and reference manuals related 

18 to Service housing; 

19 ‘‘(B) ensure that the location of the hous20 ing accommodation project will avoid degrada21 tion to the primary resource values and funda22 mental resources within the System unit, and 

23 will not adversely affect the mission of the Serv24 ice; 


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1 ‘‘(C) ensure the entities responsible for the 

2 housing accommodation project comply with ap3 plicable law and policies, including the provi4 sions of this subchapter; 

5 ‘‘(D) identify the funding to be used in 

6 performing the housing accommodation project; 

7 ‘‘(E) provide standards that must be met, 

8 as applicable, to ensure that the housing accom9 modation project, including related facilities 

10 and infrastructure, are kept in good condition 

11 and repair; and 

12 ‘‘(F) that the agreements include any 

13 other terms and conditions the Secretary may 

14 consider advisable to protect the interests of the 

15 United States. 

16 ‘‘(2) OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LANDS.—For 

17 any housing partnership agreements for housing ac18 commodation projects on other public or private 

19 lands located in the vicinity of the relevant System 

20 unit and not under the administrative jurisdiction of 

21 the Service, the Secretary shall ensure the agree22 ments— 

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1 ernment, or other public or private entity in2 volved; 

3 ‘‘(B) identify both the Federal and non4 Federal funding to be used in completing the 

5 housing and related facilities; and 

6 ‘‘(C) any other terms and conditions the 

7 Secretary may consider advisable to protect the 

8 interests of the United States. 

9 ‘‘(c) HOUSING OCCUPANCY.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may allow 

11 field employees and members of the public to occupy 

12 and lease housing accommodation project quarters. 

13 ‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.—Members of the public oc14 cupying quarters shall be subject to the same laws 

15 and policies with which field employees are required 

16 to comply, as applicable. 

17 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Field employees and mem18 bers of the public shall be prohibited from subleasing 

19 housing units or quarters developed or leased in ac20 cordance with a housing partnership agreement 

21 under this section, including all forms of short-term 

22 rentals. 

23 ‘‘(4) PREFERENCE.—To the maximum extent 

24 practicable, priority for occupancy in project quar25 ters shall be given to field employees. 


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1 ‘‘(d) CONTRACTING PROCEDURES.—Each housing 

2 partnership agreement awarded pursuant to this section 

3 shall be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, 

4 competitively bid, or competitively negotiated procedures, 

5 unless the Secretary— 

6 ‘‘(1) determines that it is in the public interest 

7 to use procedures other than competitive procedures 

8 with respect to the particular housing partnership 

9 agreement concerned; and 

10 ‘‘(2) notifies, in writing, the Committee on En11 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

13 Representatives of such determinations and the ra14 tionale for such determination. 

15 ‘‘(e) RENT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) COLLECTION.—The Secretary may collect, 

17 or may authorize entities who have entered into 

18 partnership housing agreements under this section 

19 to collect, rents directly from field employees and 

20 members of the public occupying housing units or 

21 quarters. 

22 ‘‘(2) RATES.—For field employees, rent col23 lected under this subsection may not exceed the 

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1 ment entitled ‘Circular No. A–45 Revised’ and dated 

2 November 25, 2019 (or subsequent guidance). 

3 ‘‘(f) EXPIRATION OF AGREEMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) WITHIN SYSTEM UNITS.—The Secretary 

5 may allow long-term leases or term-limited owner6 ship of housing units or quarters on public lands, as 

7 appropriate, to facilitate the ability of an entity with 

8 whom a housing partnership agreement has been en9 tered into under subsection (b) to secure financing. 

10 ‘‘(2) EXPIRATION OF TERM ON PUBLIC

11 LANDS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon expiration of a 

13 term of ownership under paragraph (1), the 

14 Secretary may— 

15 ‘‘(i) renew the housing partnership 

16 agreement for terms not to exceed 10 

17 years; 

18 ‘‘(ii) require the entity with whom a 

19 housing partnership agreement has been 

20 entered into under subsection (a) to demol21 ish the housing accommodations and re22 lated facilities and infrastructure, and re23 store the land to conditions generally exist24 ing before construction on the lands upon 

25 which the housing accommodation project 


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1 is located without any cost to the Federal 

2 Government; 

3 ‘‘(iii) take ownership of the housing 

4 accommodations and related facilities and 

5 infrastructure, including fixtures and per6 sonal property necessary for the operation 

7 of the property; or 

8 ‘‘(iv) enter into a new housing part9 nership agreement. 

10 ‘‘(B) COVERING COSTS.—If taking owner11 ship of buildings under subparagraph (A)(ii), 

12 the Secretary may require the owner whose 

13 term of ownership is expiring to cover costs as14 sociated with preparing the building site for 

15 new or continued use. 

16 ‘‘(3) ON NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—Upon expira17 tion of a housing partnership agreement for housing 

18 accommodations on non-Federal lands, the Secretary 

19 may extend the housing partnership agreement for 

20 terms not to exceed 10 years.’’; 

21 (5) in section 101335— 

22 (A) in subsection (a)— 

23 (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

24 ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 

25 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 


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1 (I) by striking ‘‘procedures.’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘procedures, unless—’’; and 

3 (II) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(A) the lease is awarded to a nonprofit or 

6 government entity; or 

7 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that it is in 

8 the public interest to use procedures other than 

9 competitive procedures in the particular lease 

10 concerned and notifies, in writing, the Com11 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

12 Senate and the Committee on Natural Re13 sources of the House of Representatives of such 

14 determination and the rationale for such deter15 mination.’’; and 

16 (iii) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting 

17 ‘‘, affordability,’’ after ‘‘improve the qual18 ity’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (b)— 

20 (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 

21 and 

22 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any arrange25 ment made pursuant to this subsection shall contain 


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1 such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 

2 necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of 

3 the United States and ensure that necessary quar4 ters are available to field employees.’’; and 

5 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

6 paragraph (3); 

7 (6) in section 101336, by inserting ‘‘rehabilita8 tion,’’ after ‘‘repair,’’; 

9 (7) by amending section 101338 to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘§ 101338. General provisions 

12 ‘‘(a) EXEMPTIONS.—The following provisions shall 

13 not apply to leases contracts, or housing partnership 

14 agreements awarded by the Secretary under this sub15 chapter: 

16 ‘‘(1) Sections 102102 and 102901 of this title. 

17 ‘‘(2) Section 1302 of title 40. 

18 ‘‘(b) PROCEEDS FROM LEASES.—The proceeds from 

19 any lease or housing partnership agreement under this 

20 subchapter from which the Service directly collects the 

21 proceeds shall be retained by the Service and deposited 

22 in the special fund established for repair, maintenance, re23 habilitation, and operations of housing units and quarters 

24 and associated facilities and infrastructure.’’; and 

25 (8) in section 101340— 


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1 (A) by amending subsection (a) by striking 

2 ‘‘, in sequential order,’’; and 

3 (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTAL.—Each fiscal 

6 year, the President’s proposed budget to Congress shall 

7 include— 

8 ‘‘(1) identification of non-construction funds to 

9 be spent for Service housing maintenance and oper10 ations that are in addition to rental receipts col11 lected; 

12 ‘‘(2) the use of each of the authorities provided 

13 to the Service under this subchapter; 

14 ‘‘(3) the number of additional housing units 

15 needed within the National Park System; 

16 ‘‘(4) any barriers that have been identified to 

17 providing the needed housing; and 

18 ‘‘(5) any recommendations for changes to exist19 ing authorities that would help to remove those bar20 riers.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 

22 for chapter 1013 of title 54, United States Code, is 

23 amended as follows: 

24 (1) By striking the item related to section 

25 101334 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 101334. Authorization for housing accommodation projects’’. 


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1 (2) By striking the item related to section 

2 101338 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 101338. General provisions’’. 

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