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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. 

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 ‘‘Federal Land Asset 

5 Inventory Reform Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CADASTRE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) CADASTRE.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘cadastre’’ 

10 means an inventory of real property developed 


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1 through collecting, storing, retrieving, or dis2 seminating graphical or digital data depicting 

3 natural or man-made physical features, phe4 nomena, or boundaries of the earth, and any in5 formation related to the data, including— 

6 (i) surveys; 

7 (ii) maps; 

8 (iii) charts; 

9 (iv) satellite and airborne remote 

10 sensing data; 

11 (v) images; and 

12 (vi) services of an architectural or en13 gineering nature performed by 1 or more 

14 professionals, as authorized to perform the 

15 services under State law, if applicable, 

16 such as— 

17 (I) a surveyor; 

18 (II) a photogrammetrist; 

19 (III) a hydrographer; 

20 (IV) a geodesist; or 

21 (V) a cartographer. 

22 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘cadastre’’ 

23 includes— 

24 (i) a reference frame consisting of a 

25 current geodetic network that is consistent 


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1 with, and not duplicative of, the National 

2 Geodic Survey of the National Oceanic and 

3 Atmospheric Administration; 

4 (ii) a series of current and accurate 

5 large-scale maps; 

6 (iii) an existing cadastral boundary 

7 overlay delineating all cadastral parcels; 

8 (iv) a system for indexing and identi9 fying each cadastral parcel; and 

10 (v) a series of land data files, each in11 cluding the parcel identifier, which can be 

12 used to retrieve information and cross-ref13 erence between and among other existing 

14 data files that may contain information 

15 about the use, assets, and infrastructure of 

16 each parcel. 

17 (2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

18 means the Department of the Interior. 

19 (3) FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.—The term 

20 ‘‘Federal real property’’ means any real property 

21 owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the Federal 

22 Government. 

23 (4) LANDHOLDING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘land24 holding agency’’ means a Federal department or 


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1 agency with statutory authority to control real prop2 erty. 

3 (5) REAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘real prop4 erty’’ means real estate consisting of— 

5 (A) land; 

6 (B) buildings, crops, forests, or other re7 sources still attached to or within the land; 

8 (C) improvements or fixtures permanently 

9 attached to the land; 

10 (D) any structure on the land; or 

11 (E) any interest, benefit, right, or privilege 

12 in the property described in subparagraphs (A) 

13 through (D). 

14 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (b) CADASTRE OF FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta18 tion with the heads of landholding agencies, shall de19 velop and maintain a current and accurate multipur20 pose cadastre of Federal real property and any real 

21 property included under paragraph (2)(A) to support 

22 Federal land management activities on Federal real 

23 property, including— 

24 (A) resource development and conserva25 tion; 


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1 (B) agricultural use; 

2 (C) active forest management; 

3 (D) environmental protection; and 

4 (E) other use of the real property. 

5 (2) COST-SHARING.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

7 enter into cost-sharing agreements with States 

8 to include any non-Federal land in a State in 

9 the cadastre under paragraph (1). 

10 (B) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of 

11 any cost-sharing agreement described in sub12 paragraph (A) shall not exceed 50 percent of 

13 the total cost to a State for the development of 

14 the cadastre of non-Federal land in the State. 

15 (3) CONSOLIDATION AND REPORT.—Not later 

16 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

17 Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

18 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

19 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

20 of Representatives a report describing— 

21 (A) the existing real property inventories 

22 or any components of any cadastre of Federal 

23 real property currently authorized by law or 

24 maintained by the Department, including— 


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1 (i) the statutory authorization for 

2 each existing real property inventory or 

3 component of a cadastre; and 

4 (ii) the amount expended by the Fed5 eral Government for each existing real 

6 property inventory or component of a ca7 dastre in fiscal year 2018; 

8 (B) the existing real property inventories 

9 or any components of any cadastre of Federal 

10 real property currently authorized by law or 

11 maintained by the Department that will be 

12 eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose 

13 cadastre under paragraph (1); 

14 (C)(i) the existing real property inventories 

15 or any components of any cadastre of Federal 

16 real property currently authorized by law or 

17 maintained by the Department that will not be 

18 eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose 

19 cadastre under paragraph (1); and 

20 (ii) a justification for not eliminating or 

21 consolidating an existing real property inven22 tory or component of a cadastre described in 

23 clause (i) into the multipurpose cadastre under 

24 paragraph (1); 


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1 (D) the use of existing real property inven2 tories or any components of any cadastre cur3 rently maintained by any unit of State or local 

4 government that can be used to identify Federal 

5 real property within that unit of government; 

6 (E) the cost-savings that will be achieved 

7 by eliminating or consolidating duplicative or 

8 unneeded real property inventories or any com9 ponents of any cadastre of Federal real prop10 erty currently authorized by law or maintained 

11 by the Department that will become part of the 

12 multipurpose cadastre under paragraph (1); 

13 (F) a plan for the implementation of this 

14 section, including a cost estimate and an assess15 ment of the feasibility of using revenue from 

16 any transactional activity authorized by law to 

17 offset any costs of implementing this section; 

18 (G) an assessment described in subpara19 graphs (A) through (E) with regard to each ca20 dastre and inventory of Federal real property 

21 authorized, operated, or maintained by each 

22 other Federal agency, which shall be conducted 

23 in consultation with the Director of the Office 

24 of Management and Budget, the Administrator 


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1 of the General Services Administration, and the 

2 Comptroller General of the United States; and 

3 (H) recommendations for any legislation 

4 necessary to increase the cost-savings and en5 hance the effectiveness and efficiency of replac6 ing, eliminating, or consolidating Federal real 

7 property inventories or any components of any 

8 cadastre of Federal real property currently au9 thorized by law or maintained by the Depart10 ment. 

11 (4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sec12 tion, the Secretary shall— 

13 (A) participate (in accordance with section 

14 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 

15 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107–347) and 

16 section 757 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 

17 (43 U.S.C. 2806) in the establishment of such 

18 standards and common protocols as are nec19 essary to ensure the interoperability of 

20 geospatial information pertaining to the cadas21 tre under subsection (b)(1) for all users of the 

22 information; 

23 (B) coordinate with, seek assistance and 

24 cooperation of, and provide liaison to the Fed25 eral Geographic Data Committee established by 


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1 section 753(a) of the Geospatial Data Act of 

2 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2802(a)) for the implementa3 tion of and compliance with such standards and 

4 requirements of that Act as may be applicable 

5 to— 

6 (i) the cadastre under subsection 

7 (b)(1); and 

8 (ii) any aspect of the development of 

9 the cadastre under subsection (b)(1); 

10 (C) integrate, or make the cadastre inter11 operable with, the Federal Real Property Pro12 file established pursuant to Executive Order 

13 13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal 

14 real property asset management); and 

15 (D) to the maximum extent practicable, in16 tegrate with and leverage current cadastre ac17 tivities of units of State and local government. 

18 (c) TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Sec19 retary shall— 

20 (1) in accordance with any requirements appli21 cable to the Department under section 759 of the 

22 Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2808), 

23 make the cadastre under subsection (b)(1) publicly 

24 available on the internet— 


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1 (A) in a graphically geo-enabled and 

2 searchable format; and 

3 (B) in a manner that is consistent with, 

4 and meets any requirements for integration 

5 with, the GeoPlatform established under section 

6 758(a) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 2807(a)); 

7 (2) ensure that the inventory referred to in sub8 section (b) includes the identification of all land suit9 able for disposal in accordance with the Federal 

10 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

11 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

12 (3) in consultation with the Secretary of De13 fense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, pre14 vent the disclosure of any parcel or parcels of land, 

15 any buildings or facilities on the land, or any infor16 mation related to the land, buildings, or facilities if 

17 that disclosure would impair or jeopardize the na18 tional security or homeland defense of the United 

19 States. 

20 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any data that is part of the 

21 cadastre developed under subsection (b)(1) shall be— 

22 (1) considered to be geospatial data for pur23 poses of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 

24 2801 et seq.); and 

25 (2) subject to the requirements of that Act. 


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1 (e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 

2 (1) creates any substantive or procedural right 

3 or benefit; or 

4 (2) requires or authorizes— 

5 (A) any new surveying or mapping of Fed6 eral real property; 

7 (B) the evaluation of any parcel of land or 

8 other real property for potential management 

9 by a non-Federal entity; 

10 (C) the disposal of any Federal real prop11 erty; or 

12 (D) any new appraisal or assessment of— 

13 (i) the value of any parcel of Federal 

14 land or other real property; or 

15 (ii) the cultural and archaeological re16 sources on any parcel of Federal land or 

17 other real property. 

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