Federal Submerged Lands Transportation Development Act

Bill: 113-s-1609
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2013-10-29
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coast guard

Land use and conservation

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Federal Submerged Lands Transportation Development Act - Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to lease tidelands and submerged lands under the control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than&nbsp;five years. (Currently, the Commandant is limited to renting or leasing real property under the Coast Guard's control for a period of up to five years, provided that&nbsp;such property&nbsp;may not be required for immediate use, with specified amounts of rental or lease monies received to be deposited in the Treasury.)</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1609 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 29, 2013 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to lease tidelands and submerged lands under control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than five years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Submerged Lands Transportation Development Act . 2. Lease of tidelands and submerged lands under control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than five years Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Lease of tidelands and submerged lands (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(13), a lease described in paragraph (2) may be for such term in excess of five years as the Commandant considers appropriate. (2) A lease referred to in paragraph (1) is a lease of the following: (A) Tidelands under the control of the Coast Guard. (B) Submerged lands under the control of the Coast Guard. .