Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1225
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2015-05-06
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015 </b></p> <p> Directs the Department of the Interior to develop and maintain a current, accurate multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management activities, including resource development and conservation, agricultural use, active forest management, environmental protection, and use of real property. Authorizes Interior to enter into cost-sharing agreements with states to include any nonfederal land in a state in such cadastre. Limits the federal share of any such agreement to 50% of the total cost to a state for the development of the cadastre of the nonfederal land in the state. </p> <p>Requires Interior to submit a report, covering all cadastres and inventories authorized, operated, or maintained by all executive agencies, on: (1) existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre, (2) consolidation of inventories and components, (3) the use of existing inventories and components of any cadastre, (4) cost savings that will be achieved, and (5) recommendations for legislation. </p> <p> Requires Interior to: (1) make the cadastre required under this Act available on the Internet in a graphically geoenabled and searchable format; (2) ensure that the inventory required under this Act includes the identification of all lands and parcels suitable for disposal by resource management plans conducted under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; and (3) prevent the disclosure of the identity of any one or more parcels of land, buildings or facilities on the parcels or information related to those parcels, if this would impair or jeopardize national security or homeland defense.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1225 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2015 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2015 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Cadastre The term cadastre means an inventory of real property of the Federal Government developed through collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital data depicting natural or man-made physical features, phenomena, or boundaries of the earth and any information related to the data, including surveys, maps, charts, satellite and airborne remote sensing data, images, and services, with services performed by professionals such as surveyors, photogrammetrists, hydrographers, geodesists, cartographers, and other such services of an architectural or engineering nature including the following data layers: (A) A reference frame consisting of a current geodetic network. (B) A series of current, accurate large-scale maps. (C) An existing cadastral boundary overlay delineating all cadastral parcels. (D) A system for indexing and identifying each cadastral parcel. (E) A series of land data files, each including the parcel identifier, that— (i) can be used to retrieve information and cross-reference between and among other data files; (ii) contain information about the use, assets, and infrastructure of each parcel; and (iii) designate any parcels that the Secretary determines can be better managed through ownership by a non-Federal entity, including a State, local, or tribal government, nonprofit organization, or the private sector. (2) Real property The term real property means land, buildings, crops, forests, and other resources attached to or within the land or improvements or fixtures permanently attached to the land or a structure on the property, including any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in the property. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Cadastre of Federal land (a) In General The Secretary shall develop and maintain a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property to support Federal land management activities, including— (1) resource development and conservation; (2) agricultural use; (3) active forest management; (4) environmental protection; and (5) use of real property. (b) Cost-Sharing agreements (1) In general The Secretary may enter into cost-sharing agreements with States to include any non-Federal land in a State in the cadastre. (2) Cost share The Federal share of any cost agreement described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to a State for the development of the cadastre of non-Federal land in the State. (c) Consolidation and Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on— (1) (A) the real property inventories or any components of any cadastre that— (i) exist as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) are authorized by law or conducted by the Secretary; (B) the statutory authorization for each inventory or component; and (C) the amount expended by the Federal Government for the inventory or component for fiscal year 2015; (2) the inventories and components described in paragraph (1)(A) that will be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act; (3) the inventories and components described in paragraph (1)(A) that will not be eliminated or consolidated into the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act, with a justification for not terminating or consolidating the inventories and components in the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act; (4) the use of real property inventories or any components of any cadastre that— (A) exist as of the date of enactment of this Act; (B) are conducted by any unit of a State or local government; and (C) can be used to identify Federal real property within the unit; (5) the cost-savings that will be achieved by eliminating or consolidating duplicative or unneeded real property inventories or any components described in paragraph (1)(A) that will become part of the multipurpose cadastre authorized by this Act; (6) in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of General Services, and the Comptroller General of the United States, all cadastres and inventories authorized, operated, or maintained by all other executive agencies of the Federal Government, including each of the components of the assessment described in paragraphs (1) through (5); and (7) recommendations for any legislation necessary to increase the cost-savings and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of replacing, eliminating, or consolidating real property inventories or any components of a cadastre described in paragraph (1)(A). (d) Coordination (1) In general In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— (A) participate (in accordance with section 216 of the E–Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 107–347 )) in the establishment of such standards and common protocols as are necessary to ensure the interoperability of geospatial information pertaining to the cadastre for all users of the information; (B) coordinate with, seek assistance and cooperation of, and provide liaison to the Federal Geographic Data Committee pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16 and Executive Order 12906 ( 43 U.S.C. 1457 note; relating to coordinating geographic data acquisition and access: the National Spatial Data Infrastructure) for the implementation of and compliance with such standards as may be applicable to the cadastre; (C) make the cadastre interoperable with the Federal Real Property Profile established pursuant to Executive Order 13327 ( 40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management); (D) integrate with and leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, cadastre activities of units of State and local government; and (E) use contracts with the private sector, to the maximum extent practicable, to provide such products and services as are necessary to develop the cadastre. (2) Contracts considered surveying and mapping Contracts entered into under paragraph (1)(E) shall be considered surveying and mapping services as such term is used and as such contracts are awarded in accordance with the selection procedures described in chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code. 4. Transparency and public access The Secretary shall— (1) make the cadastre required under this Act publically available on the Internet in a graphically geoenabled and searchable format; (2) ensure that the inventory required under section 3 includes the identification of all land and parcels suitable for disposal by resource management plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); and (3) in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, prevent the disclosure of the identity of any 1 or more parcels of land, and buildings or facilities on the parcels, or information related to the parcels, if the disclosure would impair or jeopardize the national security or homeland defense of the United States. 5. Right of action Nothing in this Act creates any substantive or procedural right or benefit.