To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue long-term leases on Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to companies that relocate production facilities from the People's Republic of China to the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7202
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-15
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Asia

Building construction

China

Industrial facilities

Land use and conservation

Licensing and registrations

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue long-term leases on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands deemed suitable for companies that relocate production facilities from China to the United States.</p> <p> Interior may enter into such a lease only after the Department of Commerce has certified that the production facility to be located on the leased land will replace a production facility of the same size and type located in China.</p> <p>Each lease shall be made for a 99-year term.</p> <p>The rental fee for leases issued under this bill shall be set for $1 per acre per year. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7202 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2020 Mr. Crawford (for himself, Mr. Gosar , and Mr. Gohmert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue long-term leases on Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to companies that relocate production facilities from the People’s Republic of China to the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Long-term leases for relocation of production facilities from the People’s Republic of China (a) Leases Authorized (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall issue long-term leases on Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and deemed suitable for this purpose to companies that relocate production facilities from the People's Republic of China to the United States. (2) Certification required The Secretary of the Interior may only enter into a lease under this section after the Secretary of Commerce has certified that the production facility to be located on the leased land will replace a production facility of the same size and type located in the People's Republic of China. (b) Terms and Conditions of leases (1) Term of lease Leases under this section shall be for a term of 99 years. If the production facility relocated as a condition of a lease under this section is relocated out of the United States before the expiration of the 99-year lease term, the Secretary of Commerce may issue a fine to the leasing company of an amount determined by that Secretary. (2) Fee The rental fee for leases under this section shall be $1 per acre per year. (3) Use of land Land subject to a lease under this section may be used only for a production facility relocated from the People's Republic of China. Such companies may construct facilities on such the land subject to the lease for the purposes of such production, in accordance with State and Federal law.