30 × 30 Termination Act

Bill: 117-s-1673
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2021-05-18
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Forests, forestry, trees

Historic sites and heritage areas

Intergovernmental relations

Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

State and local government operations

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>30 x 30 Termination Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal acquisition of land or declaration of a national monument in certain areas and nullifies a provision of an executive order related to conservation.</p> <p>In a state or county where 15% or more of the land is managed by a federal agency (1) federal funds may not be used to acquire nonfederal land unless the agency proposing the acquisition disposes of an equal amount of federal land within the state or county, and (2) a declaration of a national monument shall not apply.</p> <p>The bill prohibits from having the force and effect of law a provision of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619), titled<em> Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad</em>, that requires the Department of the Interior to recommend steps to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. No federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any report or program substantially similar to the report or program of such provision.</p> <p>No federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any action on federal land that results in a net-loss of multiple use or any principal or major use, unless such action has been authorized by an act of Congress.</p> <p>No federal funds may be used by a federal agency to acquire more than 160 acres of nonfederal land unless</p> <ul> <li>the federal agency has received written notice from the state in which the nonfederal land is located that the state has enacted legislation approving the proposed acquisition, and </li> <li>the proposed acquisition has been authorized by an act of Congress.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1673 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2021 Mr. Marshall (for himself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To preserve access to Federal land, control fires, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 30 × 30 Termination Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land (A) In general The term Federal land means— (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 )); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 )); and (iv) Federal land within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States, as established by Presidential Proclamation 5030, dated March 10, 1983 ( 16 U.S.C. 1453 note). (B) Inclusion The term Federal land includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. (2) Multiple use The term multiple use has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 ). (3) Principal or major use The term principal or major use includes domestic livestock grazing, mineral exploration and production, rights-of-way, timber production, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, and off-highway vehicle use, and other outdoor recreation. 3. Revocation of Executive Order relating to Conserving Our Nation's Lands and Waters (a) In general Section 216 of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7627; relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad (February 1, 2021)) shall have no force or effect. (b) Limitation on funds No Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any report or program substantially similar to the report or program required under section 216 of the Executive Order described in subsection (a). 4. No net loss of non-Federal land No Federal funds may be used to acquire non-Federal land within a State or county in which 15 percent or more of the land is managed by a Federal agency, unless the Federal agency proposing the acquisition disposes of an equal amount of Federal land within the State or county in which the non-Federal land is located to ensure no net loss of non-Federal land and taxable acreage during the fiscal year in which the proposed acquisition occurs and subsequent fiscal years as a result of the proposed acquisition. 5. No net loss of multiple use No Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any action on Federal land that results in a net loss of multiple use or any principal or major use within a State, unless the action has been authorized by an Act of Congress. 6. State and congressional approval required prior to the Federal acquisition of more than 160 acres of non-Federal land No Federal funds may be used by the head of a Federal agency to acquire more than 160 acres of non-Federal land unless— (1) the head of the Federal agency has received from the State in which the non-Federal land is located written notice that the State has enacted legislation approving the proposed acquisition; and (2) the proposed acquisition has been authorized by an Act of Congress. 7. Prohibition on withdrawal The President may not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. 8. Limitations on declarations of national monuments Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Limitations on declarations A declaration under this section shall not apply to a State or county in which 15 percent or more of the land is managed by a Federal agency. .