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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Outdoor Recreation Legacy
Partnership Grant Program Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--
(A) In general.--The term ''eligible entity''
means--
(i) a State;
(ii) a political subdivision of a State,
including--
(I) a city; and
(II) a county;
(iii) a special purpose district, including
park districts; and
(iv) an Indian tribe (as defined in section
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).
(B) Political subdivisions and indian tribes.--A
political subdivision of a State or an Indian tribe
shall be considered an eligible entity only if the
political subdivision or Indian tribe represents or
otherwise serves a qualifying urban area.
(2) Outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program.--
The term ''Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant
Program'' means the program established under section 3(a).
(3) Qualifying urban area.--The term ''qualifying urban
area'' means an area described in the notice of the Bureau of
the Census entitled ''Qualifying Urban Areas for the 2010
Census'' (77 Fed. Reg. 18652 (March 27, 2012)).
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 3. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an outdoor
recreation legacy partnership grant program under which the Secretary
may award grants to eligible entities for projects--
(1) to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor
recreation purposes; and
(2) to develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation
facilities.
(b) Matching Requirement.--
(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving a grant under
subsection (a), an eligible entity shall provide matching funds
in the form of cash or an in-kind contribution in an amount
equal to not less than 100 percent of the amounts made
available under the grant.
(2) Sources.--The matching amounts referred to in paragraph
(1) may include amounts made available from State, local,
nongovernmental, or private sources.

SEC. 4. ELIGIBLE USES.

(a) In General.--A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under
this Act--
(1) to acquire land or water that provides outdoor
recreation opportunities to the public; and
(2) to develop or renovate outdoor recreational facilities
that provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public,
with priority given to projects that--
(A) create or significantly enhance access to park
and recreational opportunities in an urban neighborhood
or community;
(B) engage and empower underserved communities and
youth;
(C) provide opportunities for youth employment or
job training;
(D) establish or expand public-private
partnerships, with a focus on leveraging resources; and
(E) take advantage of coordination among various
levels of government.
(b) Limitations on Use.--A grant recipient may not use grant funds
for--
(1) grant administration costs;
(2) incidental costs related to land acquisition, including
appraisal and titling;
(3) operation and maintenance activities;
(4) facilities that support semiprofessional or
professional athletics;
(5) indoor facilities such as recreation centers or
facilities that support primarily non-outdoor purposes; or
(6) acquisition of land or interests in land that restrict
access to specific persons.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.

In carrying out the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant
Program, the Secretary shall--
(1) conduct an initial screening and technical review of
applications received; and
(2) evaluate and score all qualifying applications.

SEC. 6. REPORTING.

(a) Annual Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the last day of
each report period, each State lead agency that receives a grant under
this Act shall annually submit to the Secretary performance and
financial reports that--
(1) summarize project activities conducted during the
report period; and
(2) provide the status of the project.
(b) Final Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the earlier of the
date of expiration of a project period or the completion of a project,
each State lead agency that receives a grant under this Act shall
submit to the Secretary a final report containing such information as
the Secretary may require.

SEC. 7. REVENUE SHARING.

Section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of
2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end '', of which 20 percent for each of fiscal
years 2017 through 2055 shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior
to provide grants under the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant
Program Act of 2015.''.

Answer: Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program under which Interior awards grants to eligible entities (the states, their political subdivisions, special purpose districts, and Indian Tribes) for projects to: (1) acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes, and (2) develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities. As a condition for receiving a grant, an eligible entity shall provide matching funds in cash or in kind equal to 100% of the amounts available under the grant. A grant recipient may use the grant to acquire land or water providing outdoor recreation opportunities to the public. A grant may also be used to develop or renovate outdoor recreational facilities, with priority given to projects that: create or significantly enhance access to park and recreational opportunities in an urban neighborhood or community; engage and empower underserved communities and youth; provide opportunities for youth employment or job training; establish or expand public-private partnerships; take advantage of coordination among various levels of government. Grant funds may not be used for specified costs, facilities, and activities, including the acquisition of lands or interests that restrict access to particular persons.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Rural Entrepreneur and
Microenterprise Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is
amended by inserting after section 364 (7 U.S.C. 2006f) the following:

''SEC. 365. RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Economically disadvantaged microentrepreneur.--The
term 'economically disadvantaged microentrepreneur' means an
owner, majority owner, or developer of a microenterprise that
has the ability to compete in the private sector but has been
impaired because of diminished capital and credit
opportunities, as compared to other microentrepreneurs in the
industry.
''(2) Indian tribe.--The term 'Indian tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
''(3) Intermediary.--The term 'intermediary' means a
private, nonprofit entity that provides assistance--
''(A) to a microenterprise development
organization; or
''(B) for a microenterprise development program.
''(4) Low-income individual.--The term low-income
individual means an individual with an income (adjusted for
family size) of not more than the greatest of--
''(A) 80 percent of median income of an area;
''(B) 80 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan
area median income; or
''(C) 80 percent of the national median income.
''(5) Microcredit.--The term 'microcredit' means a business
loan or loan guarantee of not more than $50,000 that is
provided to a rural entrepreneur.
''(6) Microenterprise.--The term 'microenterprise' means--
''(A) a sole proprietorship; or
''(B) a business entity with not more than 10 full-
time-equivalent employees.
''(7) Microenterprise development organization.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'microenterprise
development organization' means a private, nonprofit
entity that--
''(i) provides training and technical
assistance to rural entrepreneurs; and
''(ii) facilitates access to capital or
another service described in subsection (b) for
rural entrepreneurs.
''(B) Inclusions.--The term 'microenterprise
development organization' includes an organization
described in subparagraph (A) with a demonstrated
record of delivering services to economically
disadvantaged microentrepreneurs, or an effective plan
to develop a program to deliver microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs effectively, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(8) Microenterprise development program.--The term
'microenterprise development organization' means a program
administered by an organization serving a rural area.
''(9) Microentrepreneur.--The term 'microentrepreneur'
means the owner, operator, or developer of a microenterprise.
''(10) Program.--The term 'program' means the rural
entrepreneur and microenterprise program established under
subsection (b)(1).
''(11) Qualified organization.--The term 'qualified
organization' means--
''(A) a microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program that has a
demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs, or an effective plan
to develop a program to deliver microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs effectively, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(B) an intermediary that has a demonstrated
record of delivery assistance to microenterprise
development organizations or microenterprise
development programs;
''(C) a microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program that serves rural
entrepreneurs;
''(D) an Indian tribe, the tribal government of
which certifies to the Secretary that no
microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program exists under the
jurisdiction of the Indian tribe;
''(E) a group of 2 or more organizations or Indian
tribes described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(D) that agree to act jointly as a qualified
organization under this section; or
''(F) for purposes of subsection (b), a public
college or university.
''(12) Rural area.--The term 'rural area' means any
community that is rural in character and has a population of
not more than 25,000 individuals.
''(13) Rural capacity building service.--The term 'rural
capacity building service' means a service provided to an
organization that--
''(A) is, or is in the process of becoming, a
microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program; and
''(B) serves rural areas for the purpose of
enhancing the ability of the organization to provide
training, technical assistance, and other related
services to rural entrepreneurs.
''(14) Rural entrepreneur.--The term 'rural entrepreneur'
means a microentrepreneur, or prospective microentrepreneur--
''(A) the principal place of business of which is
in a rural area; and
''(B) that is unable to obtain sufficient training,
technical assistance, or microcredit elsewhere, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(15) Secretary.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
''(16) Tribal government.--The term 'tribal government'
means the governing body of an Indian tribe.
''(b) Rural Entrepreneurship and Microenterprise Program.--
''(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a rural
entrepreneurship and microenterprise program.
''(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to
provide low-income individuals and moderate-income individuals
with--
''(A) the skills necessary to establish new small
businesses in rural areas; and
''(B) continuing technical and financial assistance
as individuals and business starting or operating small
businesses.
''(3) Grants.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant
under the program to a qualified organization--
''(i) to provide training, operational
support, or a rural capacity building service
to a qualified organization to assist the
qualified organization in developing
microenterprise training, technical assistance,
market development assistance, and other
related services, primarily for business with 5
or fewer full-time-equivalent employees;
''(ii) to assist in researching and
developing the best practices in delivering
training, technical assistance, and microcredit
to rural entrepreneurs; and
''(iii) to carry out such other projects
and activities as the Secretary determines to
be consistent with the purposes of this
section.
''(B) Subgrants.--Subject to such regulations as
the Secretary may promulgate, a qualified organization
that receives a grant under this paragraph may use the
grant to provide assistance to other qualified
organizations, such as small or emerging qualified
organizations.
''(C) Diversity.--In making grants under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable, that grant recipients include
qualified organizations--
''(i) of varying sizes; and
''(ii) that serve racially- and ethnically-
diverse populations.
''(D) Cost sharing.--
''(i) Federal share.--The Federal share of
the cost of a project carried out using funds
from a grant made under this paragraph shall be
75 percent.
''(ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
Federal share of the cost of a project
described in clause (i) may be provided--
''(I) in cash (including through
fees, grants (including community
development block grants), and gifts);
or
''(II) in kind.
''(4) Rural microloan program.--
''(A) Establishment.--In carrying out the program,
the Secretary may carry out a rural microloan program.
''(B) Purpose.--The purpose of the rural microloan
program shall be to provide technical and financial
assistance to sole proprietorships and small businesses
located in rural areas with a particular focus on those
businesses with 5 or fewer full-time equivalent
employees.
''(C) Authority of secretary.--In carrying out the
rural microloan program, the Secretary may--
''(i) make direct loans to qualified
organizations for the purpose of making short-
term, fixed interest rate microloans to
startup, newly established, and growing rural
microbusiness concerns; and
''(ii) in conjunction with those loans,
provide grants in accordance with subparagraph
(E) to those qualified organizations for the
purpose of providing intensive marketing,
management, and technical assistance to small
business concerns that are borrowers under this
paragraph.
''(D) Loan duration; interest rates; conditions.--
''(i) Loan duration.--A loan made by the
Secretary under this paragraph shall be for a
term of 20 years.
''(ii) Applicable interest rates.--A loan
made by the Secretary under this paragraph to a
qualified organization shall bear an annual
interest rate of at least 1 percent.
''(iii) Deferral of interest and
principal.--The Secretary may permit the
deferral of payments, for principal and
interest, on a loan made under this paragraph
for a period of not more than 2 years,
beginning on the date on which the loan was
made.
''(E) Grant amounts.--
''(i) In general.--Except as otherwise
provided in this section, each qualified
organization that receives a loan under this
paragraph shall be eligible to receive a grant
to provide marketing, management, and technical
assistance to small business concerns that are
borrowers or potential borrowers under this
subsection.
''(ii) Maximum amount of grant for
microenterprise development organizations.--
Each microenterprise development organization
that receives a loan under this paragraph shall
receive an annual grant in an amount equal to
not more than 25 percent of the total
outstanding balance of loans made to the
microenterprise development organization under
this paragraph, as of the date of provision of
the grant.
''(iii) Matching requirement.--
''(I) In general.--As a condition
of any grant made to a qualified
organization under this subparagraph,
the Secretary shall require the
qualified organization to match not
less than 15 percent of the total
amount of the grant.
''(II) Sources.--In addition to
cash from non-Federal sources, a
matching share provided by the
qualified organization may include
indirect costs or in-kind contributions
funded under non-Federal programs.
''(c) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 10 percent of
assistance received by a qualified organization for a fiscal year under
this section may be used to pay administrative expenses.
''(d) Funding.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and on October 1, 2008, and each October
1 thereafter through October 1, 2012, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this
section $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
''(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amount made available by
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year--
''(A) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available
for use in carrying out subsection (b)(3); and
''(B) not less than $20,000,000 shall be available
for use in carrying out subsection (b)(4), of which not
more than $7,000,000 shall be used to support direct
loans.
''(C) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall
be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to
carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.''.

Answer: Rural Entrepreneur and Microenterprise Assistance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a rural entrepreneur and microenterprise (sole proprietorship or business entity with not more than 10 full-time employees) program to help low- and moderate- income individuals acquire: (1) necessary skills to establish small rural businesses; and (2) technical and financial assistance.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a related rural microloan program to provide technical and financial assistance to sole proprietorships and small rural businesses with a particular focus on businesses with five or fewer full-time employees.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Landowners Equal Treatment Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, through the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, recently demanded and
received compensation for the loss of use of federally owned
property resulting from constructive use of the property for
other public purposes, in an amount of approximately
$26,000,000.
(2) The Secretary of Transportation has promulgated a
regulation allowing for compensation of Federal agencies for
the lost use of agency property for public purposes, through a
definition of the term ''constructive use'' that includes off-
site impacts of Federal agency actions on federally owned
property.
(3) The Federal Government enjoys no right under the
Constitution to compensation for use of Federal agency property
for other public purposes, while the rights of private persons
to be compensated for the taking of their property by the
Government for a public purpose is a fundamental right
protected by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the
Constitution.
(4) Private property owners should be compensated in a
manner that is at least as equitable as the compensation
afforded to Federal agencies when their property is used or
constructively used for other public purposes.
(5) Fair and equitable treatment of private property owners
will increase the willingness of private property owners to
provide habitat for wildlife and plants protected under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to increase the efforts of
private property owners to protect and restore habitat for wildlife, by
ensuring that their constitutional and legal property rights will be
honored, respected, and protected in the implementation of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973.

SEC. 3. MINIMIZING IMPACTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''minimizing impacts on private property

''Sec. 19. (a) In General.--In implementing this Act, the head of
an agency shall make every possible effort to avoid, minimize, or
mitigate impacts on non-Federal property that result in Federal use of
the property as a direct result of the action of the agency head under
this Act or in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. An agency shall
not take action that results in a Federal use of non-Federal property
under this Act unless the agency--
''(1) obtains the written permission of its owner;
''(2) negotiates a voluntary agreement authorizing that
use; or
''(3) pays compensation in accordance with this section.
''(b) Compensation for Federal Use of Non-Federal Property.--An
agency that takes action under this Act or in furtherance of the
purposes of this Act that results in a Federal use of non-Federal
property or any portion of non-Federal property without the written
consent of the owner of the property shall compensate the owner for the
fair market value of the Federal use of the property or portion.
Compensation paid shall reflect the duration of the Federal use as
necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act.
''(c) Request of Owner.--An owner of non-Federal property seeking
compensation under this section shall make a written request for
compensation to the agency implementing the agency action resulting in
the Federal use of property. The request shall, at a minimum, identify
the affected portion of the property, the nature of the Federal use of
non-Federal property for which the compensation is sought, and the
amount of compensation sought.
''(d) Negotiations.--The agency may negotiate with the owner to
reach agreement on the amount of the compensation under this section,
the terms of any agreement for payment, and the terms of any Federal
use of non-Federal property for which compensation is paid. If such an
agreement is reached, the agency shall within 6 months pay the owner
the amount agreed upon. An agreement under this section may include a
transfer of title or an agreement to limit the period of time of the
Federal use of non-Federal property.
''(e) Choice of Remedies.--If, not later than 180 days after the
written request is made, the parties have not reached an agreement on
compensation, the owner of the property may elect binding arbitration
or seek compensation due under this section in a civil action.
''(f) Arbitration.--The procedures that govern the arbitration
shall, as nearly as practicable, be those established under title 9,
United States Code, for arbitration proceedings to which that title
applies. An award made in such arbitration shall include a reasonable
attorney's fee and other arbitration costs, including appraisal fees.
The agency shall promptly pay any award made to the owner.
''(g) Civil Actions.--A civil action to enforce this section may be
filed under section 11(g). An owner who prevails in a civil action
against the agency pursuant to this section shall be entitled to, and
the agency shall be liable for, the amount of compensation awarded plus
reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs, including
appraisal fees. The court shall award interest on the amount of any
compensation from the time of the Federal use of non-Federal property.
''(h) Source of Payments.--Any payment made under this section to
an owner of property and any judgment obtained by an owner of property
in a civil action under this section shall, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, be made from the annual appropriation of the agency
that took the agency action giving rise to the payment or civil action.
If the agency action resulted from a requirement imposed by another
agency, then the agency making the payment or satisfying the judgment
may seek partial or complete reimbursement from the appropriated funds
of the other agency. For this purpose, the head of the agency concerned
may transfer or reprogram any appropriated funds available to the
agency. If insufficient funds exist for the payment or to satisfy the
judgment, it shall be the duty of the head of the agency to seek the
appropriation of such funds for the next fiscal year.
''(i) Availability of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any obligation of the United States to make any
payment under this section shall be subject to the availability of
appropriations.
''(j) Duty of Notice to Owners.--An agency may not take any action
that is a Federal use of non-Federal property unless the agency has
given 30 days notice to each owner of the property directly affected
explaining their rights under this section and either obtaining their
permission for the Federal use or providing the procedures for
obtaining any compensation that may be available under this section.
''(k) Rules of Construction.--The following rules of construction
shall apply to this Act:
''(1) Other rights preserved.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to limit any right to compensation that exists under
the Constitution or under other laws.
''(2) Extent of federal authority.--Payment of compensation
under this section (other than when property is bought by the
Federal Government at the option of the owner) shall not confer
any rights on the Federal Government other than the Federal use
of non-Federal property agreed to so that the agency action may
achieve the species conservation purposes of this Act.
''(l) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
''(1) Agency.--The term 'agency' has the meaning given that
term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
''(2) Federal use.--(A) The term 'Federal use' means--
''(i) any action under this Act to--
''(I) permanently incorporate non-Federal
property into a Federal facility;
''(II) place non-Federal property under the
control of the Secretary; or
''(III) temporarily occupy non-Federal
property in a manner that is adverse to the
constitutional right of the owner of the
property against taking of the property by the
Federal Government; and
''(ii) any constructive use of non-Federal
property.
''(B) In this paragraph the term 'constructive use' means
any action described in subparagraph (C) taken under this Act
that results in--
''(i) substantial diminution in the normal or
reasonably expected uses of non-Federal property;
''(ii) a reduction in the fair market value of non-
Federal property of 25 percent or more; or
''(iii) in the case of the right to receive water,
any diminution in the quantity of water received or
available for use.
''(C) The actions referred to in subparagraph (B) are the
following:
''(i) The imposition or enforcement of a
prohibition of use of non-Federal property the purpose
of which is to provide or retain habitat for any
species of wildlife or plant determined to be an
endangered species or threatened species.
''(ii) A designation of non-Federal property as
critical habitat under this Act.
''(iii) The denial of a permit under section 10
that results in the loss of the ability to use non-
Federal property in order to provide habitat for
wildlife or plants.
''(iv) An agency action pursuant to a reasonable
and prudent alternative suggested by the Secretary
under section 7, that would cause an agency to restrict
the use of non-Federal property.
''(v) The imposition by any governmental entity of
a limitation or restriction on an otherwise permissible
use of non-Federal property by the owner of the
property, as a condition of a Federal agency providing
any land, money, permit, or other benefit to the
governmental entity, if imposition of the limitation or
restriction by the agency directly would constitute a
Federal use of non-Federal property under the other
provisions of this paragraph, unless the governmental
entity has some other legal basis for imposing the
limitation or restriction.
''(3) Fair market value.--The term 'fair market value'
means the most probable price at which property or a right to
use property would change hands, in a competitive and open
market under all conditions requisite to fair sale, between a
willing buyer and willing seller, neither being under any
compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge
of relevant facts, and without regard to the presence of any
species protected under this Act. With respect to a right to
use property, fair market value shall be determined on or
immediately before the exercise of the right.
''(4) Law of the state.--The term 'law of the State'
includes the law of a political subdivision of a State.
''(5) Non-federal property.--The term 'non-Federal
property' means property which is owned by a person other than
any Federal entity of government.
''(6) Property.--The term 'property' means land, an
interest in land, the right to use or receive water, and any
personal property, as defined under the law of the State.''.

Answer:
Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 1999 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the head of an agency to make every possible effort to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on non-Federal property that result from Federal use of the property (including constructive use) as a direct result of an agency action under such Act (including actions to provide or retain habitat for endangered or threatened species or to designate non-Federal property as critical habitat). Prohibits an agency from taking action under such Act that results in a Federal use of non-Federal property unless it: (1) obtains the landowner's permission; (2) negotiates a voluntary agreement authorizing such use; or (3) compensates the landowner for the fair market value of the Federal use. Sets forth provisions governing landowner requests for compensation, compensation negotiations, arbitration or civil actions to resolve compensation disagreements, and payment of compensation from an agency's annual appropriations.
Prohibits an agency from taking any action that is a Federal use of non-Federal property unless it has given 30 days notice to each property owner directly affected explaining their rights and either obtaining their permission or providing procedures for obtaining compensation.