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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Child Support Security Act''.

SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect--
(1) the right of an individual or State to receive any
child support payment; or
(2) the obligation of an individual to pay child support.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION IN INCOME OF AMOUNT OF UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to discharge of indebtedness income) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new subsection:
''(h) Unpaid Child Support Payments.--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of this chapter, any
taxable unpaid child support payments of a taxpayer for any
taxable year shall be treated as amounts includible in gross
income of the taxpayer for the taxable year by reason of the
discharge of indebtedness of the taxpayer.
''(2) Taxable unpaid child support payments.--For purposes
of this subsection, the term 'taxable unpaid child support
payments' means payments--
''(A) which were applicable child support payments
which the taxpayer was required to pay under a support
instrument for the support of a child of the taxpayer,
and
''(B) with respect to which the notice requirements
of paragraph (3) are met.
''(3) Notice requirements.--
''(A) In general.--During January of the second
calendar year following a calendar year in which there
begins a taxable year for which a deduction allowed
under section 166(f) was claimed, the eligible taxpayer
shall send a notice (in such form as the Secretary may
prescribe) to the individual who failed to make
payments which contains--
''(i) the amount of the applicable child
support payments for such taxable year, and
''(ii) notice that the individual is
required to include such amount in gross income
for the taxable year beginning in the preceding
calendar year.
''(B) Notice by secretary.--If notice cannot be
provided under subparagraph (A) because the address is
not known to the eligible taxpayer, the Secretary shall
send such notice if the address is available to the
Secretary.
''(C) Address unknown.--If notice cannot be
provided under subparagraph (A) or (B) because there is
no known address, no income shall be included in gross
income for any taxable year beginning before the
calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such
notice may be sent.
''(4) Subsequent payments.--If any payment required to be
included in gross income under paragraph (1) is subsequently
made, the amount of such payment shall be allowed as a
deduction for the taxable year in which such payment is made.
''(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
terms 'applicable child support payments' and 'eligible
taxpayer' have the meanings given such terms by section
166(f).''
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 4. ALLOWANCE OF BAD DEBT DEDUCTION FOR UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT
PAYMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 166 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to deduction for bad debts) is amended by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e)
the following new subsection:
''(f) Unpaid Child Support Payments.--
''(1) In general.--In the case of any eligible taxpayer who
has any applicable child support payments remaining unpaid as
of the close of the taxable year--
''(A) subsections (a) and (d) shall not apply to
such payments, and
''(B) there shall be allowed as a deduction for
such taxable year an amount equal to the amount of such
payments.
''(2) Per child limitation on deduction.--The aggregate
amount allowable as a deduction for any taxable year under
paragraph (1) with respect to any child for whom applicable
child support payments are required to be paid shall not exceed
$5,000.
''(3) Eligible taxpayer.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term 'eligible taxpayer' means an individual--
''(A) whose adjusted gross income for the taxable
year does not exceed $50,000,
''(B) with respect to whom the amount of applicable
child support payments remaining unpaid as of the close
of the taxable year is equal to or greater than $500,
and
''(C) who meets the identification requirements of
paragraph (5).
''(4) Applicable child support payment.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'applicable child
support payment' means, with respect to any taxable
year of the eligible taxpayer--
''(i) any periodic payment of a fixed
amount, or
''(ii) any payment of a medical or
educational expense, insurance premium, or
other similar item,
which is required to be paid to such taxpayer during
such taxable year by an individual under a support
instrument meeting the requirements of paragraph (8)
for the support of any qualifying child of such
individual.
''(B) Qualifying child.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term 'qualifying child' means a child of
an eligible individual with respect to whom a deduction
is allowable under section 151 for the taxable year (or
would be so allowable but for paragraph (2) or (4) of
section 152(e)).
''(C) Payments must be delinquent for at least
entire year.--Any payment described in subparagraph (A)
which is required to be made by an individual to an
eligible taxpayer shall not be treated as an applicable
unpaid child support payment if at least half of the
payments which are required to be paid to the eligible
taxpayer during the 12-month period ending on the last
day of the taxable year are paid. In the case of the
1st taxable year to which this subsection applies to
payments from any individual, the preceding sentence
shall be applied by substituting '24-month' for '12-
month'.
''(D) Coordination with afdc.--The term 'applicable
child support payment' shall not include any payment
the right to which has been assigned to a State under
section 402(a)(26) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(26)).
''(5) Identification requirements.--The requirements of
this paragraph are met if the eligible taxpayer includes on the
return claiming the deduction under this subsection the name,
address, and taxpayer identification number of--
''(A) each child with respect to whom child support
payments to which this subsection applies are required
to be paid, and
''(B) the individual who was required to make such
child support payments.
In the case of a failure to provide the information under
subparagraph (B), the preceding sentence shall not apply if the
eligible taxpayer certifies that any such information is not
known.
''(6) Cost-of-living adjustments.--In the case of any
taxable year beginning after 1998, the $50,000 amount under
paragraph (2)(A), the $50,000 amount under paragraph (3)(A),
and the $500 amount under paragraph (3)(B) shall each be
increased by an amount equal to--
''(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
''(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, except that section 1(f)(3)(B)
shall be applied by substituting '1997' for '1992'.
''(7) Subsequent payments.--If any payment with respect to
which a deduction was allowed under paragraph (1) is
subsequently made, such payment shall be included in gross
income of the eligible taxpayer for the taxable year in which
paid. This paragraph shall not apply to any amount if an
individual has assigned the right to receive such amount to a
State (and the State does not pay such amount to such
individual).
''(8) Support instrument.--For purposes of this subsection,
a support instrument meets the requirements of this paragraph
if it is--
''(A) a decree of divorce or separate maintenance
or a written instrument incident to such a decree,
''(B) a written separation agreement, or
''(C) a decree (not described in subparagraph (A))
of a court or administrative agency requiring a parent
to make payments for the support or maintenance of 1 or
more children of such parent.''
(b) Deduction for Nonitemizers.--Section 62(a) of such Code is
amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
''(17) Unpaid child support payments.--The deduction
allowed by section 166(f).''
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 166(d)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking ''or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting '', or'' and by
adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
''(C) a debt which is an applicable child support
payment under subsection (f).''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 5. REDUCTION OF FEDERAL DEBT.

Net revenues received in the Treasury pursuant to this Act shall be
applied, as provided in appropriation Acts, solely to the retirement of
outstanding public debt obligations of the United States and may not be
obligated or expended for any other purpose, notwithstanding any other
provision of law that does not specifically refer to this section.

A: Child Support Security Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to discharge of indebtedness income to provide that any taxable unpaid child support payments of a taxpayer for any taxable year shall be treated as amounts includible in the taxpayer's gross income by reason of the discharge of the taxpayer's indebtedness. Sets forth notice guidelines.
Allows an eligible taxpayer with respect to whom child support payments remain unpaid during the taxable year a deduction of up to $5,000 equal to the amount of payments remaining unpaid. Limits such deductions to taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes under $50,000 and unpaid child support payments of $500 or more.
Requires that net revenues received in the Treasury pursuant to this Act be applied solely to the retirement of outstanding Federal debt obligations and not be obligated or expended for any other purpose.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Stop Government Shutdowns Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING.

(a) In General.--If, as a result of a failure to enact a regular or
continuing appropriation Act or joint resolution, there is a lapse in
appropriations for any projects or activities of the Federal Government
that were conducted in the previous fiscal year, and for which
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in such
fiscal year, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other
revenues, receipts, and funds, such amounts as may be necessary for
continuing such projects or activities (including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees), at the current rate for operations and
under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable
appropriation Act or Acts that provided funds for the project or
activity for the previous fiscal year.
(b) Continuation Period.--Appropriations and funds made available
and authority granted for a project or activity pursuant to this Act
shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for such
project or activity;
(2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriation
Act for such fiscal year without any provision for such project
or activity; or
(3) the last day of the fiscal year for which such
appropriations and funds are made available or such authority
is granted for such project or activity pursuant to subsection
(a).

SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

(a) Extent and Manner.--Appropriations made by section 2(a) shall
be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by
the applicable appropriation Act.
(b) Coverage.--Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant
to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for
any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority
for such project or activity are available under this Act.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.

(a) No New Starts.--No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to section 2(a) shall be used to initiate or
resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or
other authority were not available during the previous fiscal year.
(b) Apportionment Timing.--Appropriations made and funds made
available by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used
without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of
apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States
Code, but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other
provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.
(c) High Rates for Operation.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act, except section 2(b), for those programs that would
otherwise have high rates for operation or complete distribution of
appropriations in the period for which appropriations for such programs
are made available under this Act because of distributions of funding
to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial
rates for operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no
grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act that would
impinge on final funding prerogatives.
(d) Limited Funding Actions.--This Act shall be implemented so that
only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall
be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and
activities.
(e) Prevention of Furloughs.--Amounts made available under section
2(a) for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each
department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations
necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency,
consistent with the applicable appropriation Act for the previous
fiscal year, except that such authority provided under this section
shall not be used until after the department or agency has taken all
necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related
administrative expenses.
(f) Pay for Members of the Armed Forces.--During a period in which
appropriations are made available under this Act for the pay of members
of the Armed Forces, the rate of pay for such members shall not be
decreased by reason of this Act.
(g) Application of Certain Authorization Requirements.--Funds
appropriated by this Act may be obligated and expended notwithstanding
section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680),
section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).

SEC. 5. ADJUSTMENT OF ACCOUNTS.

Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged to the
applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in
which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is
contained is enacted into law.

SEC. 6. ENTITLEMENTS AND OTHER MANDATORY PROGRAMS.

(a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget
authority was provided in previous appropriation Acts, and for
activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall
be continued at the rate to maintain program levels under current law,
under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable
appropriation Act for the previous fiscal year, to be continued through
the date on which appropriations for such programs under this Act
expire (as specified in section 2(b)).
(b) Notwithstanding section 2(b)(3), obligations for mandatory
payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after
the first month in which appropriations for such programs are made
under this Act but not later than 30 days after the date on which
appropriations for such programs under this Act expire (as specified in
section 2(b)(3)) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available
for such payments.

A: Stop Government Shutdowns Act - Appropriates amounts for continuing federal projects and activities at the current rate for operations and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriation Act or Acts that provided funds for them for the previous fiscal year if, as a result of a failure to enact a regular or continuing appropriation Act or joint resolution, there is a lapse in appropriations for such projects or activities.

Makes appropriations, funds, and authority granted in this Act available until the earliest of: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for the project or activity concerned, (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriation Act for such fiscal year without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) the last day of the fiscal year for which such appropriations and funds are made available or such authority is granted for such project or activity.

Prohibits appropriations or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to this Act from being used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during the previous fiscal year.

Authorizes the use of appropriations or funds made available or authority granted without regard to specified time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments requirements; but declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.

Prescribes requirements for: (1) denial of high rates for operation or complete distribution of appropriations in the lapsed-appropriations period, (2) the most limited funding action for continuation of projects and activities, and (3) apportionment of funds for civilian personnel compensation and benefits as necessary to avoid furloughs. Prohibits any decrease in the pay for members of the Armed Forces during a lapsed-appropriations period.

Requires expenditures made pursuant to this Act to be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever an appropriations bill is subsequently enacted into law.

Continues at a specified maintenance rate, through the date on which appropriations for such programs under this Act expires, certain activities with respect to entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in previous appropriations Acts, as well as for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Expansion Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION AND LAND CONVEYANCES
INVOLVING JOLIET TRAINING AREA, ILLINOIS.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Will County,
State of Illinois, constitutes some of the last vestiges of
natural prairie ecosystems in the United States, and its
administration by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the
Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public
Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 594) provides significant public
benefits in resource conservation and protection, wildlife
habitat, and public recreation.
(2) The Joliet Training Area presently administered by the
Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as the
''JTA'') is adjacent to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie,
but the JTA is no longer needed for military purposes.
(3) The Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 requires the
eventual incorporation of JTA into the Midewin National
Tallgrass Prairie subject to meeting local land use needs as
provided in such Act.
(b) Map.--For purposes of this section, the JTA comprises those
federally owned lands and interests in lands depicted on a map entitled
''Joliet Training Area Lands, April 2008'' (in this section referred to
as the ''map''). The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
(c) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--Administrative jurisdiction over the
JTA is hereby transferred, without consideration, from the Secretary of
the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture. This transfer of
administrative jurisdiction does not eliminate or reduce any obligation
of the Secretary of the Army under the Illinois Land Conservation Act
of 1995 (title XXIX of Public Law 104-106) or this section.
(d) Management.--
(1) Inclusion in midewin national tallgrass prairie.--The
JTA lands transferred by subsection (c) shall be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the Midewin National
Tallgrass Prairie in accordance with the Illinois Land
Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public Law 104-106) and
the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest
System.
(2) Management plan.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
manage the transferred lands consistent with the land and
resource management plan for the Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie and include consideration of the transferred lands in
the next regular update of such management plan.
(3) Effect on existing rights.--The Secretary of
Agriculture shall administer any valid permit, lease, or other
authorization on the JTA lands transferred by subsection (c)
under its existing terms, except that any renewal or
modification shall be at the option of the Secretary of
Agriculture on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
prescribe.
(e) Conveyance to Will County.--
(1) Conveyance required.--Subject to valid existing rights,
within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey by quitclaim deed,
without cash consideration, to Will County, Illinois, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
parcel of land consisting of approximately 351 acres and
depicted on the map as the ''Will County Conveyance Parcel''.
(2) Restrictive covenant.--The quitclaim deed shall contain
restrictive covenants enforceable by the Secretary of
Agriculture for the benefit of the appurtenant Federal lands
and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. The covenants shall
require that the lands conveyed to Will County, Illinois, shall
be used only for the following governmental purposes:
(A) Parks and recreation.
(B) Firing ranges for small arms.
(C) Office and training facilities for fire
fighters, police, and emergency personnel.
(D) Public safety facilities (but not facilities
for incarceration).
(E) Offices for county and municipal governments.
(3) Prohibited uses.--The lands conveyed under this
subsection shall not be used for industrial or commercial
purposes, including landfills, parking and transportation
facilities, power generation facilities, or waste water
treatment (except for wastes generated on site).
(4) Reserved rights.--The quitclaim deed shall reserve in
the United States--
(A) rights or easements for public and
administrative access and utilities over Arsenal Road
and such other rights-of-way as the Secretary of
Agriculture shall designate;
(B) mineral rights;
(C) surface and underground waters, subject to
reasonable use on site by the County; and
(D) rights to permit Federal, State, and local law
enforcement, public safety, and land management
agencies to have access to and use of training
facilities located on the property as of the date of
the enactment of this Act or constructed after that
date, subject to the right of Will County to manage
such uses and to charge reasonable fees commensurate
with use as necessary to cover its operating and
maintenance costs.
(5) Environmental cleanup.--With respect to the lands
conveyed to Will County pursuant to this subsection, the
Secretary of the Army shall comply with the requirements of
section 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620).
(6) Administrative costs.--Will County shall cover the cost
of the conveyance under this subsection, including survey and
similar expenses.
(f) Conveyance to CenterPoint Properties.--
(1) Conveyance required.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall convey by quitclaim deed to CenterPoint Properties, LLC
(in this section referred to as ''CenterPoint''), an easement
to the lands depicted on the map as the ''CenterPoint
Conveyance Parcel''.
(2) Purpose of easement.--The easement shall permit the
holder to construct roads and railroads for access to
appurtenant properties, subject to terms and conditions
prescribed by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section
404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and any other
applicable law and regulation.
(3) Reserved rights.--The easement shall reserve in the
United States public access over any roads, and may prescribe
remedies for failure to meet any of the consideration
obligations of paragraph (4).
(4) Consideration.--Consideration for the easement provided
by this subsection shall be as follows:
(A) A cash payment equal to the market value of the
easement based on an appraisal prepared in conformity
with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions and approved by the Forest Service.
(B) An agreement or cash payment by CenterPoint to
fund a wetland mitigation project prescribed by the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Army Corps of
Engineers that effects the permanent enhancement,
restoration, and creation of wetlands and other rare
flora and fauna community types on the JTA and adjacent
lands.
(C) An agreement by CenterPoint to pay the
Secretary of Agriculture a reasonable annual fee, the
amount to be established annually by the Forest
Service, for the purpose of controlling invasive and
exotic species and for conducting other environmental
measures deemed necessary by the Forest Service on the
easement areas.
(D) A cash payment of $1,000,000 by CenterPoint to
a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of
the State of Illinois, with such corporation to be
designated at the sole discretion of the Secretary of
Agriculture, for purposes of establishing a charitable
foundation to fund habitat restoration at the Midewin
National Tallgrass Prairie.
(5) Administrative costs.--CenterPoint shall cover all
costs associated with the conveyance of the easement under this
subsection, including costs of survey, appraisal, and document
preparation, and reasonable administrative costs of the
Department of Agriculture, including legal expenses.
(g) Disposition of Certain Receipts.--
(1) Payment to secretary of the army.--The cash payment
required by subsection (f)(4)(A) shall be paid to the Secretary
of the Army, and shall be availability to the Secretary of the
Army, without further appropriation and until expended, for any
purposes authorized under existing law.
(2) Payment to secretary of agriculture.--The cash payments
required by subsections (f)(4)(B) and (f)(4)(C) shall be
deposited into the MNP Rental Fee Account established under
section 2915(c) of the Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995
(title XXIX of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 601), to be merged
with other funds in the MNP Rental Fee Account and availability
to the same extent and for the same purposes as other funds in
the MNP Rental Fee Account. Monies so deposited into the MNP
Rental Fee Account shall not be subject to transfer or
reprogramming for wildland fire management or any other purpose
(h) Environmental Cleanup.--
(1) Obligations and liabilities.--With respect to the lands
comprising the JTA, the Secretary of the Army shall have the
same obligations and liabilities for environmental clean up as
enumerated in sections 2912(c), 2912(d), and 2913 of the
Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public
Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 597, 598).
(2) Preliminary assessment/site inspection.--Within 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Army shall provide a Preliminary Assessment/Site
Inspection to the Secretary of Agriculture for the lands
comprising the JTA.
(3) Remediation plans.--Within 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall develop
and provide to the Secretary of Agriculture plans to remediate
the Recognized Environmental Conditions identified by the
Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection.
(4) Completion of remediation.--Within 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army
shall certify to the Secretary of Agriculture that all
remediation activities have been completed.
(i) Records.--Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the Secretary of
Agriculture all original records pertaining to land titles, surveys,
utilities, and other records pertaining to the JTA.
(j) Prairie Restoration Fund Amendment.--Section 2915(f) of the
Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public Law 104-
106; 110 Stat. 602) is amended by striking the first two sentences and
inserting the following new sentences: ''Monies collected pursuant to
subsections (d) and (e), as well as any other monies collected or
received with regard to the MNP as may be provided by law, shall be
covered into the Treasury and constitute a special fund known as the
'Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Fund' which funds shall
be available until expended, without further appropriation, for
purposes of or related to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie as
provided in section subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 2914.
Monies deposited into the Fund shall not be subject to transfer or
reprogramming for wildland fire management or any other emergency
purpose unless specifically authorized by Congress.''.

A:
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Expansion Act of 2008 - Transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Joliet Training Area (JTA) from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a specified parcel of land to Will County, Illinois. Requires the deed for such land to contain restrictive covenants enforceable by such Secretary for the benefit of the appurtenant federal lands and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

Requires the conveyed lands to only be used for: (1) parks and recreation; (2) firing ranges for small arms; (3) office and training facilities for fire fighters, police, and emergency personnel; (4) public safety facilities (but not for incarceration); and (5) offices for county and municipal governments. Prohibits the use of such lands for industrial or commercial purposes.

Provides for environmental remediation of the lands conveyed to the county.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to CenterPoint Properties, LLC, an easement to specified lands to permit the construction of roads and railroads for access to appurtenant properties.

Provides for certain cash payments.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to provide a preliminary assessment/site inspection to the Secretary of Agriculture for the lands comprising the JTA and to develop plans for remediation of the recognized environmental conditions identified by the preliminary assessment/site inspection.
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