[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1225 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1225
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duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other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.
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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
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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duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 5. RIGHT OF ACTION.
Nothing in this Act creates any substantive or procedural right or
benefit.
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