[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7202 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7202
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.
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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
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 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.
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