3.0.0 4309 2023-01-11T13:25:17Z 2023-01-11T13:25:17Z House H HR 2014-03-26 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BORDALLO:H.R. 4309.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 14 of section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution[Page H2696]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-01T17:33:29Z Discharged from 2014-12-08T18:00:53Z Referred to 2014-03-26T14:03:15Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2014-04-09T18:59:37Z Referred to 2014-04-01T20:24:33Z Reported by 2014-12-08T18:00:32Z Markup by 2014-04-09T19:00:05Z Referred to 2014-03-26T14:03:10Z H. Rept. 113-647 To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs to avoid or reduce adverse impacts on military readiness activities. 113 1080 HR 2013-06-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-115, Part I. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 113 1960 HR 2013-07-08 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126. Related bill CRS 2014-12-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00485 2014-12-08 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2014-12-08 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2014-12-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-647, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-12-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-647, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-07-01 hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Committee 2014-04-09 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2014-04-09 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2014-04-09 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged. Committee 2014-04-01 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2014-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2014-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Land use and conservation Military facilities and property Military readiness Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-03-26 Introduced in House 2014-06-10T17:45:43Z Amends the Sikes Act (conservation programs on federal lands) to allow funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) that are obligated to cooperative agreements with states, local governments, Indian tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals for maintenance and improvement of natural resources located off of military or state-owned National Guard installations (but that are related to current or anticipated military activities) to be:

  • paid in a lump sum and include an amount intended to cover the future costs of the activities under the agreement;
  • invested by the recipient in accordance with the recipient's own investment management guidelines, with any investment interest or income permitted to be applied for the same purposes as the principal; and
  • used only for the direct costs of maintaining and improving the natural resources and for certain indirect and administrative costs that do not exceed 10% of the total cost of the project.

Allows such cooperative agreements to be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the U.S. government.

Prohibits amounts available to DOD from being used under such Act to acquire fee title interest in real property for such natural resources projects that are not on a military installation.

Requires the Inspector General of DOD to conduct an audit of the natural resources projects funded with amounts available to DOD under the Sikes Act that are not on a military installation.

]]> 18 2014-12-08 Reported to House amended, Part I 2014-12-18T19:37:50Z Amends the Sikes Act (conservation programs on federal lands) to allow funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) that are obligated to cooperative agreements with states, local governments, Indian tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals for maintenance and improvement of natural resources located off of military or state-owned National Guard installations (but that are related to current or anticipated military activities) to be:

  • paid in a lump sum and include an amount intended to cover the future costs of the activities under the agreement;
  • invested by the recipient in accordance with the recipient's own investment management guidelines, with any investment interest or income permitted to be applied for the same purposes as the principal; and
  • used only for the direct costs of maintaining and improving the natural resources pursuant to an approved DOD Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan and for certain indirect and administrative costs that do not exceed 10% of the total cost of the project.

Allows such cooperative agreements to be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit or use of the U.S. government.

Prohibits amounts available to DOD from being used under such Act to acquire fee title interest in real property for such natural resources projects that are not on a military installation.

Requires the Inspector General of DOD to: (1) conduct an audit of the natural resources projects funded with amounts available to DOD under the Sikes Act that are not on a military installation, and (2) report to Congress on the audit by October 1, 2018.

Terminates this Act on October 1, 2019, except that any cooperative agreement entered into under this Act on or before September 30, 2019, shall continue.

]]> To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4309rh/xml/BILLS-113hr4309rh.xml Introduced in House 2014-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4309ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4309ih.xml 2014-12-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.