3.0.0 1087 2023-01-11T13:35:10Z 2023-01-11T13:35:10Z House HR 2017-02-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:H.R. 1087.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H1245]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-16T14:47:32Z Referred to 2017-02-15T15:04:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-02-15T15:04:10Z 2017-02-16 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2017-02-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-02-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 N Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of Energy General Services Administration Government buildings, facilities, and property Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-02-15 Introduced in House 2017-02-23T21:07:01Z Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the General Services Administration (covered agencies) to develop and carry out a plan to enter into agreements with eligible entities (defined to include a limited liability company, limited partnership, corporation, business trust, or nonprofit entity) to: (1) lease underutilized or excess federal real properties; and (2) develop, rehabilitate, or renovate facilities on such leased properties for the benefit of such agencies. Each covered agency shall identify between 5 and 10 federal real properties to be offered for lease under such agreements.

Each agreement shall: (1) have as its primary purpose the enhancement of the functional and economic efficiency of federal real property; and (2) provide a fair market value lease option to the United States to occupy space in the facilities acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated under the agreement but shall not guarantee occupancy by the United States.

A covered agency may: (1) provide services to the eligible entity that is party to the agreement, and (2) retain and use any revenues derived from such agreements for federal property management activities.

The plan of a covered agency shall: (1) identify the federal real properties that the agency proposes to make available under such agreements, and (2) include project performance measures.

A covered agency must submit to Congress: (1) all agreements to be entered into under the agency's plan within 3 years after enactment of this bill; and (2) the final draft of each agreement at least 30 days before entering into it.

The Government Accountability Office shall submit to Congress reports on the effectiveness of the public-private agreement pilot program under this bill.

]]> Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act Display Title Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a pilot program in certain agencies for the use of public-private agreements to enhance the efficiency of Federal real property. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act Introduced in House 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1087ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1087ih.xml 2017-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 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.