3.0.0 1705 2023-01-11T13:38:48Z 2023-01-11T13:38:48Z Senate S 2017-08-02 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-08-02T18:28:08Z Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 115 2 HR 2018-12-20 Became Public Law No: 115-334. Related bill CRS 2017-08-02 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2017-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-08-02 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Government buildings, facilities, and property Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-09T20:04:00Z Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lease as an administrative site, for consideration that is at least the market value of the site:

  • any facility or improvement that was acquired or is used for the administration of the National Forest System (NFS);
  • any federal land associated with such a facility or improvement that was acquired or is used for the administration of Forest Service activities and underlies or abuts such facility or improvement; or
  • per fiscal year, no more than 10 isolated, undeveloped parcels no larger than 40 acres each.

The bill makes the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applicable to the leasing of administrative sites, subject to an exception.

Cash consideration for an administrative site shall be available to USDA to pay:

  • necessary and incidental costs incurred in acquiring, improving, maintaining, reconstructing, or constructing a facility or improvement for the NFS and the lease of such site; and
  • reasonable commissions or fees for brokerage services obtained regarding the lease.
]]> Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 Display Title Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide to the Secretary of Agriculture the ability to enter into a lease agreement for administrative sites on National Forest System land, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1705is/xml/BILLS-115s1705is.xml 2017-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.