[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1469 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1469

To direct the Secretary of the Interior shall make full payment to each 
 unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located 
  as set forth in chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2005

Mr. Otter (for himself and Mr. Simpson) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior shall make full payment to each 
 unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located 
  as set forth in chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, 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. PAYMENT FOR ENTITLEMENT LAND.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
to the extent that funds are made available through Acts of 
appropriation, the Secretary of the Interior shall make full payment to 
each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is 
located, as set forth in chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN LIEU OF PAYMENT.

    (a) Conveyance of Land.--If funds are not appropriated in amounts 
required for the Secretary of the Interior to make full payment to a 
local entity as required under section 1, the Secretary shall convey to 
that local government entity Federal land with a fair market value 
equal to the deficiency in the payment required under section 1.
    (b) Choice of Land.--A local government to which land is conveyed 
under subsection (a) may choose the Federal land to be conveyed from 
Federal land within the geographic boundary of that local government. 
Federal land may not be chosen for conveyance under this section if 
such land is within one of the following:
            (1) A unit of the National Park System.
            (2) A National Wilderness Area.
            (3) A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
    (c) Conveyance Within 90 Days.--Conveyances under this section 
shall be completed not more than 90 days after the Secretary of the 
Interior receives written notification of the selection from the local 
government.
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