United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng CRPT Congressional Committee Materials 105_cong_reports legislative 2010-08-09 U.S. Government Printing Office 1998-09-09 monographic deposited born digital 6 digital object pages Y 1.1/8: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-105hrpt693 P0b002ee1803275fe f:hr693.105.txt DGPO 2010-08-09 2024-11-10 CRPT-105hrpt693 machine generated eng fdlp Report to accompany H.R. 2223, including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2223) to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain public lands or national forest lands to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The amendments are as follows: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PURPOSES. (a) Transfers.--The Secretary of Agriculture may, upon a finding that the transfer of certain National Forest lands for local public school purposes would serve the public interest, authorize the transfer of up to 40 acres of National Forest lands to a local governmental entity for public school purposes. The Secretary may make available only those National Forest lands that have been identified for disposal or exchange or are not otherwise needed for National Forest purposes. The Secretary shall make such transfers using the least amount of land required for the efficient operation of the project involved. (b) Costs.--Such transfers may be made at discounted or no-cost. The Secretary shall provide for a no-cost transfer to a local governmental entity for public school purposes if the Secretary determines that the charges for such lands would impose an undue hardship on the local governmental entity. (c) Conditions.--Such transfers shall be conditioned on the requirement that the lands so transferred will be used solely for public school purposes. (d) Deadline for Consideration of Application for Use for School.-- If the Secretary receives an application from a duly qualified applicant that is a local education agency seeking a conveyance of land under this Act for use for an elementary or secondary school, including a public charter school, the Secretary shall-- (1) before the end of the 10-day period beginning on the date of that receipt, provide notice of that receipt to the applicant; and (2) before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of that receipt-- (A) determine whether or not to convey land pursuant to the application, and notify the applicant of that determination; or (B) report to the Congress and the applicant the reasons that determination has not been made. Amend the title so as to read: HRPT CRPT-105hrpt693 HOUSE 105 693 2 false true https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-105hrpt693 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-105hrpt693/html/CRPT-105hrpt693.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-105hrpt693/pdf/CRPT-105hrpt693.pdf H. Rept. 105-693 The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2223) to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain public lands or national forest lands to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. USE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PURPOSES;H. Rept. 105-693 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed FIRSTPART CRPT-105hrpt693 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 2 The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2223) to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain public lands or national forest lands to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the following Committee on Resources Resources Mr. Young of Alaska Don Young Young, Don Don E. Young

H.R. 2223, 105th Don Young United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Resources associated name asn Government Organization H.R. 2223 105 OTHER H.R. 2223 105 PRIMARY Title 43 Section 869 43 U.S.C. 869 Public Law 104-4 Public Law No 104-4