Summary: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) construction; (3) land acquisition; (3) Oregon and California grant lands; (4) range improvements; (5) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; (6) miscellaneous trust funds; and (7) wildland fire management (including transfer of funds). Appropriates funds for FY2008 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for: (1) resource management; (2) construction; (3) land acquisition; (4) expenses related to carrying out the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (5) the National Wildlife Refuge Fund; (6) expenses related to carrying out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; (7) financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds; (8) expenses related to carrying out, through the Multinational Species Conservation Fund, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004; and (9) wildlife conservation grants to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes. Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the National Park Service (NPS) for: (1) the National Park System (including expenses for carrying out programs of the U.S. Park Police); (2) expenses related to cost share agreements for Centennial Challenge signature projects and programs; (3) expenses for national recreation and preservation programs; (4) expenses related to carrying out the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (including transfers of funds); (5) construction; (6) land acquisition and state assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Rescinds specified contract authority to obligate funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for FY2008. Makes appropriations for FY2008 to: (1) the U.S. Geological Survey for surveys, investigations, and research; (2) the Minerals Management Service for royalty and offshore minerals management and oil spill research; (3) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for regulation and technology and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for operation of Indian programs, (including transfer of funds), construction (including transfer of funds), Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians, and Indian guaranteed loans; (5) the Office of the Secretary for departmental offices; (6) provide assistance to U.S. territories and to carry out the Compacts of Free Association with respect to the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Micronesia; (7) the Office of the Solicitor; (8) the Office of Inspector General; (9) provide for the operation of trust programs for Indians; (10) provide for a program for consolidation of fractional interests in Indian lands by direct expenditure or cooperative agreement; (11) make payments in lieu of taxes to units of local government containing certain federally owned lands; (12) the Central Hazardous Materials Fund for expenses of the Department of the Interior and its component offices and bureaus for the remedial action of hazardous waste substances, pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and (13) the Department of the Interior natural resource damage assessment and restoration. Sets forth authorized and prohibited uses of specified funds. (Sec. 113) Makes funds appropriated for FY2008 under this Act available to the tribes within the California Tribal Trust Reform Consortium, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, and the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boys Reservation through the same methodology as funds were distributed in FY2003. Prohibits the Department from imposing its trust management infrastructure upon or altering existing trust resource management systems of such tribes which have a self-governance compact and operate in accordance with the Tribal Self-Governance Program. (Sec. 114) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands. (Sec. 115) Prohibits the use of any funds in this Act to issue any new lease that authorizes production of oil or natural gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to any lessee under an existing lease issued by the Department of the Interior pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act where such existing lease is not subject to limitations on royalty relief based on market price.Title II: Environmental Protection Agency - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for: (1) science and technology; (2) expenses for supporting activities of the Commission on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation established by this Act (including transfers of funds); (3) environmental programs and management; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) buildings and facilities; (6) the Hazardous Substance Superfund (including transfers of funds); (7) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program; (8) expenses to carry out EPA 's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 concerning oil spill response; and (9) state and tribal assistance grants for environmental programs and infrastructure assistance. Rescinds a specified amount from unobligated balances for carrying out projects and activities authorized under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with regard to the reimbursement of certain publicly owned treatment works on which construction was initiated after June 30, 1966, but before July 1, 1973.Title III: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service for: (1) forest and rangeland research; (2) state and private forestry; (3) the National Forest System; (4) capital improvement and maintenance (including transfers of funds); (5) land acquisitions, including specified National Forest areas in Utah, Nevada, and California; (6) range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement; (7) gifts, donations, and bequests for forest and rangeland research; (8) federal land management in Alaska; and (9) wildland fire management (including transfers of funds). Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for: (1) the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Indian health facilities; and (2) the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Makes appropriations for FY2008 in specified amounts for various purposes to the: (1) Executive Office of the President; (2) Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (3) Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; (4) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (5) Smithsonian Institution; (6) National Gallery of Art; (7) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (8) Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (9) National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities; (10) Commission of Fine Arts, including expenses for National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs; (11) Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (12) National Capital Planning Commission; (13) U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; (14) Presidio Trust Fund; and (15) White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance (including transfer of funds). Title IV: General Provisions - Sets forth limitation on the use of funds under this Act. (Sec. 405) Requires: (1) estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support governmentwide, departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central operations to be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; and (2) changes to such estimates to be presented to such Committees for approval. (Sec. 412) Permits the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to make reciprocal agreements in which the individuals furnished by an agreement to provide fire management services are considered, for tort liability, employees of the foreign country receiving the services when the individuals are fighting fires. Prohibits the Secretaries from making any agreement in which a foreign country does not assume any and all responsibility for acts or omissions of American firefighters who are firefighting in such foreign country. (Sec. 413) Allows the Secretaries, in awarding a federal contract for any of specified purposes with funds made available by this Act, notwithstanding federal government procurement and contracting laws, to give consideration to local contractors who are from economically disadvantaged rural communities and who provide employment and training for dislocated and displaced workers. Allows the Secretaries, notwithstanding such laws, to award contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements in certain areas to various entities, including local non-profits and the Youth Conservation Corps. Includes in such areas habitat restoration or management and forest hazardous fuels reduction. (Sec. 414) Limits the amounts of funds made available by this Act or any other Act to the Department of the Interior to initiate or continue competitive sourcing studies in FY2008 for programs, projects, and activities for which funds are appropriated by this Act. Prohibits any of the funds available to the Forest Service from being used in FY2008 for competitive sourcing studies and related activities. Directs agencies funded in this Act, in preparing any reports to the Committees on Appropriations on competitive sourcing activities, to include the incremental cost directly attributable to conducting the competitive sourcing competitions, including costs attributable to paying outside consultants and contractors and, in accordance with full cost accounting principles, all costs attributable to developing, implementing, supporting, managing, monitoring, and reporting on competitive sourcing, including personnel, consultant, travel, and training costs associated with program management. Instructs the Secretary of of the Interior, in carrying out any competitive sourcing study involving Department of the Interior employees, to: (1) determine whether any of the employees concerned are also qualified to participate in wildland fire management activities; and (2) take into consideration the effect that contracting with a private sector source would have on the ability of the Department of the Interior to effectively and efficiently fight and manage wildfires. (Sec. 415) Extends the authority for: (1) the pilot program for enhancing Forest Service administration of rights-of-way and other land uses; and (2) the deposit of all fees collected to recover the costs of processing applications for, and monitoring compliance with, authorizations to use and occupy National Forest System lands pursuant to certain Acts. (Sec. 416) Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2003 to extend the authority for cooperative agreements between the Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs to facilitate the administration of Forest Service programs and activities when the principal purpose of the resulting relationship is to the mutually significant benefit of the Forest Service and the other party or parties to the agreement, including nonprofit entities. Title V: Global Climate Change - (Sec. 501) Expresses the sense of Congress that there should be enacted a comprehensive and effective national program of mandatory, market-based limits and incentives on emissions of greenhouse gases that slow, stop, and reverse the growth of such emissions at a rate and in a manner that: (1) will not significantly harm the U.S. economy; and (2) will encourage comparable action by other nations that are major trading partners and key contributors to global emissions. (Sec. 502) Prohibits the use of any funds made available by this Act to condemn land. (Sec. 503) Prohibits the use of any funds in this Act to plan, design, study, or construct, for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals, a forest development road in Tongass National Forest.(Sec. 504) Provides for the amount otherwise provided in this Act for the "Historic Preservation Fund" to be reduced by $1 million and increased by $1 million.Title VI: Additional General Provisions - (Sec. 601) Prohibits the use of funds to eliminate or restrict programs that are for the reforestation of urban areas. (Sec. 602) Prohibits the use of funds to limit outreach programs administered by the Smithsonian Institution.(Sec. 603) Prohibits the use of funds to purchase light bulbs unless they have the "ENERGY STAR" or "Federal Energy Management Program" designation. (Sec. 604) Prohibits the use of funds to promulgate or implement the EPA proposed regulations concerning National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: General Provisions published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2007. (Sec. 605) Prohibits the use of funds for the Division of Criminal Investigation of the EPA in contravention of the criminal investigator requirements of the Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990. (Sec. 606) Prohibits the use of funds: (1) to prepare or publish final regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale (and tar sands) resources on public lands pursuant to requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with regard to a programmatic environmental impact statement for such program; or (2) to conduct an oil shale lease sale pursuant to such Act.

department_of_the_interior environment related agencies appropriations act makes appropriations department_of_the_interior environmental_protection_agency epa related agencies fy2008 title department_of_the_interior makes appropriations fy2008 bureau_of_land_management blm land resource management construction land acquisition oregon california grant lands range improvements service charges deposits forfeitures respect public lands miscellaneous trust funds wildland_fire_management including transfer funds appropriates funds fy2008 fish_and_wildlife_service fws resource management construction land acquisition expenses related carrying endangered species act national wildlife refuge fund expenses related carrying north_american_wetlands_conservation_act financial assistance projects promote conservation migratory birds expenses related carrying multinational_species_conservation_fund african_elephant_conservation_act asian_elephant_conservation_act rhinoceros tiger conservation act great ape conservation act marine_turtle_conservation_act wildlife conservation grants states district_of_columbia territories indian tribes makes appropriations fy2008 national_park_service nps national_park_system including expenses carrying programs park police expenses related cost share agreements centennial challenge signature projects programs expenses national recreation preservation programs expenses related carrying historic preservation act omnibus_parks_and_public_lands_management_act including transfers funds construction land acquisition state assistance land_and_water_conservation_fund rescinds specified contract authority obligate funds land_and_water_conservation_fund fy2008 makes appropriations fy2008 geological survey surveys investigations research minerals_management_service royalty offshore minerals management oil spill research office_of_surface_mining_reclamation_and_enforcement regulation technology abandoned_mine_reclamation_fund bureau_of_indian_affairs bia operation indian programs including transfer funds construction including transfer funds indian land water claim settlements miscellaneous payments indians indian guaranteed loans office_of_the_secretary departmental offices provide assistance territories carry compacts_of_free_association respect marshall_islands palau micronesia office office_of_inspector_general provide operation trust programs indians provide program consolidation fractional interests indian lands direct expenditure cooperative agreement payments lieu taxes units local government containing certain federally owned lands central hazardous materials fund expenses department_of_the_interior component offices bureaus remedial action hazardous waste substances pollutants contaminants pursuant comprehensive environmental response compensation liability act department_of_the_interior natural resource damage assessment restoration sets forth authorized prohibited uses specified funds sec makes funds appropriated fy2008 act available tribes california tribal trust reform consortium salt river pima maricopa indian community confederated tribes reservation chippewa tribe rocky boys reservation methodology funds distributed fy2003 prohibits department imposing trust management infrastructure altering existing trust resource management systems tribes self governance compact operate accordance tribal self governance program sec authorizes secretary interior acquire lands waters interests purpose operating maintaining facilities support transportation accommodation visitors governors liberty islands sec prohibits use funds act issue new lease authorizes production oil natural gas outer_continental_shelf_lands_act lessee existing lease issued department_of_the_interior pursuant outer_continental_shelf deep water royalty relief_act existing lease subject limitations royalty relief based market price title environmental_protection_agency makes appropriations fy2008 environmental_protection_agency epa science_and_technology expenses supporting activities commission climate change adaptation mitigation established act including transfers funds environmental programs management office_of_inspector_general buildings facilities hazardous_substance_superfund including transfers funds leaking underground storage tank trust_fund program expenses carry epa responsibilities oil pollution act concerning oil spill response state tribal assistance grants environmental programs infrastructure assistance rescinds specified unobligated balances carrying projects activities authorized federal_water_pollution_control_act regard reimbursement certain publicly owned treatment works construction initiated june july iii related agencies makes appropriations fy2008 department_of_agriculture forest_service forest rangeland research state private forestry national_forest_system capital improvement maintenance including transfers funds land acquisitions including specified national_forest areas utah nevada california range rehabilitation protection improvement gifts donations bequests forest rangeland research federal land management alaska wildland_fire_management including transfers funds makes appropriations fy2008 department_of_health_and_human_services hhs indian_health_service ihs indian health facilities national_institutes_of_health nih national_institute_of_environmental_health_sciences agency toxic substances disease registry makes appropriations fy2008 specified amounts purposes executive_office president chemical safety hazard investigation board office navajo hopi indian relocation institute american indian alaska_native culture arts development smithsonian_institution national_gallery_of_art john kennedy center performing arts wilson international center scholars national foundation arts humanities including national_endowment_for_the_arts national_endowment_for_the_humanities commission fine arts including expenses national capital arts cultural affairs advisory_council historic preservation national_capital_planning_commission holocaust memorial museum trust_fund white_house commission national moment including transfer funds title general_provisions sets forth limitation use funds act sec requires estimated overhead charges deductions reserves programs projects activities support governmentwide departmental agency bureau administrative functions headquarters regional central operations presented annual budget justifications subject approval house senate_committees appropriations changes estimates presented committees approval sec permits secretaries_of_agriculture interior reciprocal agreements individuals furnished agreement provide fire management services considered tort liability employees foreign country receiving services individuals fighting fires prohibits secretaries making agreement foreign country assume responsibility acts omissions american firefighters firefighting foreign country sec allows secretaries awarding federal contract specified purposes funds available act notwithstanding federal_government procurement contracting laws consideration local contractors economically disadvantaged rural communities provide employment training dislocated displaced workers allows secretaries notwithstanding laws award contracts grants cooperative agreements certain areas entities including local non profits youth conservation corps includes areas habitat restoration management forest hazardous fuels reduction sec limits amounts funds available act act department_of_the_interior initiate continue competitive sourcing studies fy2008 programs projects activities funds appropriated act prohibits funds available forest_service fy2008 competitive sourcing studies related activities directs agencies funded act preparing reports committees appropriations competitive sourcing activities include incremental cost directly attributable conducting competitive sourcing competitions including costs attributable paying outside consultants contractors accordance cost accounting principles costs attributable developing implementing supporting managing monitoring reporting competitive sourcing including personnel consultant travel training costs associated program management instructs secretary interior carrying competitive sourcing study involving department_of_the_interior employees determine employees concerned qualified participate wildland_fire_management activities consideration effect contracting private sector source ability department_of_the_interior effectively efficiently fight manage wildfires sec extends authority pilot program enhancing forest_service administration rights way land uses deposit fees collected recover costs processing applications monitoring compliance authorizations use occupy national_forest_system lands pursuant certain acts sec amends consolidated_appropriations_act extend authority cooperative agreements secretary agriculture public private agencies organizations institutions persons covering forest_service programs facilitate administration forest_service programs activities principal purpose resulting relationship mutually significant benefit forest_service party parties agreement including nonprofit entities title global climate change sec expresses sense congress enacted comprehensive effective national program mandatory market based limits incentives emissions greenhouse gases slow stop reverse growth emissions rate manner significantly harm economy encourage comparable action nations major trading partners key contributors global emissions sec prohibits use funds available act land sec prohibits use funds act plan design study construct purpose harvesting timber private entities individuals forest development road national provides provided act historic preservation fund reduced million increased million title additional general_provisions sec prohibits use funds eliminate restrict programs reforestation urban areas sec prohibits use funds limit outreach programs administered smithsonian prohibits use funds purchase light bulbs energy_star federal_energy_management_program designation sec prohibits use funds promulgate implement epa proposed regulations concerning national emission standards hazardous air pollutants general_provisions published federal_register january sec prohibits use funds division criminal investigation epa contravention criminal investigator requirements pollution prosecution act sec prohibits use funds prepare publish final regulations commercial leasing program oil_shale tar_sands resources public lands pursuant requirements energy policy act regard programmatic environmental impact statement program conduct oil_shale lease_sale pursuant act


Summary: National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 to extend deadlines for development of a five-year strategic plan for the geologic mapping program and for appointment of the advisory committee. Removes from program objectives the development of a geophysical- and geochemical- map database. Directs that mapping priorities be based in part on the needs of the Department of the Interior land management agencies.Modifies the composition of the advisory committee and increases the number of members on such committee. Requires the advisory committee, at the request of the President, the President's designee, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, to provide an overview report on the quality, utility, and appropriateness of geologic maps (including maps of geologic hazards) used or disseminated by federal agencies for regulation or land-use planning. Directs that the national geologic map database include all maps developed with funding provided by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, including under the federal, state, and education components.Authorizes appropriations for each of FY2008 through FY2017. Increases the percentages allocated for the state and education components.

national geologic mapping reauthorization act amends national geologic mapping act extend deadlines development year strategic plan geologic mapping program appointment advisory_committee removes program objectives development map database directs mapping priorities based needs department_of_the_interior land management agencies modifies composition advisory_committee increases number members committee requires advisory_committee request president president designee committee natural resources house_of_representatives committee energy natural resources senate provide overview report quality utility appropriateness geologic maps including maps geologic hazards disseminated federal agencies regulation land use planning directs national geologic map database include maps developed funding provided national cooperative geologic mapping program including federal state education components authorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2017 increases percentages allocated state education components


Summary: Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of real property. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cost-sharing agreements with states to include any non-federal lands in a state in such cadastre. Limits the federal share of any such agreement to 50% of the total cost to a state for the development of the cadastre of the non-federal lands in the state. Requires the Secretary to submit a report on: (1) existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre; (2) consolidation of inventories and components; (3) the use of existing inventories and components of any cadastre; (4) the cost savings that will be achieved; and (4) recommendations for legislation.

federal land asset inventory reform_act directs secretary interior develop multipurpose cadastre federal real property inventory real property federal_government assist federal land management resource conservation environmental protection use real property authorizes secretary enter cost sharing agreements states include non federal lands state cadastre limits federal share agreement total cost state development cadastre non federal lands state requires secretary submit report existing real property inventories components cadastre consolidation inventories components use existing inventories components cadastre cost savings achieved recommendations legislation


Summary: (Sec. 1) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend for one year the Secretary of State's authority to waive Foreign Service annuitant salary and full-time employment pension restrictions respecting assignment to: (1) consular posts with a substantial visa application backlog; and (2) Iraq and Afghanistan. (Sec. 2) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel for Foreign Service members and family members to U.S. territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Specifies that required leave based upon continuous service abroad may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Current law refers to the United States, its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.) (Sec. 3) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to specify that the Secretary may pay the subsistence expenses of Department of State special agents on authorized protective missions at or away from their duty stations. (Sec. 4) Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend grant authority for Radio Free Asia for one year. (Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 to extend for one year the International Broadcasting Bureau personal services contracting pilot program under which U.S. citizens or aliens are hired as personal services contractors, without regard to Civil Service and classification laws.

sec amends foreign_service act extend year secretary state authority waive foreign_service annuitant salary time employment pension restrictions respecting assignment consular posts substantial visa application backlog iraq afghanistan sec amends foreign_service act permit rest recuperation travel foreign_service members family members territories including american_samoa commonwealth_of_puerto_rico guam commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands virgin_islands specifies required leave based continuous service abroad taken united_states territories including american_samoa commonwealth_of_puerto_rico guam commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands virgin_islands current law refers united_states territories possessions commonwealth_of_puerto_rico sec amends state_department basic authorities act specify secretary pay subsistence expenses department_of_state special agents authorized protective missions away duty stations sec amends united_states_international_broadcasting_act extend grant authority radio_free_asia year sec amends foreign_relations_authorization_act fiscal year extend year international broadcasting bureau personal services contracting pilot program citizens aliens hired personal services contractors regard civil service classification laws


Summary: Security and Energy for America Act of 2008 or the SEA Act of 2008 - Secure Rural Schools and Counties Act of 2008 - Amends federal law governing payment for certain federal lands (entitlement land) to prescribe: (1) a transitional funding schedule for payments in lieu of taxes; and (2) transitional payments to states and counties previously entitled to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Act of 2000. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) amounts made available by a state to certain counties to support public schools should be in addition to, and not in lieu of, general state funds to support such schools; and (2) a state should not adjust education funding allocations to reflect specified receipts. State Enhanced Authority for Coastal and Ocean Resources Act of 2008 or SEACOR - Amends the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) to: (1) revise the seaward boundaries of states; and (2) except from confirmation and establishment of states' title, power, and rights any oil and gas mineral rights located within the revised seaward boundaries. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) regarding Adjacent Zones and Planning Areas in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Sets forth procedures for the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to grant and administer oil and natural gas leases on the OCS. Revises provisions concerning oil and gas leases.Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement Fund Act of 2008 - Establishes the Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement Fund to monitor and manage wildlife and fish and other natural resources related to energy and minerals development on federal lands. Declares without force or effect existing federal prohibitions against spending appropriated funds to: (1) conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities, or to issue a lease for any OCS; or (2) issue final commercial leasing regulations or any other function related to oil shale and tar sands. Prohibits a federal agency from permitting construction or operation of any facility, or from designating or maintaining a restricted transportation corridor or operating area, on either federal OCS or state waters that will be incompatible with oil, gas, or natural gas leasing, and with exploration and production of tracts that are geologically prospective for oil or natural gas. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise regulations governing onshore surface-disturbing activities.Redesignates the Minerals Management Service as the National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service.Rigs to Reefs Act of 2008 - Amends OCSLA to prescribe procedures to use decommissioned offshore oil and gas platforms and other facilities for artificial reef and scientific research.Establishes the Energy and Mineral Schools Reinvestment Act Fund to enable maintenance and restoration of existing and historic petroleum and mining engineering programs. Redesignates the Mining and Mineral Resources Institutes Act as the Energy and Mineral Schools Reinvestment Act. Instructs the Secretary to establish OCS regional headquarters for the Atlantic OCS Region and the Pacific OCS Region. Freedom Fuels Act - Establishes the Freedom Fuels Fund, to be used for specified programs including: (1) geologic and geophysical programs; (2) geothermal and geopressure energy renewable resource management; (3) unconventional energy resources management; and (4) renewable energy management. Directs the Secretary to establish a program for production of: (1) liquid fuels from strategic unconventional resources; and (2) oil and gas resources using advanced CO2 enhanced recovery. Directs the Secretary to establish a grant program, among other purposes, for: (1) geothermal and geopressure oil and gas energy production; (2) FEED grants for projects for coal-to-liquids, petroleum coke-to-liquids, oil shale, tar sands, and Alaska natural gas-to-liquids and the production of low-rank coal water fuel; and (3) production of renewable energy from designated resources. Amends the OCSLA to: (1) repeal the Coastal Impact Assistance program; and (2) revise royalty-in-kind requirements. Amends the the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) prescribe default requirements if the Secretary of Energy does not issue regulations governing payments for research, development, and demonstration leases, and for commercial leases for oil shale and tar sands; (2) require the Secretary to grant royalty relief for natural gas production from gas hydrates; (3) direct the Secretary to reduce royalties for certain federal oil and gas leases; and (4) instruct the Secretary of the Interior to use specified estimates and considerations when compiling oil and gas resource assessments. Repeals the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish specified fees for conservation resources; (2) require that OCS oil and gas exploration utilize technology to minimize air emissions and discharges into the water; (3) establish Federal OCS Joint Regional Permitting Offices; and (4) develop, upon lessee request, oil spill response plans for each OCS Planning area.Exempts certain oil and gas leasing and exploration from federal agency coordination requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delegate to the Minerals Management Service permitting and enforcement authority for specified federal OCS activities.

security energy america act sea act secure_rural_schools counties act amends federal law governing payment certain federal lands entitlement land prescribe transitional funding schedule payments lieu taxes transitional payments states counties previously entitled payments secure_rural_schools community self determination act expresses sense congress amounts available state certain counties support public schools addition lieu general state funds support schools state adjust education funding allocations reflect specified receipts state enhanced authority coastal ocean resources act amends submerged lands act revise seaward boundaries states confirmation establishment states title power rights oil gas mineral rights located revised seaward boundaries amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act ocsla adjacent zones planning areas outer_continental_shelf ocs sets forth procedures secretary interior secretary grant administer oil natural gas leases ocs revises provisions concerning oil gas leases federal energy natural resources enhancement fund act establishes federal energy natural resources enhancement fund monitor manage wildlife fish natural resources related energy minerals development federal lands declares force effect existing federal prohibitions spending appropriated funds conduct oil natural gas leasing preleasing activities issue lease ocs issue final commercial leasing regulations function related oil_shale tar_sands prohibits federal agency permitting construction operation facility designating maintaining restricted transportation corridor operating area federal ocs state waters incompatible oil gas natural gas leasing exploration production tracts geologically prospective oil natural gas amends mineral_leasing_act revise regulations governing onshore surface disturbing activities redesignates minerals_management_service national ocean resources royalty service rigs reefs act amends ocsla prescribe procedures use decommissioned offshore oil gas platforms facilities artificial reef scientific research establishes energy mineral schools reinvestment act fund enable maintenance restoration existing historic petroleum mining engineering programs redesignates mining mineral resources institutes act energy mineral schools reinvestment act instructs secretary establish ocs regional headquarters atlantic ocs region pacific ocs region freedom fuels act establishes freedom fuels fund specified programs including geologic geophysical programs geothermal energy renewable resource management unconventional energy resources management renewable energy management directs secretary establish program production liquid fuels strategic unconventional resources oil gas resources advanced co2 enhanced recovery directs secretary establish grant program purposes geothermal oil gas energy production feed grants projects coal liquids petroleum coke liquids oil_shale tar_sands alaska natural gas liquids production low rank coal water fuel production renewable energy designated resources amends ocsla repeal coastal impact assistance program revise royalty kind requirements amends energy policy act prescribe default requirements secretary energy issue regulations governing payments research development demonstration leases commercial leases oil_shale tar_sands require secretary grant royalty relief natural gas production gas direct secretary reduce royalties certain federal oil gas leases instruct secretary interior use specified estimates considerations compiling oil gas resource assessments repeals gulf_of_mexico_energy_security_act secretary interior establish specified fees conservation resources require ocs oil gas exploration utilize technology minimize air emissions discharges water establish federal ocs joint regional permitting offices develop lessee request oil spill response plans ocs planning area exempts certain oil gas leasing exploration federal agency coordination requirements coastal_zone_management_act instructs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa delegate minerals_management_service permitting enforcement authority specified federal ocs activities


Summary: Battle of Camden Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the site of the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, and of Historic Camden, South Carolina, to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such sites as a unit or units of the National Park System.

battle study act_-_directs secretary interior complete special resource study site battle south_carolina historic south_carolina determine suitability feasibility designating sites unit units national_park_system


Summary: Permits the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana, to make acquisitions to the boundaries of the Lakeshore from units of state or local government by satisfaction of delinquent state or local taxes.

permits secretary interior respect indiana dunes national lakeshore indiana acquisitions boundaries lakeshore units state local government satisfaction delinquent state local taxes


Summary: Withdraws specified land located in Coconino and Gila Counties, Arizona (covered land), from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Grants the Secretary of the Interior exclusive jurisdiction with respect to covered land to manage each reclamation project carried out on such land in accordance with the Arizona Water Settlements Act. Requires that Secretary and the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District to ensure the compliance of each activity carried out at the C.C. Craigin Dam and Reservoir with applicable federal law. Authorizes that Secretary to contract with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to carry out specified management activities on covered land that does not conflict with, or adversely affect, the operation, maintenance, or repair of the Dam, including the management of recreation, wildland fire activities, public conduct and law enforcement, and cultural and other resources. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, to carry out the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Dam, to authorize employees of the Department of the Interior and the District to use certain roads under Forest Service jurisdiction. Prohibits requiring any such individual from applying for or possessing a permit, license, or other similar document as a condition for authorization to use any such road. Requires the Department and the District to comply with applicable federal law.

withdraws specified land located coconino gila counties arizona covered land forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws disposition laws pertaining mineral geothermal leasing mineral materials grants secretary interior exclusive jurisdiction respect covered land manage reclamation project carried land accordance arizona water settlements act requires secretary salt river project agricultural improvement power district ensure compliance activity carried dam reservoir applicable federal law authorizes secretary contract secretary agriculture acting chief forest_service carry specified management activities covered land conflict adversely affect operation maintenance repair dam including management recreation wildland fire activities public conduct law enforcement cultural resources directs secretary agriculture carry operation maintenance repair dam authorize employees department_of_the_interior district use certain roads forest_service jurisdiction prohibits requiring individual applying possessing permit license similar document condition authorization use road requires department district comply applicable federal law


Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey specified public lands in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Department to permit the Department to use such lands as a public shooting range. Instructs the Secretary to require the Arizona Game and Fish Department to pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents of, and transfer of title to, those lands.

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Summary: Public Lands Rehabilitation and Job Creation Act - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2010 to: (1) the Department of the Interior for National Park Service operations and construction; (2) the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service for capital improvement and maintenance road projects; and (3) the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for highway infrastructure investment.

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Summary: Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park System lands, National Wildlife Refuge lands, and National Forest lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law; and (2) any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of such lands shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law. Permits requiring persons adjudged guilty of a: (1) Class B misdemeanor on BLM or National Park System lands to pay all costs of the proceedings; and (2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor on National Wildlife Refuge or National Forest lands to pay all costs of the proceedings. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other federal law to set a minimum fine of $500 for certain fire usage violations on BLM, National Park System, and National Forest lands.

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Summary: Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to conduct the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program, under which the Administrator shall: (1) identify 15 federal government real properties that are excess or surplus and that have the highest fair market value and the greatest potential to sell, and (2) sell such properties by public auction within 5 years after the enactment of this Act. Requires the Administrator to designate an additional property for sale under the Program not later than 15 days after the sale of any excess property. Exempts from the Program: (1) real property that is to be closed or realigned under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990; (2) properties excluded for reasons of national security by OMB; (3) certain Indian and Native Eskimo properties; (4) properties operated and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); (5) postal properties; (6) properties used in connection with river, harbor, flood control, reclamation, or power projects; (7) properties determined to be suitable for use as a public park or recreation area; and (8) properties used for recreational and conservation purposes. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit to Congress and make publicly available a study of the effectiveness of the Program. Terminates the Program five years after the enactment of this Act. Requires the head of each executive agency to recommend properties to the Director of OMB for disposal under the Program. Sets forth requirements for the expedited disposal of excess real property under the Program, including that such property must be sold for cash, may not be sold for less than fair market value, and must generate monetary proceeds to the federal government. Prohibits a disposal of property under the Program as an exchange, trade, transfer, acquisition of like-kind property, or other non-cash transaction. Requires the proceeds from the sale of excess properties under the Program to be deposited into the the Treasury and 2% of such proceeds to be used for funding homeless assistance grants. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) make grants to nonprofit organizations to purchase excess property suitable for use to assist the homeless, and (2) issue regulations for such homeless assistance grants. Directs such organizations to use grants only to acquire or rehabilitate real property to provide permanent housing, transitional housing, or temporary shelter for persons who are homeless. (Sec. 3) Directs the GSA Administrator to: (1) issue guidance for the development and implementation of executive agency real property plans, (2) assist executive agencies in the identification and disposal of excess real property, and (3) report to Congress on disposal efforts within three years after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) Grants authority to the GSA Administrator to obligate funds to pay the costs of identifying and preparing properties to be reported excess by another agency. (Sec. 5) Allows GSA to be reimbursed for the costs associated with the reversion, custody, and disposal of reverted real property. Requires the GSA Administrator to: (1) take control of reverted property if necessary to enforce compliance with the terms of the conveyance and sell such property; and (2) make such property available to state and local governments and non-profit organizations for public benefit conveyance (e.g., for educational use, public health, parks or recreation, or low income housing) prior to sale. (Sec. 6) Allows the net proceeds of a sale of excess federal real property to be returned to the agency that had custody and accountability for such property at the time it was determined to be excess. Provides that such net proceeds be used for continuing disposal of excess properties and for deficit reduction. Requires proceeds from the sale of personal property to be deposited in the Treasury. (Sec. 7) Requires the GSA Administrator, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to publish a single, comprehensive, and descriptive database of all federal real property under the custody and control of all executive agencies, other than property excluded for reasons of national security. Requires that such database be made available to other federal agencies and the general public at no cost through the GSA website, to the extent consistent with national security. (Sec.  8) Requires federal agencies to recycle at least 50% of construction and demolition materials and debris by the end of FY2015. (Sec. 9) Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to: (1) exempt from the homeless review process federal properties that are located in an area for which the general public is denied access in the interest of national security, (2) allow properties available for use by the homeless to be published on the websites of HUD or GSA instead of in the Federal Register, and (3) exclude certain federal properties from subsequent publications of properties available for use by the homeless for which no review of a determination of suitability was requested.

excess federal building property disposal act sec directs administrator general_services_administration gsa consultation director office_of_management_and_budget omb conduct federal real property disposal pilot program administrator shall identify federal_government real properties excess surplus highest fair market value greatest potential sell sell properties public auction years enactment act requires administrator designate additional property sale program later days sale excess property exempts program real property closed realigned defense base closure realignment_act properties excluded reasons national security omb certain indian native eskimo properties properties operated maintained tennessee_valley_authority tva postal properties properties connection river harbor flood control reclamation power projects properties determined suitable use public park recreation_area properties recreational conservation purposes requires comptroller_general gao submit congress publicly available study effectiveness program terminates program years enactment act requires head executive agency recommend properties director omb disposal program sets forth requirements expedited disposal excess real property program including property sold cash sold fair market value generate monetary proceeds federal_government prohibits disposal property program exchange trade transfer acquisition like kind property non cash transaction requires proceeds sale excess properties program deposited treasury proceeds funding homeless assistance grants directs secretary housing_and_urban_development hud grants nonprofit organizations purchase excess property suitable use assist homeless issue regulations homeless assistance grants directs organizations use grants acquire rehabilitate real property provide permanent housing transitional housing temporary shelter persons homeless sec directs gsa administrator issue guidance development implementation executive agency real property plans assist executive agencies identification disposal excess real property report congress disposal efforts years enactment act sec grants authority gsa administrator obligate funds pay costs identifying preparing properties reported excess agency sec allows gsa reimbursed costs associated reversion custody disposal reverted real property requires gsa administrator control reverted property necessary enforce compliance terms conveyance sell property property available state local governments non profit organizations public benefit conveyance educational use public health parks recreation low income housing prior sale sec allows net proceeds sale excess federal real property returned agency custody accountability property time determined excess provides net proceeds continuing disposal excess properties deficit reduction requires proceeds sale personal property deposited treasury sec requires gsa administrator year enactment act publish single comprehensive descriptive database federal real property custody control executive agencies property excluded reasons national security requires database available federal agencies general public cost gsa website extent consistent national security sec requires federal agencies recycle construction demolition materials debris end fy2015 sec amends mckinney-vento homeless assistance_act exempt homeless review process federal properties located area general public denied access interest national security allow properties available use homeless published websites hud gsa instead federal_register exclude certain federal properties subsequent publications properties available use homeless review determination suitability requested


Summary: Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2011- Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) issue guidance for federal agency real property plans, including recommendations on how to identify and dispose of excess properties, evaluate disposal costs and benefits, and prioritize disposal decisions based on agency missions and anticipated future need for holdings; (2) report to specified congressional committees annually for five years after 2011 on agency efforts to reduce their real property assets; (3) assist agencies in the identification and disposal of excess real property; and (4) establish and maintain a database of all federal real property under the custody and control of all executive agencies, other than property excluded for reasons of national security. Sets forth agency duties with respect to its properties, including maintaining adequate inventory controls and reporting excess property to the Administrator. Includes among the amounts the Administrator is authorized to obligate from proceeds from the disposition of excess real property: (1) amounts to pay the costs related to identifying and preparing properties to be reported excess by another agency; and (2) amounts to pay the costs associated with the reversion, custody, and disposal of reverted real property. Revises requirements for federal agency retention of proceeds from the transfer or sale of excess real property. Provides that requirements under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act for the use of public buildings and real property to assist the homeless shall not apply in FY2011and FY2012 to certain non-excess federal buildings or real property selected for demolition. Requires the head of each federal agency to divert at least 50% of construction and demolition materials and debris by the end of FY2015.

federal real property disposal enhancement_act requires administrator general_services_administration gsa issue guidance federal agency real property plans including recommendations identify dispose excess properties evaluate disposal costs benefits prioritize disposal decisions based agency missions anticipated future need holdings report specified congressional committees annually years agency efforts reduce real property assets assist agencies identification disposal excess real property establish maintain database federal real property custody control executive agencies property excluded reasons national security sets forth agency duties respect properties including maintaining adequate inventory controls reporting excess property administrator includes amounts administrator authorized obligate proceeds disposition excess real property amounts pay costs related identifying preparing properties reported excess agency amounts pay costs associated reversion custody disposal reverted real property revises requirements federal agency retention proceeds transfer sale excess real property provides requirements mckinney homeless assistance_act use public buildings real property assist homeless shall apply fy2012 certain non excess federal buildings real property selected demolition requires head federal agency divert construction demolition materials debris end fy2015


Summary: Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the standard tax deduction for real property taxes available to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their deductions; and (2) repeal the $500 limitation on such deduction. Makes this Act applicable to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.

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Summary: Civilian Property Realignment Act or CPRA - (Sec. 2) States as the purposes of this Act to: (1) consolidate the footprint of federal buildings and facilities; (2) maximize the utilization rate for such buildings and facilities; (3) reduce the reliance on leased space; (4) sell or redevelop high value assets that are underutilized to obtain the highest and best value and to maximize the return to the taxpayer; (5) reduce the operating and maintenance costs of federal civilian real properties; (6) reduce redundancy, overlap, and costs associated with field offices; (7) create incentives for federal agencies to achieve greater efficiency in their inventories of civilian real property; (8) facilitate and expedite the sale or disposal of unneeded civilian properties; and (9) assist federal agencies in achieving sustainability goals. (Sec. 3) Defines "federal civilian real property and civilian real property" as federal real property assets, including public buildings, occupied and improved grounds, leased space, or other physical structures under the custody and control of any federal agency, except for: (1) a base, camp, post, or other facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD); (2) properties excluded for national security reasons; (3) properties in the public domain, certain naval vessels, and government records; (4) Indian and Native Alaskan properties; (5) properties operated and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); (6) postal properties; (7) properties used for federal agricultural, recreational, and conservation purposes; (8) properties used in connection with river, harbor, flood control, reclamation, or power projects; and (9) properties located outside the United States operated or maintained by the Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (Sec. 4) Establishes the Civilian Property Realignment Commission as an independent commission for the purpose of identifying opportunities for the federal government to reduce significantly its inventory of civilian real property and reduce costs to the government. Terminates the Commission six years after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 11) Requires federal agency heads, not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act and 120 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, to submit to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): (1) current data on all federal civilian real properties owned, leased or controlled by federal agencies, including the age and condition of such properties, operating costs, history of capital expenditures, sustainability metrics, and square footage; and (2) recommendations for the sale for proceeds or disposal of federal civilian properties and for achieving operational efficiencies for such properties. Requires the Director, in consultation with the Administrator, to: (1) review agency recommendations and develop consistent standards and criteria for such review, and (2) develop recommendations to the Commission based upon such standards and criteria. (Sec. 12) Sets forth the duties of the Commission, including: (1) identifying opportunities to reduce significantly the inventory of civilian real property and reduce costs to the government, (2) identifying not less than 5 federal properties not on the list of surplus or excess buildings with a total fair market value of not less than $500 million, (3) performing an independent analysis of the inventory of federal civilian real property and of recommendations for the sale of such properties, and (4) identifying or developing and implementing an accounting system for evaluating recommendations for sales of civilian real property. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to report on Commission recommendations and its selection process. (Sec. 13) Requires the President to review the Commission's recommendations and report on his or her approval or disapproval of them. Requires the Commission to revise its recommendations if disapproved by the President. (Sec. 14) Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of Commission recommendations approved by the President. (Sec. 15) Requires federal agencies to: (1) immediately begin preparation to carry out the Commission's recommendations after the congressional review process, (2) initiate all activities for implementation not later than two years after the President transmits the approved recommendations to Congress, and (3) complete implementation within six years unless extenuating circumstances prevent timely completion. (Sec. 16) Authorizes appropriations and establishes accounts for the salaries and expenses of the Commission and for implementing the Commission's recommendations. (Sec. 18) Exempts provisions of this Act relating to the development of recommendations by the Commission from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Limits the period for bringing a civil action under such Act for judicial review of implementation activities under this Act. (Sec. 19) Requires congressional review of proposed projects for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of federal buildings for: (1) compliance with criteria established by this Act relating to the economic feasibility of maintaining underutilized federal buildings, and (2) the use of life-cycle cost analysis to achieve long-term savings. (Sec. 20) Limits the authority of executive agencies to lease space for the purposes of a public building. Requires the Administrator of GSA to comply with requirements of the Small Business Act when using commercial leasing services. (Sec. 21) Requires GAO to annually monitor, review, and report on implementation activities under this Act. (Sec. 22) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Commission should assist small, minority, and women-owned businesses in obtaining contracts to redevelop federal property; (2) the Commission and other federal officials should conduct a public information campaign to advise small, minority, and women-owned businesses regarding such contracts; and (3) firms that are awarded such contracts should, to the maximum extent practicable, seek to award subcontracts to small, minority, and women-owned businesses. (Sec. 23) Requires the Administrator to ensure that the life-cycle cost of a public building is considered in the construction or lease of a public building that: (1) is constructed or leased after the enactment of this Act; (2) has estimated construction costs exceeding $1 million; (3) if leased, has square footage of more than 25,000 square feet; and (4) has more than 50% of its estimated construction or lease costs federally-funded. Defines "life-cycle cost" as the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement costs.

civilian property realignment_act sec states purposes act consolidate footprint federal buildings facilities maximize utilization rate buildings facilities reduce reliance leased space sell redevelop high value assets underutilized obtain highest best value maximize return taxpayer reduce operating maintenance costs federal civilian real properties reduce overlap costs associated field offices create incentives federal agencies achieve greater efficiency inventories civilian real property facilitate expedite sale disposal civilian properties assist federal agencies achieving sustainability goals sec defines federal civilian real property civilian real property federal real property assets including public buildings occupied improved grounds leased space physical structures custody control federal agency base camp post facility jurisdiction department_of_defense dod properties excluded national security reasons properties public domain certain naval vessels government records indian native alaskan properties properties operated maintained tennessee_valley_authority tva postal properties properties federal agricultural recreational conservation purposes properties connection river harbor flood control reclamation power projects properties located outside united_states operated maintained department_of_state agency international_development usaid sec establishes civilian property realignment commission independent commission purpose identifying opportunities federal_government reduce significantly inventory civilian real property reduce costs government terminates commission years enactment act sec requires federal agency heads later days enactment act days beginning fiscal year submit administrator general_services_administration gsa director office_of_management_and_budget omb current data federal civilian real properties owned leased controlled federal agencies including age condition properties operating costs history capital expenditures sustainability metrics square footage recommendations sale proceeds disposal federal civilian properties achieving operational efficiencies properties requires director consultation administrator review agency recommendations develop consistent standards criteria review develop recommendations commission based standards criteria sec sets forth duties commission including identifying opportunities reduce significantly inventory civilian real property reduce costs government identifying federal properties list surplus excess buildings total fair market value million performing independent analysis inventory federal civilian real property recommendations sale properties identifying developing implementing accounting system evaluating recommendations sales civilian real property requires comptroller_general gao report commission recommendations selection process sec requires president review commission recommendations report approval disapproval requires commission revise recommendations disapproved president sec sets forth procedures congressional consideration commission recommendations approved president sec requires federal agencies immediately begin preparation carry commission recommendations congressional review process initiate activities implementation later years president transmits approved recommendations congress complete implementation years extenuating circumstances prevent timely completion sec authorizes appropriations establishes accounts salaries expenses commission implementing commission recommendations sec exempts provisions act relating development recommendations commission national_environmental_policy_act limits period bringing civil action act judicial review implementation activities act sec requires congressional review proposed projects construction alteration acquisition federal buildings compliance criteria established act relating economic feasibility maintaining underutilized federal buildings use life cycle cost analysis achieve long term savings sec limits authority executive agencies lease space purposes public building requires administrator gsa comply requirements small_business_act commercial leasing services sec requires gao annually monitor review report implementation activities act sec expresses sense congress commission assist small minority women owned businesses obtaining contracts redevelop federal property commission federal officials conduct public information campaign advise small minority women owned businesses contracts firms awarded contracts maximum extent practicable seek award subcontracts small minority women owned businesses sec requires administrator ensure life cycle cost public building considered construction lease public building constructed leased enactment act estimated construction costs exceeding million leased square footage square feet estimated construction lease costs federally funded defines life cycle cost sum investment capital installation energy operating maintenance replacement costs


Summary: Authorizes the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to offer to enter into a binding agreement with the city of Tracy, California, under which the Administrator may convey to the city any reversionary interest retained by the United States in a specified parcel of land conveyed to the city for educational or recreational purposes and all other terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions imposed in connection with the conveyance of such parcel. Requires the city to pay to the Administrator not less than the appraised fair market value of the parcel, as determined by the Administrator pursuant to an appraisal, based on the highest and best use of the parcel. Makes such determination regarding the value of such parcel final. Makes the city responsible for reimbursing the Administrator for costs associated with the implementation of this Act, including the costs of each applicable appraisal and survey. Requires the net proceeds from such conveyance to be deposited into the Federal Buildings Fund and made available for expenditure for any lawful purpose consistent with the Administrator's authority.

authorizes administrator general_services gsa offer enter binding agreement city california administrator convey city reversionary interest retained united_states specified parcel land conveyed city educational recreational purposes terms conditions reservations restrictions imposed connection conveyance parcel requires city pay administrator appraised fair market value parcel determined administrator pursuant appraisal based highest best use parcel makes determination value parcel final makes city responsible reimbursing administrator costs associated implementation act including costs applicable appraisal survey requires net proceeds conveyance deposited federal_buildings_fund available expenditure lawful purpose consistent administrator authority


Summary: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to commence a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the counties in New York that abut the Hudson River that flows from Rogers Island at Fort Edward to the southernmost boundary of Westchester County, New York (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

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