Sec. 101. Additional requirements for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land acquisitions and conveyances
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Section 205 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1715 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: As part of the acquisition of a parcel of non-Federal lands under this section, section 206, or other applicable law that will become public lands or National Forest System lands, the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, shall provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to the parcel of land to be acquired.
To assist in identifying adjacent landowners, and to meet the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary concerned should use the most recently available property tax records. . Section 208 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1718 ) is amended— by inserting
(a)before the first sentence and Issuance of patent and other conveyance documents .—
(b)before the second sentence; and Other terms and conditions .— by adding at the end the following new subsection: As part of the conveyance of a parcel of public lands or National Forest System lands by sale, exchange, or other disposal method under section 203 or 206 or other applicable law, the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, shall provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to the parcel of land to be conveyed. To assist in identifying adjacent landowners, and to meet the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary concerned should use the most recently available property tax records. . Section 205 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1715 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (f), as added by subsection (a)(1), the following new subsection: If the acquisition process for a parcel of non-Federal lands under this section, section 206, or other applicable law that will become public lands or National Forest System lands involves the use of a third-party facilitator, the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, shall require, as a condition of the approval of the acquisition— submission of all purchase contracts and related agreements held by the third-party facilitator related to the parcel to be acquired on written request by the appropriate official; supervisor review of such purchase contracts and related agreements, the purpose of the acquisition, and other terms and conditions of the acquisition; and a clear statement to Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service employees that the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, has determined that all business information submitted under paragraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of subsection
(d)is confidential and all information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 ( 5 U.S.C. 552a ) will be protected to the extent allowed by law. In this subsection, the term third-party facilitator means any entity (other than an agent of the United States) whose role in a real estate transaction is to assist the buyer or seller, or both, in reaching agreement in the transaction. . Section 208 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1718 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (c), as added by subsection (a)(2), the following new subsection: If the process by which a parcel of public lands or National Forest System lands will be conveyed by sale, exchange, or other disposal method under section 203 or 206 or other applicable law, involves the use of a third-party facilitator, the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, shall require, as a condition of the approval of the conveyance— submission of all purchase contracts and related agreements held by the third-party facilitator related to the Federal land to be conveyed on written request by the appropriate official; submission to appraisers of contact information for prospective end owners of the Federal land to be conveyed; supervisor review of such purchase contracts and related agreements, the purpose of the conveyance, and other terms and conditions of the conveyance; and a clear statement to Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service employees that the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, has determined that all business information submitted under paragraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of this subsection is confidential and all information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 ( 5 U.S.C. 552a ) will be protected to the extent allowed by law. In this subsection, the term third-party facilitator means any entity (other than an agent of the United States) whose role in a real estate transaction is to assist the buyer or seller, or both, in reaching agreement in the transaction. .
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Sec. 101
Additional requirements for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land acquisitions and conveyances
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