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119-hr-775119th Congress

No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

Introduced

Summary

No-net-gain federal land ownership in each State. This bill would require that, in any fiscal year, acres the federal government adds in a State cannot exceed acres it disposes of in that State.

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  • States: Would receive conveyances of federal land to offset any net increase in a State, with the Administration required to convey sufficient land within 24 months. Those conveyances would not be treated as major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act.
  • Federal land managers: The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture would have to produce an annual inventory by State and by interest type and report changes and totals to the President and Congress by September 30 each year.
  • Land status and users: Leased lands, conservation easements, and other non-fee interests would count toward the cap. The bill excludes land held by Indian Tribes or individual Indians in trust and several other specifically listed categories.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

No-net-gain rule for federal lands

If enacted, the bill would require no net gain of federal land in each State in a fiscal year. The government could not acquire more acres than it disposed of in that same State and year. The bill would define what counts as "Federal land," including some leased land and conservation easements, and list specific exclusions. The Interior and Agriculture Secretaries would do a yearly inventory of acres by interest type and report to the President and Congress by September 30. If a State shows a net gain, the President would have 24 months to convey enough federal land to that State, and that conveyance would not be a major NEPA action.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

WY • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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