Pub. L. 118-234, tit. I, subtit. E, sec. 151 (as amended)
AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.
SEC. 151. AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.
Section 8623 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 115-334) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking “dwelling;” and inserting “dwelling or multiunit dwelling;”;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking “Secretary” in the middle of the sentence and inserting “Chief of the Forest Service, or their designee”;
(3) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)—
(i) in subclause (I), by inserting “such as housing,” after “improvements,”;
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking “and” at the end;
(iii) in subclause (III), by striking “or” at the end and inserting “and”; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
“(IV) services occurring off the administrative site that—
“(aa) occur at another administrative site in the same unit in which the administrative site is located or a different unit of the National Forest System;
“(bb) benefit the National Forest System; and
“(cc) support activities occurring within the unit of the National Forest System in which the administrative site is located; or”
; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Savings.—A reauthorization of use under subparagraph (B) may include new terms in the use, as determined by the Chief of the Forest Service, or their designee.”
;
“(6) Lease term.—
“(A) In general.—The term of a lease of an administrative site under this section shall be not more than 100 years.
“(B) Reauthorization of use.—A lease of an administrative site under this section shall include a provision for reauthorization of the use if the—
“(i) use of the administrative site, at the time of reauthorization, is still being used for the purposes authorized;
“(ii) use to be authorized under the new lease is consistent with the applicable land management plan; and
“(iii) lessee is in compliance with all the terms of the existing lease.”
;
(4) in subsection (g), by—
(A) striking “to a leaseholder” after “payments”; and
(B) inserting “or constructed” after “improved”; and
(5) in subsection (i), by striking “2023” each place it appears and inserting “2028”.
- Public laws referenced
- 115-334