Pub. L. 118-234, tit. I, subtit. E, sec. 151 (as amended)

AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

Year: 2025Length: 346 wordsOfficial source
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
Pub. L. 118-234, tit. I, subtit. E, sec. 151 (as amended): AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES. | Justis AI