# Plain Language Summary: Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2021

The federal government owns a massive amount of land across the country—national forests, parks, military bases, and countless other properties. Right now, there's no single, organized system tracking all this land. Different agencies keep their own separate records, which means nobody has a complete picture of what the government owns, where it is, or what condition it's in. This bill aims to fix that problem by requiring the Department of the Interior to create one unified digital map and database of all federal land.

Think of it like this: imagine a homeowner with properties scattered across multiple states but no master list of what they own or where everything is located. That's essentially the current situation with federal land management. The bill requires the Interior Department to work with other federal agencies to develop common standards for how they record and share information about federal property. Within two years, they need to create a comprehensive, up-to-date digital inventory that shows the location, boundaries, and basic information about every piece of federal land. This inventory would be made publicly available online in a searchable, map-based format so anyone can look up federal properties in their area.

The bill also allows the federal government to partner with states to include state and local land in this system, though the feds would only pay for half the cost. Before launching this new system, the Interior Department must report to Congress about all the existing land tracking systems currently in use, how much money is being spent on them, and which ones could be eliminated or combined to save money. The bill specifically protects sensitive information—military bases and homeland security facilities can be kept off the public map if necessary. Importantly, this bill doesn't automatically require the government to sell off any land or change how it manages property; it's purely about creating better record-keeping and transparency.

Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2021

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Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to develop and maintain a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre (inventory) of federal real property (excluding Indian land) to support federal land management activities on federal real property, including resource development and conservation and agricultural use. Interior may enter cost-sharing agreements with states to include nonfederal real property in the cadastre. Interior shall report on (1) existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of federal real property, (2) consolidation of inventories and components, (3) the use of existing inventories and components of any cadastre, (4) cost savings that will be achieved, (5) a plan for implementation of this bill, and (6) recommendations for legislation. Interior shall (1) make the multipurpose cadastre publicly available on the Internet, and (2) ensure that such cadastre includes the identification of all lands suitable for disposal pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.