Marsha Blackburn co-sponsors FLAIR
Representative Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee is co-sponsoring HB5532, referred to as the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act. This bill creates a single, Federal multipurpose cadastre (a uniform Federal computer database), in accordance with standards recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The bill also calls for an “inventory of inventories,” so that duplication can be identified and eliminated. The FLAIR Act will provide all agencies owning Federal real property an improved accounting for their land assets. Such an inventory will assist in improved Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection and utilization of real property.
In December 2006, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported the Federal government failed its audit for FY 2006. GAO has repeatedly (108th, 109th, 110th Congresses) designated Federal Real Property Asset Management one of the high-risk areas within the Federal government most prone to waste, fraud and abuse. One of the reasons cited by GAO is the fact that the government does not have a current, accurate inventory of the land it owns.
The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) and the State of Tennessee, OIR GIS Services is supporting this legislation and has met with the Tennessee delegation to move this effort forward. The Senate will introduce a similar bill with Senator Corker as a possible co-sponsor.
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