Public Lands Integrity Act

This bill would prohibit the inclusion of provisions that result in the sale, disposal, or transfer of federal lands within budget reconciliation legislation. It proposes to achieve this by classifying such land-related provisions as extraneous under the Senate's Byrd Rule, which governs the content allowed in expedited budget bills. By applying this rule, the legislation would prevent federal land transfers from being processed through the simplified procedures used to bypass filibusters in the Senate.

This legislation primarily affects members of the U.S. Senate and congressional committees involved in the budget reconciliation process by restricting the types of provisions they can include in reconciliation bills. It also impacts federal agencies and entities involved in the management of public lands by prohibiting the use of expedited legislative procedures to authorize the sale, disposal, or transfer of federal acreage.

• Prohibition on federal land transfers in reconciliation bills. The bill generally bars the inclusion of provisions that result in the sale, disposal, or transfer of federal lands within reconciliation legislation.
• Classification of land transfers as extraneous under the Byrd Rule. The legislation requires that provisions involving the transfer or disposal of federal lands be considered extraneous under the Senate's Byrd Rule. This classification subjects such provisions to removal from expedited reconciliation bills, which are typically used to bypass filibusters.

This bill modifies the application of the Senate's Byrd Rule by requiring that any provisions resulting in the sale, disposal, or transfer of federal lands be considered extraneous matter within reconciliation legislation. It affects the expedited legislative procedures used by Congress to amend spending and revenue laws under congressional budget resolutions.

The bill aims to prevent the sale, disposal, or transfer of federal lands through the expedited budget reconciliation process by classifying such provisions as extraneous under the Senate's Byrd Rule.