Databases of Publicly Owned Land Act
H.R. 6773119th Congress

Databases of Publicly Owned Land Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43)7 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Dec 17, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Databases of Publicly Owned Land Act.

(a) In general

Section 104(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end;

(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(7) the grantee maintains, on a publicly accessible website, a searchable database that identifies all parcels of undeveloped land owned by the grantee.

(b) Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2026.

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