Grace Napolitano: “as a general rule, when Congress transfers Federal lands into other hands, the United States taxpayers should be…”

“as a general rule, when Congress transfers Federal lands into other hands, the United States taxpayers should be compensated for the fair market value of the lands being transferred. In this instance, however, the locations of these parcels as well as the fact that they are currently in use as local cemeteries, and I have no idea how long it has been used as cemeteries but I am assuming it has been a while, justify the making of these transfers free of charge. As a result, we will not oppose H.R. 541. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”