1. Short title This Act may be cited as the America's Public Land Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) public land in the United States is— (A) iconic, including national parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests; and (B) irreplaceable, including wildlife habitat, archaeological resources, and other national treasures; (2) public land— (A) provides unrivaled recreational opportunities; and (B) is enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people in the United States each year; (3) public land— (A) strengthens the United States economy; and (B) powers a recreation industry that supports— (i) 7,600,000 jobs; and (ii) nearly $900,000,000,000 in direct spending annually; (4) United States public land provides numerous other benefits to the people of the United States, including— (A) clean air and water; (B) public health gains; and (C) access to the outdoors; (5) retaining United States public land is in the public interest; and (6) except as expressly authorized by Congress, United States public land should be retained under the ownership of the United States. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Management authority The term management authority means— (A) the ability to determine— (i) which uses to permit on public land, including uses relating to— (I) timber; (II) grazing; (III) renewable and nonrenewable energy and mineral resources; (IV) recreation; and (V) vegetation management; or (ii) where and how those uses of public land take place; and (B) the ability to regulate, permit, or authorize use of public land. (2) Public land (A) In general The term public land means any land or interest in land— (i) owned by the United States; and (ii) administered by— (I) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through— (aa) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; (bb) the Director of the National Park Service; or (cc) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service