Union Calendar No. 401
115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 115–536]
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
May 24, 2017
Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Biggs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
January 29, 2018
Additional sponsor: Ms. Sinema
January 29, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 24, 2017]
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
In this Act:
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term “Federal land” means the approximately 8,800 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and designated as “Federal land to be conveyed” on the map.
SEC. 3. Conveyance to La Paz County, Arizona.
(a) In general.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a request from the County to convey all or a portion of the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights and to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land identified on the map.
(b) Phased conveyance.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey the public land described in subsection (a) in parcels over a period of up to 20 years, as is required to carry out the phased development of renewable energy or other economic development.
(2) PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—A parcel shall be conveyed by the Secretary on payment by La Paz County, Arizona, to the Secretary, of the fair market value of the parcel, as determined under paragraph (3).
(3) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land to be conveyed—
(A) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(c) Protection of tribal cultural artifacts.—To the greatest extent practicable, the County and all subsequent owners of land conveyed under this Act shall—
(d) Availability of map.—
(e) Withdrawal.—The Federal land is withdrawn from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States.
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[Report No. 115–536] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and
for other purposes. | |||||
January 29, 2018 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed |