[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 218 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 218

 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in 
             the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 26 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. DeConcini introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in 
             the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SEDONA RANGER STATION LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary 
of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may 
convey, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the approximately 21.09375-acre tract of lands 
(including improvements on the lands) that has the following legal 
description:

                      Gila and Salt River Meridian

                        coconino county, arizona

               Township 17 North, Range 6 East, Section 7

    NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ 
SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/
4\ SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\, W\1/2\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, S\1/2\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\, E\1/2\ W\1/2\ NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\ NE\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\ W\1/2\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, 
E\1/2\ SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\, E\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, S\1/2\ NW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ SW\1/
4\ SE\1/4\.
    (b) Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any 
        conveyance pursuant to subsection (a) shall be conditioned on 
        the Secretary's entering into one or more agreements that are 
        sufficient to ensure, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, 
        that, collectively, all persons with whom the agreements are to 
        be made will construct, on a site to be determined by the 
        Secretary, improvements for administrative purposes for the 
        Coconino National Forest in Arizona (referred to in this 
        section as the ``administrative improvements'') that are equal 
        in value to the lands and improvements authorized to be 
        conveyed by subsection (a).
            (2) Methods of exchange.--
                    (A) Series of transactions.--The lands and 
                improvements may be conveyed by a series of 
                transactions.
                    (B) Payment.--At the discretion of the Secretary, 
                each person to whom conveyances are to be made under 
                this section may deposit sums in an amount not less 
                than the fair market value, to be determined at the 
                time of conveyance, of the lands and improvements 
                conveyed to the person. The sums deposited with the 
                Secretary shall remain available until expended by the 
                Secretary for the purpose of constructing the 
                administrative improvements.
            (3) Unequal value.--
                    (A) Payment.--If the value of any lands and 
                improvements authorized to be conveyed by subsection 
                (a) to a person exceeds the value of the administrative 
                improvements that the person agrees to have constructed 
                in exchange for the conveyance, the person shall make a 
                payment to the United States in an amount equal to the 
                difference in value.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--The amount described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall remain available to the 
                Secretary until expended for the purpose of acquiring 
                other lands needed for national forest purposes in the 
                Coconino National Forest in Arizona.
    (c) Procedure for Offers.--
            (1) Public offers.--The Secretary shall solicit public 
        offers for the lands and improvements authorized to be conveyed 
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Opening.--All offers shall be publicly opened at the 
        time and place stated in the solicitation notice issued 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) and in accordance with the 
        administrative requirements of the Secretary.
            (3) Consideration of values.--The Secretary shall consider 
        the respective values of the lands and improvements authorized 
        to be conveyed under subsection (a) and the administrative 
        improvements before entering into an agreement or land exchange 
        with any person whose offer conforming to the solicitation 
        notice issued pursuant to paragraph (1) is determined by the 
        Secretary to be most advantageous to the Federal Government.
            (4) Rejection of offers.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this section, the Secretary may reject any offer 
        if the Secretary determines that the rejection is in the public 
        interest.

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