[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3705 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3705

To provide for the sale of certain public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, 
          Nevada, to the Clark County Department of Aviation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1998

Mr. Gibbons (for himself and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the sale of certain public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, 
          Nevada, to the Clark County Department of Aviation.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands 
Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO CLARK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
contained in sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712), the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized and directed to convey, under such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the public lands identified for 
disposition on the map entitled ``Ivanpah Valley, Nevada-Airport 
Selections'', numbered ____, and dated ____, to the Department of 
Aviation of Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of developing an 
airport facility and infrastructure. Such map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the offices of the Director and the 
Las Vegas District of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (b) Determination of Fair Market Value for Phased Conveyance.--The 
Secretary shall convey the lands identified in subsection (a) in 
smaller parcels over a period of up to 20 years, as may be required to 
carry out the phased construction and development of the airport 
facility and infrastructure. Such parcels shall be conveyed by the 
Secretary upon payment by the Department of Aviation of Clark County, 
Nevada, of the fair market value of the land, based on an appraisal of 
the fair market value as of a date not later than six months after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Withdrawal.--The public lands referred to in subsection (a) are 
hereby withdrawn from mineral entry under the Act of May 10, 1872 (30 
U.S.C. 22 et seq., popularly known as the Mining Law of 1872 and the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
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