[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1964 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1964

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 21, 1998

  Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Bryan) 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 provide for the sale of certain public land 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 Land 
Transfer Act''.

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

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, under such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the public land 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.
    (b) Availability of Map.--The Secretary shall ensure that the map 
described in subsection (a) is on file and available for public 
inspection in the offices of the Director, and the Las Vegas District, 
of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (c) Phased Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey the public land 
        described in subsection (a) in small parcels over a period of 
        up to 20 years, as is required to carry out the phased 
        construction and development of the airport facility and 
        infrastructure.
            (2) Appraisal.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that an 
        appraisal of the fair market value is conducted for each parcel 
        of public land to be conveyed.
            (3) Payment of fair market value.--A parcel shall be 
        conveyed by the Secretary on payment by the Department of 
        Aviation of Clark County, Nevada, to the Secretary, of the fair 
        market value of the parcel, as determined under paragraph (2).
    (d) Withdrawal.--The public land described in subsection (a) is 
withdrawn from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws of 
the United States.
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