[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4637 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4637

 To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark 
County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition by the Secretary of 
the Interior of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2000

 Mr. Gibbons introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark 
County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition by the Secretary of 
the Interior of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada.

    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 ``Summerlin Land Exchange Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF LANDS AND MINERAL INTERESTS.

    (a) Conveyance by United States.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
        and notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 
        90 days after the final determination of lands and interests 
        subject to exchange under this section, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall convey to the Howard Hughes Corporation, subject 
        to any valid existing rights and in exchange for lands and 
        interest conveyed by the Corporation in accordance with 
        subsection (b), all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to approximately 690 acres of Federal lands in 
        the State of Nevada that are--
                    (A) depicted on the map entitled ``Summerlin Land 
                Exchange, Exhibit A'' and dated April 18, 1996;
                    (B) more particularly described as those lands that 
                lie in the bajada between Summerlin and the base of the 
                ridge of hills east of Blue Diamond Ridge to include 
                the small valley at the base of Blue Mountain Ridge; 
                and
                    (C) having the specific land coordinates of 
                Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 29, and 32 on the map 
                referred to in subparagraph (A).
        The Secretary shall make the map referred to in subparagraph 
        (A) available for public inspection in the offices of the 
        Director of the Las Vegas District of the Bureau of Land 
        Management.
            (2) Determination of lands and interests.--The Secretary 
        shall determine the Federal lands and interests that are 
        subject to exchange under this section not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Offer and Acceptance.--The Secretary shall make the conveyance 
to the Corporation under subsection (a) only if the Corporation conveys 
to the United States all right, title, and interest of the Corporation 
in and to approximately 720 acres in the State of Nevada that are--
            (1) depicted on a map entitled ``Summerlin Land Exchange, 
        Exhibit A'' and dated April 18, 1996; and
            (2) more particularly described as those lands that lie 
        along the specific land coordinates referenced as portions of 
        Sections 26 and 36 on the map referred to in paragraph (1).
The Secretary shall make that map available for public inspection in 
the offices of the Director of the Las Vegas District of the Bureau of 
Land Management.
    (c) Equalization Payments.--
            (1) In general.--If the fair market values of lands and 
        interests exchanged under this section are not equal, the 
        Secretary shall ensure that they are equalized by the payment 
        of money to the Secretary or to the Corporation as appropriate 
        in accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
            (2) Valuation.--The value of lands and interests shall be 
        determined for purposes of this section--
                    (A) utilizing nationally recognized appraisal 
                standards;
                    (B) in accordance with section 206(b) of the 
                Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
                U.S.C. 1716(b)); and
                    (C) without regard to the presence of any species 
                listed as threatened species or endangered species 
                under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.).
    (d) Payments to State and Local Government.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall require, as a term of 
        any conveyance under this section, that the Corporation shall 
        make direct payments to the State of Nevada and the Southern 
        Nevada Water Authority in accordance with paragraph (2). Such 
payments shall be considered to be a cost incurred by the Corporation 
and shall be compensated by the Secretary.
            (2) Amount of payment.--
                    (A) Payment to state.--The amount paid by the 
                Corporation to the State of Nevada shall be equal to 5 
                percent of the fair market value of the Federal lands 
                conveyed by the United States under this section (as 
                determined under subsection (c)(2)), and shall be used 
                by the States only in the general education program of 
                the State.
                    (B) Payment to authority.--The amount paid by the 
                Corporation to the Southern Nevada Water Authority 
                shall be equal to 10 percent of the fair market value 
                of the Federal lands conveyed by the United States 
                under this section (as determined under subsection 
                (c)(2)), and shall be used by the Authority only for 
                water treatment and transmission facility 
                infrastructure in Clark County, Nevada.
    (e) Adjustments to Maps.--The Secretary may make such minor 
corrections in the maps referred to in this section as may be agreed 
upon by the Secretary and the Corporation, after the Secretary notifies 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives of any such 
minor corrections.
    (f) Administration of Lands.--
            (1) Cancellation.--If, before the exchange has been carried 
        out pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), the Corporation 
        provides written notification to the Secretary that the 
        Corporation no longer intends to complete the exchange, the 
        status of the lands and interests otherwise subject to the 
        exchange shall revert to the status of such lands and interests 
        as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and the 
        lands and interests shall be managed in accordance with 
        applicable law and management plans.
            (2) Administration of lands acquired by the united 
        states.--On acceptance of title by the United States, all land 
        and interests acquired by the United States under this section 
        that are located within the boundaries of a unit of the 
        National Forest System, National Park System, National Wildlife 
        Refuge System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National 
        Trails System, National Wilderness Preservation System, or any 
        other system established by an Act of Congress, or within the 
        boundaries of any national conservation area or national 
        recreation area established by an Act of Congress--
                    (A) shall become part of the unit or area without 
                further administrative or legislative action; and
                    (B) shall be managed in accordance with all laws, 
                regulations, and land use plans applicable to the unit 
                or area.
    (g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            (1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Howard 
        Hughes Corporation, an affiliate of the Rouse Company (both 
        corporate entities under the laws of the State of Nevada).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
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