[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4103 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4103

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain public 
 lands in Natrona County, Wyoming, to the Corporation of the Presiding 
                    Bishop, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2002

 Mr. Hansen (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
  Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Flake) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain public 
 lands in Natrona County, Wyoming, to the Corporation of the Presiding 
                    Bishop, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO THE CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDING BISHOP.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--Notwithstanding the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Secretary of 
the Interior (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
``Secretary'') shall offer to convey to the Corporation of the 
Presiding Bishop, all right, title and interest of the United States in 
and to the public lands identified for disposition on the map entitled 
``Martin's Cove, Wyoming-Selections'' numbered ____, and dated ____, 
for the purpose of public education, historic preservation, and the 
enhanced recreational enjoyment of the public. Such map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management and the Lander District of the Bureau 
of Land Management.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--The Corporation of the Presiding Bishop 
        shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the historic 
        fair market value of the property conveyed under this section, 
        including any improvements to that property.
            (2) Determination of fair market value.--Not later than 90 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall conduct an appraisal to determine the fair market value 
        of the property conveyed under this section, including any 
        improvements to that property, based on recent exchanges and 
        purchases of other historic property in the State of Wyoming.
    (c) Disposition of Proceeds.--Proceeds from the sale of the 
property conveyed under this section shall be deposited into a special 
account in the Treasury of the United States and the funds shall be 
available to the Secretary until expended without further 
appropriation.
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