[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2326 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2326

To require the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management lands in 
      Nye County, Nevada, to Ponderosa Dairy in Amargosa, Nevada.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management lands in 
      Nye County, Nevada, to Ponderosa Dairy in Amargosa, Nevada.

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

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, PONDEROSA DAIRY, AMARGOSA, NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
convey to Ponderosa Dairy in Amargosa, Nevada, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property that 
is administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Nye County, Nevada, 
consists of approximately 40 acres, and is more fully described as the 
NE \1/4\ , E \1/4\ SE \1/4\ , SW \1/4\ of section 15, township 17 
south, range 49 east, Mount Diablo meridian.
    (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the recipient shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
equal to the fair market value of the conveyed lands. The fair market 
value of the lands shall be determined by an appraisal that is 
acceptable to the Secretary and conforms to the Federal appraisal 
standards, as defined in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition 
Conference.
    (c) Time for Conveyance.--The Secretary shall complete the 
conveyance under subsection (a) not later than 120 days after the date 
on which the recipient deposits sufficient funds with the Bureau of 
Land Management to cover survey work and direct transaction costs 
described in subsection (d).
    (d) Payment of Costs.--All direct transaction costs associated with 
the conveyance under subsection (a), including the costs of appraisal, 
title, and survey work, shall be paid by the recipient.
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