1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin
Partnership Act of 2005
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Title I—Northern Arizona land
exchange
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Land exchange.
Sec. 103. Description of non-Federal
land.
Sec. 104. Description of Federal
land.
Sec. 105. Status and management of land
after exchange.
Sec. 106. Miscellaneous
provisions.
Sec. 107. Conveyance of additional
land.
Title II—Verde River Basin
Partnership
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Verde River Basin
Partnership.
Sec. 204. Verde River Basin
studies.
Sec. 205. Verde River Basin Partnership
final report.
Sec. 206. Memorandum of
understanding.
Sec. 207. Effect.
<enum>I</enum><header>Northern Arizona
land exchange</header>
<section id="ID8221FC0459CF4419AB4B0934C8081371"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID8AD1100F96AA4447AC1EDD9096C8C9FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Camp</header><text>The
term <term>camp</term> means Camp Pearlstein, Friendly Pines, Patterdale Pines,
Pine Summit, Sky Y, and Young Life Lost Canyon camps in the State of
Arizona.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2FAE6F3F48EB4C29A23A14AFAE8E27E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cities</header><text>The
term <term>cities</term> means the cities of Flagstaff, Williams, and Camp
Verde, Arizona.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD68DBC081FC3421EAB67E47084F9C553"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
land</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means the land described
in section 104.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5A15D97F498A465B9A7B90AD73EF5522"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-Federal
land</header><text>The term <term>non-Federal land</term> means the land
described in section 103.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29C5FD8012154650AC5599AE2FE18FB1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4B040C858E2A48148118F3A8B00FB8EB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Yavapai
Ranch</header><text>The term <term>Yavapai Ranch</term> means the Yavapai Ranch
Limited Partnership, an Arizona Limited Partnership, and the Northern Yavapai,
L.L.C., an Arizona Limited Liability Company.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID8CFE4CC390A94241A8238143EF2D47BA"><enum>102.</enum><header>Land
exchange</header>
<subsection id="IDCB22FDB9824F46908DCCF962D138455D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDCC504B7C0B284BAD81A80F1C6F04E1CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Upon the conveyance by
Yavapai Ranch of title to the non-Federal land identified in section 103, the
Secretary shall simultaneously convey to Yavapai Ranch title to the Federal
land identified in section 104.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDE6B4D8A131041A8A549176B3AB90B3E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Title to the lands to be exchanged
shall be in a form acceptable to the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID56A80A1694F24EDEA22B81C2AA18F3F3" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Federal and non-Federal lands to
be exchanged under this title may be modified prior to the exchange as provided
in this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID394263635C9E450B98B4F658494E81F2" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA87F684F805049A8AB58B0A06E9D7B58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>By mutual agreement,
the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch may make minor and technical corrections to the
maps and legal descriptions of the lands and interests therein exchanged or
retained under this title, including changes, if necessary to conform to
surveys approved by the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD34B9015D2974E8EA9642EC039807260" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of any discrepancy
between a map and legal description, the map shall prevail unless the Secretary
and Yavapai Ranch agree otherwise.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCA0B5EE11E8E4C86BA97E42B36B509A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exchange
process</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID0092F51DE0A6403B9F1B13DD1DF241EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as otherwise
provided in this title, the land exchange under subsection (a) shall be
undertaken in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716">43
U.S.C. 1716</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC45E98ABC716420380CBCC042E500B87" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Before completing the land exchange
under this title, the Secretary shall perform any necessary land surveys and
pre-exchange inventories, clearances, reviews, and approvals, including those
relating to hazardous materials, threatened and endangered species, cultural
and historic resources, and wetlands and flood plains.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID87F3BA9243804C2F9056D07EBA0706E1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Equal value
exchange</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDEBBDB5DB32EB45FA81F0BD2F7DF2167B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The value of the
Federal land and the non-Federal land shall be equal, or equalized by the
Secretary by adjusting the acreage of the Federal land in accordance with
paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF40754C078B249CD82402A927841A0C2" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the final appraised value of the
Federal land exceeds the final appraised value of the non-Federal land, prior
to making other adjustments, the Federal lands shall be adjusted by deleting
all or part of the parcels or portions of the parcels in the following
order:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD937FF3C0AB64AFEA73A3E5D0310934C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A portion of the Camp Verde parcel
described in section 104(a)(4), comprising approximately 316 acres, located in
the Prescott National Forest, and more particularly described as lots 1, 5, and
6 of section 26, the NE<fraction>1/4</fraction>NE<fraction>1/4</fraction>
portion of section 26 and the
N<fraction>1/2</fraction>N<fraction>1/2</fraction> portion of section 27,
Township 14 North, Range 4 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yavapai
County, Arizona.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6E497BD0062D4616B3CB77EDDFE23219"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A portion of the Camp Verde parcel
described in section 104(a)(4), comprising approximately 314 acres, located in
the Prescott National Forest, and more particularly described as lots 2, 7, 8,
and 9 of section 26, the SE<fraction>1/4</fraction>NE<fraction>1/4</fraction>
portion of section 26, and the
S<fraction>1/2</fraction>N<fraction>1/2</fraction> of section 27, Township 14
North, Range 4 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yavapai County,
Arizona.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64A06277C0C24D068ADB49DEAA220742"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Beginning at the south boundary of
section 31, Township 20 North, Range 5 West, Gila and Salt River Base and
Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona, and sections 33 and 35, Township 20 North,
Range 6 West, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona,
by adding to the non-Federal land to be conveyed to the United States in
<fraction>1/8</fraction>-section increments (E–W 64th line) while deleting from
the conveyance to Yavapai Ranch Federal land in the same incremental portions
of section 32, Township 20 North, Range 5 West, Gila and Salt River Base and
Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona, and sections 32, 34, and 36 in Township 20
North, Range 6 West, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yavapai County,
Arizona, to establish a linear and continuous boundary that runs east-to-west
across the sections.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67F302F08164431E8F5D94AF7C93DEF7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any other parcels, or portions
thereof, agreed to by the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID059E9D24655040C5937D0FE563686322" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If any parcel of Federal land or
non-Federal land is not conveyed because of any reason, that parcel of land, or
portion thereof, shall be excluded from the exchange and the remaining lands
shall be adjusted as provided in this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1BCE4FE1173941EBB51A48FEB45D76D8" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If the value of the Federal land
exceeds the value of the non-Federal land by more than $50,000, the Secretary
and Yavapai Ranch shall, by mutual agreement, delete additional Federal land
from the exchange until the value of the Federal land and non-Federal land is,
to the maximum extent practicable, equal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5A467E00BC604A3DBEF6CE75E13F91AD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Appraisals</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID6D7304BB3DA1466FB344027D3D33683E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The value of the
Federal land and non-Federal land shall be determined by appraisals prepared in
accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID75E6401202D246948A7EE6C7488868E1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDBDDBC9FCF5CC421AB2DD00CB83569153"><enum>(A)</enum><text>After the Secretary has
reviewed and approved the final appraised values of the Federal land and
non-Federal land to be exchanged, the Secretary shall not be required to
reappraise or update the final appraised values before the completion of the
land exchange.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16E6087FB0514454874F4E8131900F28" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>This paragraph shall apply during the
three-year period following the approval by the Secretary of the final
appraised values of the Federal land and non-Federal land unless the Secretary
and Yavapai Ranch have entered into an agreement to implement the
exchange.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2913E67C7D6E45BFBE9E28CA18D8571B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>During the appraisal process, the
appraiser shall determine the value of each parcel of Federal land and
non-Federal land (including the contributory value of each individual section
of the intermingled Federal and non-Federal land of the property described in
sections 103(a) and 104(a)(1)) as an assembled transaction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID70F59DF1125F4770A60EECFA56453897" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDE2E05D69CAC445F085A2CFD16F6BB471"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To ensure the timely
and full disclosure to the public of the final appraised values of the Federal
land and non-Federal land, the Secretary shall provide public notice of any
appraisals approved by the Secretary and copies of such appraisals shall be
available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the Prescott,
Coconino, and Kaibab National Forests.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBEFD18EF537047D88D78B03E5CA48244" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall also provide
copies of any approved appraisals to the cities and the owners of the camps
described in section 101(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID18DB1336B1984F5593F18F69AB746144"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contracting</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA5473E5BAB2F4110A2718084F49131B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If the Secretary lacks
adequate staff or resources to complete the exchange by the date specified in
section 106(c), Yavapai Ranch, subject to the agreement of the Secretary, may
contract with independent third-party contractors to carry out any work
necessary to complete the exchange by that date.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC3845AEC5A3F47D3BE1283E761B9B19D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If, in accordance with this
subsection, Yavapai Ranch contracts with an independent third-party contractor
to carry out any work that would otherwise be performed by the Secretary, the
Secretary shall reimburse Yavapai Ranch for the costs for the third-party
contractors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8C659741BD9A4F62AE81C1D3DBBB6CF1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Easements</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDBB7D000B06C04F79A4E9F1B624636FC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The exchange of
non-Federal and Federal land under this title shall be subject to any
easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid encumbrances in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including acquired easements
for water pipelines as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Yavapai
Ranch Land Exchange, YRLP Acquired Easements for Water Lines</quote> dated
August 2004, and any other reservations that may be agreed to by the Secretary
and Yavapai Ranch.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID763E2CB568674865A872603E59F0C1DD" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon completion of the land exchange
under this title, the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch shall grant each other at no
charge reciprocal easements for access and utilities across, over, and
through—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID11FDAFBE9E2A43C1AAD51C50B51999E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the routes depicted on the map
entitled <quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Road and Trail Easements, Yavapai
Ranch Area</quote> dated August 2004; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1E882418374C4029BA979E82F448B85A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any relocated routes that are agreed
to by the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID96FBE556A9BC4DF5A5E2534C068BE585" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An easement described in paragraph
(2) shall be unrestricted and non-exclusive in nature and shall run with and
benefit the land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4577C7D69E514444B70BEFE80A125757"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conveyance of
Federal land to cities and camps</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID0B621BC4D4CB4786902BA2F5F0EED46B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Prior to the completion
of the land exchange between Yavapai Ranch and the Secretary, the cities and
the owners of the camps may enter into agreements with Yavapai Ranch whereby
Yavapai Ranch, upon completion of the land exchange, will convey to the cities
or the owners of the camps the applicable parcel of Federal land or portion
thereof.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID95AFF6E57C3B4C85992EBB4B0A119595" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If Yavapai Ranch and the cities or
camp owners have not entered into agreements in accordance with paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall, on notification by the cities or owners of the camps no
later than 30 days after the date the relevant approved appraisal is made
publicly available, delete the applicable parcel or portion thereof from the
land exchange between Yavapai Ranch and the United States as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9D07D11D72DF428BA170C07002AE2E40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Upon request of the City of Flagstaff,
Arizona, the parcels, or portion thereof, described in section
104(a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID71DD41B244664B59B6D2419348C94C29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Upon request of the City of Williams,
Arizona, the parcels, or portion thereof, described in section
104(a)(3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03E135697C984316A62F46E5386674AC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Upon request of the City of Camp
Verde, Arizona, a portion of the parcel described in section 104(a)(4),
comprising approximately 514 acres located southeast of the southeastern
boundary of the I–17 right-of-way, and more particularly described as the
SE<fraction>1/4</fraction> portion of the southeast quarter of section 26, the
E<fraction>1/2</fraction> and the
E<fraction>1/2</fraction>W<fraction>1/2</fraction> portions of section 35, and
lots 5 through 7 of section 36, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, Gila and Salt
River Base and Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5E3AD0F1F9034779828255F7D6B433B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Upon request of the owners of the
Younglife Lost Canyon camp, the parcel described in section 104(a)(5).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19EBCB29BBA34DC7BC1FBEF1EE5D9528"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Upon request of the owner of Friendly
Pines Camp, Patterdale Pines Camp, Camp Pearlstein, Pine Summit, or Sky Y Camp,
as applicable, the corresponding parcel described in section 104(a)(6).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDE3DC7B5245A74DDEA93507BA2FE1B1A2" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID1D45F658DBB24E289944BCBB1393A0E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Upon request of the
specific city or camp referenced in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey
to such city or camp all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the applicable parcel of Federal land or portion thereof, upon payment of
the fair market value of the parcel and subject to any terms and conditions the
Secretary may require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63D43386EB954502B590CB1B7C198D49" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A conveyance under this paragraph
shall not require new administrative or environmental analyses or appraisals
beyond those prepared for the land exchange.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4F21E2191AEF46E29902EC8F4BCC6D35" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A city or owner of a camp purchasing
land under this subsection shall reimburse Yavapai Ranch for any costs incurred
which are directly associated with surveys and appraisals of the specific
property conveyed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4B36AD83E54842929A9725F5167F2673" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A conveyance of land under this
subsection shall not affect the timing of the land exchange.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC5205E5B378A4207AE9E054555F89EB5" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Nothing in this subsection limits the
authority of the Secretary or Yavapai Ranch to delete any of the parcels
referenced in this subsection from the land exchange.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAA1B194B463B42FF99D1632D4B1B9F0E" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDF76AD2ADA504467583C23B13A79C9267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
deposit the proceeds of any sale under paragraph (2) in a special account in
the fund established under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/171">Public Law
90–171</external-xref> (commonly known as the <quote>Sisk Act</quote>)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/484a">16 U.S.C.
484a</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9A7B1D3CED18462BB84D5DF923AF5DF5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Amounts deposited under subparagraph
(A) shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be
used for the acquisition of land in the State of Arizona for addition to the
National Forest System, including the land to be exchanged under this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID36F7113AA69146E297DD44B9EBE51FD2"><enum>103.</enum><header>Description of
Non-Federal land</header>
<subsection id="ID72B0B36AB96E4B79A3CD08D3D24AC892"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The non-Federal land referred to in this title consists
of approximately 35,000 acres of privately-owned land within the boundaries of
the Prescott National Forest, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Non-Federal Lands</quote>, dated August
2004.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8537D7C086914293A31448D0EAC30D39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Easements</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD999145F85F94E4FB9AD33E63AB4D9CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The conveyance of
non-Federal land to the United States under section 102 shall be subject to the
reservation of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD3E782DA70814C4D99AC1563F3257C20" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>water rights and perpetual easements
that run with and benefit the land retained by Yavapai Ranch for—</text>
<clause id="IDD237326D77E44F8BAF26C1CA3E61A729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the operation, maintenance, repair,
improvement, development, and replacement of not more than 3 wells in existence
on the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3FC7B99794334427BF43EF37608ED8EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>related storage tanks, valves,
pumps, and hardware; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID82601140CA4D4EF19C83EFEDCBF88E57"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>pipelines to point of use;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5570E4C4C7A944C4AEB749CFCC70C689" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>easements for reasonable access to
accomplish the purposes of the easements described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2B6FBEDC871F4805B1045D9F96EE1F79" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each easement for an existing well
referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 40 acres in area, and to the maximum
extent practicable, centered on the existing well.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID12CEA770D6364BAC816A52D9B612F522" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States shall be entitled
to one-half the production of each existing or replacement well, not to exceed
a total of 3,100,000 gallons of water annually for National Forest System
purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36D629DB6DC1404A804246492F40106C" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The locations of the easements and
wells shall be as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Yavapai Ranch
Land Exchange, Reserved Easements for Water Lines and Wells</quote>, dated
August 2004.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID7A74D95F7A98449A9FD1A1EA70012F94"><enum>104.</enum><header>Description of
Federal land</header>
<subsection id="ID99D08DEF72634C25B913DE96BFEC2836"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal land referred to in this title consists of
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID8CB22CE50C8742629C51B1C07C7A1CFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Certain land
comprising approximately 15,300 acres located in the Prescott National Forest,
as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange,
Yavapai Ranch Area Federal Lands</quote>, dated August 2004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID48A2019C8D6A427FBAA7AA0A19AB2660"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Certain land
located in the Coconino National Forest—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID05EA07625E384BBBA4704141848A8219"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comprising
approximately 1,500 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Flagstaff Federal Lands Airport
Parcel</quote>, dated August 2004; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID131C3817D9C241A3933D99DE63E7142D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comprising
approximately 28.26 acres in two separate parcels, as generally depicted on the
map entitled <quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Flagstaff Federal Lands Wetzel
School and Mt. Elden Parcels</quote>, dated August 2004.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDB9E2F0FBFCD47E08035D2357852EAFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Certain land
located in the Kaibab National Forest, and referred to as the Williams Airport,
Williams golf course, Williams Sewer, Buckskinner Park, Williams Railroad, and
Well parcels number 2, 3, and 4, cumulatively comprising approximately 950
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Yavapai Ranch Land
Exchange, Williams Federal Lands</quote>, dated August 2004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID424C6ACEFB7947AAB461C83E2DC0496C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Certain land
located in the Prescott National Forest, comprising approximately 2,200 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange,
Camp Verde Federal Land General Crook Parcel</quote>, dated August 2004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDABF8E9B32D84D308BB3730AF4607AA1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Certain land
located in the Kaibab National Forest, comprising approximately 237.5 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange,
Younglife Lost Canyon</quote>, dated August 2004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID797D68FEF70D419CA60DB0EA3BFBD031"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Certain land
located in the Prescott National Forest, including the <quote>Friendly
Pines</quote>, <quote>Patterdale Pines</quote>, <quote>Camp Pearlstein</quote>,
<quote>Pine Summit</quote>, and <quote>Sky Y</quote> camps, cumulatively
comprising approximately 200 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Prescott Federal Lands, Summer Youth Camp
Parcels</quote>, dated August 2004.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF1606AEE7FC341F5B78B9BDCB6D4E724"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Condition of
conveyance of Camp Verde parcel</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA1D901554DD148E5B99F5B9D6CB26C80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To conserve water in
the Verde Valley, Arizona, and to minimize the adverse impacts from future
development of the Camp Verde General Crook parcel described in subsection
(a)(4) on current and future holders of water rights in existence of the date
of enactment of this Act and the Verde River and National Forest System lands
retained by the United States, the United States shall limit in perpetuity the
use of water on the parcel by reserving conservation easements that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCBDD4BAFCA8D4C3EB154ABBBF8238710" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>run with the land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD10A1F455C8241A6B5843F5CF3E87A5B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prohibit golf course development on
the parcel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD9C980D50DDF4D0EA64A4D577D7EDD59" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require that any public park or
greenbelt on the parcel be watered with treated wastewater;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD0E5D749939140CDB156C8181AD62EE8" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>limit total post-exchange water use on
the parcel to not more than 300 acre-feet of water per year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9F1360CC0B614C97A9AE2C54F0FE41A0" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide that any water supplied by
municipalities or private water companies shall count towards the post-exchange
water use limitation described in subparagraph (D); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7F1BFBC37C9340FBA954A8F36BE8F0AE" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>except for water supplied to the
parcel by municipal water service providers or private water companies, require
that any water used for the parcel not be withdrawn from wells perforated in
the saturated Holocene alluvium of the Verde River.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5AC1EC376DC74335ACF6987A3DCCA36F" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If Yavapai Ranch conveys the Camp
Verde parcel described in subsection (a)(4), or any portion thereof, the terms
of conveyance shall include a recorded and binding agreement of the quantity of
water available for use on the land conveyed, as determined by Yavapai Ranch,
except that total water use on the Camp Verde parcel may not exceed the amount
specified in paragraph (1)(D).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1CE5703ECCEA408594BBC48055065938" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary may enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the State or political subdivision of the
State to enforce the terms of the conservation easement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDAD8593F0F15A4F189D9354F61C82142A"><enum>105.</enum><header>Status and
management of land after exchange</header>
<subsection id="ID65CE3BEC801642FAADF0D4A343A0F31E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Land acquired by the United States under this title shall
become part of the Prescott National Forest and shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with this title and the laws applicable to the National
Forest System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID82E86498E62A45BE8297ECECC3236612"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text>Where
grazing on non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this title occurs
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may manage the land
to allow for continued grazing use, in accordance with the laws generally
applicable to domestic livestock grazing on National Forest System land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDC6E781DAFA1743A2B30DAF873F985AB6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Timber
harvesting</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDEA2DE5F961F44B148847A8998611F8E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>After completion of the
land exchange under this title, except as provided in paragraph (2), commercial
timber harvesting shall be prohibited on the non-Federal land acquired by the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC83FE938F93B41519969F0C6B134A9FA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Timber harvesting may be conducted on
the non-Federal land acquired under this title if the Secretary determines that
such harvesting is necessary—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3104B4104A22418E903963BDB01DADAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent or control fires, insects,
and disease through forest thinning or other forest management
techniques;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55C6B9A155FF4F2DBB213EF9CEA54C15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect or enhance grassland
habitat, watershed values, native plants and wildlife species; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5B774D2F92A841B69CFF4F49A41F195F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to improve forest health.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDFEC75A71F5654D4D9C5A10E68C0D2075"><enum>106.</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<subsection id="ID9E35B20FB42C4402A0D39D2D3E585538"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revocation of
orders</header><text>Any public orders withdrawing any of the Federal land from
appropriation or disposal under the public land laws are revoked to the extent
necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB8ED91D095D2453885EF383BB4456130"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withdrawal of
Federal land</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land
is withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land
laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the
mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until the date on which the land
exchange is completed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDEE1A9A63C8354A7C92BC5533410EBD1B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Completion of
exchange</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange
authorized and directed under this title be completed not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID06B350E1246D41D8854EB50B7A71EE92"><enum>107.</enum><header>Conveyance of
additional land</header>
<subsection id="ID280662650CDA40B8BFAC76BCBD7ADFB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall convey to a person that represents
the majority of landowners with encroachments on the lot by quitclaim deed the
parcel of land described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID52637288900648F7889717A4FB11BDDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) is lot 8 in
section 11, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Coconino
County, Arizona.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDBE770C4E2B64479CBA7468F61FFB3707"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount of
consideration</header><text>In exchange for the land described in subsection
(b), the person acquiring the land shall pay to the Secretary consideration in
the amount of—</text>
<paragraph id="ID090210940A0A45548A6C1F02F2DB0E2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2500;
plus</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20643D2842B2412E88DED7D86CA68706"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any costs of
re-monumenting the boundary of land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCF972861C8DA4DD4BD5B6A22635776F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Timing</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID55EE97CF83434CFC87AF88EE5318375C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 90 days
after the date on which the Secretary receives a power of attorney executed by
the person acquiring the land, the Secretary shall convey to the person the
land described in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF580939C59F749FD90A271343E8667E5" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If, by the date that is 270 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary does not receive the
power of attorney described in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCA70EA8814B84114AB34349EB9813CA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the authority provided under this
section shall terminate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3149D33C53F045689D07D77E044D9C2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any conveyance of the land shall be
made under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/465">Public Law 97–465</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/521c">16 U.S.C. 521c</external-xref> et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Verde River
Basin Partnership</header>
<section id="IDA4937078595B4B228AC334BF68E1EA5A"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to authorize
assistance for a collaborative and science-based water resource planning and
management partnership for the Verde River Basin in the State of Arizona,
consisting of members that represent—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2FAC7D3F83D448F3AEA37CC56CD49021"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Federal, State,
and local agencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55A0A65C3CEE47E487E55D105470E70B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>economic,
environmental, and community water interests in the Verde River Basin.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID243F39EF5CED4CBEA60F760155C95906"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="IDA8187032584042B481A912737697C73C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Arizona Department of
Water Resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA44D01F0BE0948758D34246BAA7736F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The
term <term>Partnership</term> means the Verde River Basin Partnership.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4933987682C9450FA3A60AE529D4FA3E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The
term <term>plan</term> means the plan for the Verde River Basin required by
section 204(a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF45BF9E1620149D7A06C97B5E36DD8BD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID81D5FB338D994AE99C98C2AD585BB633"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means the State of Arizona.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID173CEDC4D3264421AC9128D84F61DD81"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Verde River
Basin</header><text>The term <term>Verde River Basin</term> means the land area
designated by the Arizona Department of Water Resources as encompassing surface
water and groundwater resources, including drainage and recharge areas with a
hydrologic connection to the Verde River.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E6F24B6E06D4F46B306E1DD55BE20D0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Water
budget</header><text>The term <term>water budget</term> means the accounting
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9D15247F2BE8426EB8A108AD870A016C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantities of
water leaving the Verde River Basin—</text>
<clause id="ID1B1D913CC50B4A16A973DB883445B861"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as
discharge to the Verde River and tributaries;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1954C28BBE0B468DAD049DB2C533C130"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as
subsurface outflow;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID638C86B053AD4F8F8861E250242BF883"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>as
evapotranspiration by riparian vegetation;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEBFD5FD5714C42AE9450FEAEA06590C0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>as
surface evaporation;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID43524F32BB9B43089A55B8123D19516F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for
agricultural use; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1C8D1F6CD6784184B94599D1DAFEE46E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for human
consumption; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8A66DF5AEE2E4EA7A5D824BFD5BA977D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the quantities of
water replenishing the Verde River Basin by precipitation, infiltration, and
subsurface inflows.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID74A19EC9CBCA4998B2CB783E4B0B94FD"><enum>203.</enum><header>Verde River
Basin Partnership</header>
<subsection id="IDCB2E5A1C67114D629D2BE664795BAEB3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may participate in the establishment of a
partnership, to be known as the <quote>Verde River Basin Partnership</quote>,
made up of Federal, State, local governments, and other entities with
responsibilities and expertise in water to coordinate and cooperate in the
identification and implementation of comprehensive science-based policies,
projects, and management activities relating to the Verde River Basin.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID688C9E08A90141D5AC08B25D0649274E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>On establishment of the Partnership, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior such sums as are necessary to carry out the activities of the
Partnership for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC3E93ABBEED04F4E9FD3B6E4FE34E035"><enum>204.</enum><header>Verde River
Basin studies</header>
<subsection id="ID917DF16A5F534E638A92C8CBB8E2DC31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Studies</header>
<paragraph id="ID5EE7E29936034DE78CB6054A13CA5F1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Partnership shall prepare a plan for conducting water
resource studies in the Verde River Basin that identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3FB5046208F046D086704CDBD8C5798B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the primary study
objectives to fulfill water resource planning and management needs for the
Verde River Basin; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID466E1D9E83D8478190F9EB365065AE0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the water
resource studies, hydrologic models, surface and groundwater monitoring
networks, and other analytical tools helpful in the identification of long-term
water supply management options within the Verde River Basin.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAC26BE8C4E584E5583CA2BA4FB5FD25C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>At
a minimum, the plan shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBC68B652EC2042439D0D61E38E3C06A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include a list of
specific studies and analyses that are needed to support Partnership planning
and management decisions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0F232276E90F4DDE933AF68041452B9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify any
ongoing or completed water resource or riparian studies that are relevant to
water resource planning and management for the Verde River Basin;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08F6C67C35484F05951D0E3A43CAB1C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe the
estimated cost and duration of the proposed studies and analyses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE36718247EFC43D7BA398CE7F667E68E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>designate as a
study priority the compilation of a water budget analysis for the Verde
Valley.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1AB82C015C9D44038F5F1FC5972095A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Verde Valley
water budget analysis</header>
<paragraph id="ID31C069B2C0744528B42DDB66CFD271BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later
than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Director, shall prepare and
submit to the Partnership a report that provides a water budget analysis of the
portion of the Verde River Basin within the Verde Valley.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53EBCF9660E548F2A87C1371FFB41807"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID38831FEE027145D997BE3E9A8B245723"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the
information available on the hydrologic flow regime for the portion of the
Middle Verde River from the Clarkdale streamgauging station to the city of Camp
Verde at United States Geological Survey Stream Gauge 09506000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE89859460A21448481D41AC602BBDFDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
the portion of the Middle Verde River described in subparagraph (A), estimates
of—</text>
<clause id="ID03898D458E8F4119B826559717CB04B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
inflow and outflow of surface water and groundwater;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4E85E7EC96FE495EA9F0A97E73C40311"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>annual
consumptive water use; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9B0EBFFABAEA4C929241BF69903140F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>changes in
groundwater storage; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA8EBDBB1D2FE4D71A54AC1137D209117"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis of
the potential long-term consequences of various water use scenarios on
groundwater levels and Verde River flows.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1E2DBBFC789D4946919CE8BD8539F2BA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preliminary
report and recommendations</header><text>.</text>
<paragraph id="IDA8B7107478AA4B84B52CD30664E8EDA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 16 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, using the information provided in the report submitted under
subsection (b) and any other relevant information, the Partnership shall submit
to the Secretary, the Governor of Arizona, and representatives of the Verde
Valley communities, a preliminary report that sets forth the findings and
recommendations of the Partnership regarding the long-term available water
supply within the Verde Valley.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID085F0D067BCB489A8AD0CF0DA4534F6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration
of recommendations</header><text>The Secretary may take into account the
recommendations included in the report submitted under paragraph (1) with
respect to decisions affecting land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary,
including any future sales or exchanges of Federal land in the Verde River
Basin after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2147E30AB6104DB48E48D12B84516298"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Any
recommendations included in the report submitted under paragraph (1) shall not
affect the land exchange process or the appraisals of the Federal land and
non-Federal land conducted under sections 103 and 104.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDCA739CA7E669440CABFBEEEECD7DA228"><enum>205.</enum><header>Verde River
Basin Partnership final report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Partnership shall submit to the Secretary and the
Governor of Arizona a final report that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5085EBCED0614561BD9D91839FCF0233"><enum>(1)</enum><text>includes a
summary of the results of any water resource assessments conducted under this
title in the Verde River Basin;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID641E262CD0164B3682AF3C164F97F42B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies any
areas in the Verde River Basin that are determined to have groundwater deficits
or other current or potential water supply problems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF0496C0CEF2E44B688DB74743539BEC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifies
long-term water supply management options for communities and water resources
within the Verde River Basin; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID47F229B0DB79452C94E3E31344D33874"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifies water
resource analyses and monitoring needed to support the implementation of
management options.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDAAE3E6A2A3CE45DC8AF6256D64DFCF51"><enum>206.</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
(acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) and the Secretary of the
Interior, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding authorizing the United
States Geological Survey to access Forest Service land (including stream
gauges, weather stations, wells, or other points of data collection on the
Forest Service land) to carry out this title.</text>
</section><section id="IDD9E310F209B8401BA4DAFAD37E879BBB"><enum>207.</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title diminishes or expands
State or local jurisdiction, responsibilities, or rights with respect to water
resource management or control.</text>
</section>
March 16, 2005
Reported without amendment