[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4184 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4184

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land 
  from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2007

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land 
  from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO TWIN FALLS, IDAHO.

    (a) Conveyance.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey to the city of Twin 
Falls, Idaho, subject to valid existing rights, without consideration, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 4 
parcels of land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Land Description.--The 4 parcels of land to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) are the parcels of land in Twin Falls County, Idaho, 
that are described as follows:
            (1) Parcel 1 contains lots 5, 6, and 13 of section 24, T. 9 
        S., R. 16 E., B.M., in which lot 5 is approximately 18.80 
        acres, lot 6 is approximately 36.90 acres, and lot 13 is 
        approximately 10.70 acres.
            (2) Parcel 2 contains lots 10, 11, and 12 of section 30, T. 
        9 S., R. 17 E., B.M., in which lot 10 is approximately 30.90 
        acres, lot 11 is approximately 16.20 acres, and lot 12 is 
        approximately 6.9 acres.
            (3) Parcel 3 contains the approximately 5-acre portion of 
        the SW1/4NW1/4 lying south of the Snake River in section 29, T. 
        9 S., R. 17 E., B.M. and the approximately 25-acre portion of 
        the SE1/4NE1/4 lying south of the Snake River in section 30, T. 
        9 S., R. 17 E., B.M.
            (4) Parcel 4 contains the approximately 15-acre portion of 
        the NE1/4SW1/4 lying south of the Snake River in section 29, T. 
        9 S., R. 17 E., B.M.
    (c) Map on File.--A map depicting the land described in subsection 
(b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (d) Use of Conveyed Lands.--
            (1) Purpose.--The land conveyed under this section shall be 
        used to support public purposes, including a limited 
        agricultural exemption to allow for water quality and wildlife 
        habitat improvements.
            (2) Restriction.--The land conveyed under this section 
        shall not be used for residential or commercial purposes, 
        except for the limited agricultural exemption described in 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary of the 
        Interior may require such additional terms and conditions in 
        connection with the conveyance as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
    (e) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under this section is no 
longer used in accordance with subsection (d)--
            (1) the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary 
        based on his determination of the best interests of the United 
        States, revert to the United States; and
            (2) if the Secretary chooses to have the land revert to the 
        United States and if the Secretary determines that the land is 
        environmentally contaminated, the city of Twin Falls, Idaho, or 
        any other person responsible for the contamination shall 
        remediate the contamination.
    (f) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary shall require that the 
city of Twin Falls, Idaho, pay all survey costs and other 
administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of 
any patents of and transfer of title to property under this section.
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