[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 234 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 234

 To provide for the conveyance of the Alta-Hualapai Site to the Nevada 
               Cancer Institute, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2009

 Ms. Berkley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conveyance of the Alta-Hualapai Site to the Nevada 
               Cancer Institute, 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 ``Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Alta-hualapai site.--The term ``Alta-Hualapai Site'' 
        means the approximately 80 acres of land that is--
                    (A) patented to the City under the Act of June 14, 
                1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public 
                Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); and
                    (B) identified on the map as the ``Alta-Hualapai 
                Site''.
            (2) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Las Vegas, 
        Nevada.
            (3) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the Nevada 
        Cancer Institute, a nonprofit organization described under 
        section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
        principal place of business of which is at 10441 West Twain 
        Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.
            (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map titled ``Nevada 
        Cancer Institute Expansion Act'' and dated July 17, 2006.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
            (6) Water district.--The term ``Water District'' means the 
        Las Vegas Valley Water District.

SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Survey and Legal Description.--The City shall prepare a survey 
and legal description of the Alta-Hualapai Site. The survey shall 
conform to the Bureau of Land Management cadastral survey standards and 
be subject to approval by the Secretary.
    (b) Acceptance.--The Secretary may accept the relinquishment by the 
City of all or part of the Alta-Hualapai Site.
    (c) Conveyance for Use as Nonprofit Cancer Institute.--After 
relinquishment of all or part of the Alta-Hualapai Site to the 
Secretary, and not later than 180 days after request of the Institute, 
the Secretary shall convey to the Institute, subject to valid existing 
rights, the portion of the Alta-Hualapai Site that is necessary for the 
development of a nonprofit cancer institute.
    (d) Additional Conveyances.--Not later than 180 days after a 
request from the City, the Secretary shall convey to the City, subject 
to valid existing rights, any remaining portion of the Alta-Hualapai 
Site necessary for ancillary medical or nonprofit use compatible with 
the mission of the Institute.
    (e) Applicable Law.--Any conveyance by the City of any portion of 
the land received under this Act shall be for no less than fair market 
value and the proceeds shall be distributed in accordance with section 
4(e)(1) of Public Law 105-263 (112 Stat. 2345).
    (f) Transaction Costs.--All land conveyed by the Secretary under 
this Act shall be at no cost, except that the Secretary may require the 
recipient to bear any costs associated with transfer of title or any 
necessary land surveys.
    (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on all transactions 
conducted under Public Law 105-263 (112 Stat. 2345).

SEC. 4. RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

    Consistent with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701), the Secretary may grant rights-of-way to the Water 
District on a portion of the Alta-Hualapai Site for a flood control 
project and a water pumping facility.

SEC. 5. REVERSION.

    Any property conveyed pursuant to this Act which ceases to be used 
for the purposes specified in this Act shall, at the discretion of the 
Secretary, revert to the United States, along with any improvements 
thereon or thereto.
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