[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 408 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 408

   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of 
 Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2009

  Mr. Heller 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 to the City of 
 Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, 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 ``Southern Nevada Limited Transition 
Area Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Henderson, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.
            (4) Transition area.--The term ``Transition Area'' means 
        the approximately 502 acres of Federal land located in 
        Henderson, Nevada, and identified as ``Limited Transition 
        Area'' on the map entitled ``Southern Nevada Limited Transition 
        Area Act'' and dated March 20, 2006.

SEC. 3. SOUTHERN NEVADA LIMITED TRANSITION AREA.

    (a) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), on request of the 
City, the Secretary shall, without consideration and subject to all 
valid existing rights, convey to the City all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the Transition Area.
    (b) Use of Land for Nonresidential Development.--
            (1) In general.--After the conveyance to the City under 
        subsection (a), the City may sell, lease, or otherwise convey 
        any portion or portions of the Transition Area for purposes of 
        nonresidential development.
            (2) Method of sale.--
                    (A) In general.--The sale, lease, or conveyance of 
                land under paragraph (1) shall be through a competitive 
                bidding process.
                    (B) Fair market value.--Any land sold, leased, or 
                otherwise conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be for not 
                less than fair market value.
            (3) Compliance with charter.--Except as provided in 
        paragraphs (2) and (4), the City may sell, lease, or otherwise 
        convey parcels within the Transition Area only in accordance 
        with the procedures for conveyances established in the City 
        Charter.
            (4) Disposition of proceeds.--The gross proceeds from the 
        sale of land under paragraph (1) shall be distributed in 
        accordance with section 4(e) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
        Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345).
    (c) Use of Land for Recreation or Other Public Purposes.--The City 
may elect to retain parcels in the Transition Area for public 
recreation or other public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 
1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.) by providing to the Secretary written notice of the 
election.
    (d) Noise Compatibility Requirements.--The City shall--
            (1) plan and manage the Transition Area in accordance with 
        section 47504 of title 49, United States Code (relating to 
        airport noise compatibility planning), and regulations 
        promulgated in accordance with that section; and
            (2) agree that if any land in the Transition Area is sold, 
        leased, or otherwise conveyed by the City, the sale, lease, or 
        conveyance shall contain a limitation to require uses 
        compatible with that airport noise compatibility planning.
    (e) Reversion.--
            (1) In general.--If any parcel of land in the Transition 
        Area is not conveyed for nonresidential development under this 
        Act or reserved for recreation or other public purposes under 
        subsection (c) by the date that 20 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the parcel of land shall, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
            (2) Inconsistent use.--If the City uses any parcel of land 
        within the Transition Area in a manner that is inconsistent 
        with the uses specified in this section--
                    (A) at the discretion of the Secretary, the parcel 
                shall revert to the United States; or
                    (B) if the Secretary does not make an election 
                under paragraph (1), the City shall sell the parcel of 
                land in accordance with this section.
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