1.Amendment to the mesquite
lands act of 1986Section 3 of
Public Law
99–548 (commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of
1986
) is amended—
(1)in subsection
(d)(3)(B), by inserting and implementation
after
development
;
(2)in subsection
(e)—
(A)in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking For a period of 12 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act,
and inserting Until November 29,
2020,
;
(B)in paragraph (3),
by striking Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of
this subsection,
and inserting Not later than November 29,
2019,
;
(C)in paragraph (5),
by striking the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of
this subsection,
and inserting the date specified in paragraph
(1)(A),
; and
(D)in paragraph (6),
by striking of each parcel
and all that follows through the
period and inserting of each parcel under this subsection shall be
deposited into the General Treasury.
; and
(3)in subsection (f)—
(A)in paragraph (1),
by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this subsection, the
and inserting The
;
(B)in paragraph (2),
by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
(D)The approximately 218 acres of land
depicted as Hiatus
on the map titled Mesquite Airport
Conveyance
and dated January 13,
2012.
;
(C)in paragraph (3),
by striking until the date that is 12 years after the date of the
enactment of this subsection,
and inserting until November 29,
2020,
;
(D)by amending
paragraph (4) to read as follows:
(4)If the land conveyed pursuant to paragraph
(1) is not used by the city as an airport or for another public purpose, it
shall revert to the United States, at the option of the Secretary, except that
the city shall have an exclusive right to purchase such land.
; and
(E)by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
(5)Until November
29, 2020, the City of Mesquite, Nevada, subject to all appropriate
environmental reviews, including compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) and the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall have
the exclusive right to purchase the parcels of public land described in
paragraph (2) that the Secretary did not convey to the city pursuant to
paragraph (1).
(6)The proceeds of the sale of each parcel under this
subsection shall be deposited into the General Treasury.
.
Passed the House of
Representatives May 16, 2012.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk