[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6236 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6236

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim 
deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of 
 the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under 
             the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2012

  Mr. Amodei 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, acting through the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim 
deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of 
 the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under 
             the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Fernley, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the land 
        located in the City of Fernley, Nevada, that is identified by 
        the Secretary and the City for conveyance under this Act.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed City of Fernley, Nev., Land Sale'' and dated July 
        27, 2012.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO CITY OF FERNLEY, NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of the 
Interior receives an offer from the City to purchase the Federal land 
depicted on the map, the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, shall convey, notwithstanding 
the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
to the City in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the 
fair market value of the Federal land, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to such Federal land.
    (b) Appraisal To Determine Fair Market Value.--The Secretary shall 
determine the fair market value of the Federal land to be conveyed--
            (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance 
        with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including--
                    (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
                Land Acquisition; and
                    (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
                Practice.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    (d) Reservation of Easements and Rights-of-Way.--The City and the 
Bureau of Reclamation may retain easements or rights-of-way on the 
Federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way the 
Bureau of Reclamation determines are necessary to carry out--
            (1) the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal 
        Irrigation District Canal; or
            (2) the Newlands Project.
    (e) Costs.--The City shall, at closing for the conveyance 
authorized under subsection (a), pay or reimburse the Secretary, as 
appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administrative 
personnel costs associated with the conveyance authorized under such 
subsection, including the costs of appraisal, title searches, maps, and 
boundary and cadastral surveys.
    (f) Applicability of Other Laws.--A conveyance or combination of 
conveyances made under this section shall be made notwithstanding any 
of the following:
            (1) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            (2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531).
            (3) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
        and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
            (4) The National Historical Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
        et seq.).
            (5) The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
        Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
            (6) The Canal Act of 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

SEC. 3. RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.

    Upon making the conveyance under section 2, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the United States is released from any and all 
liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, 
release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, 
contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product of 
any kind), solid waste, mine materials or mining related features 
(including tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, pits, or 
other hazards resulting from the presence of mining related features) 
on the Federal land in existence on or before the date of the 
conveyance.
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