[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6640 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6640
To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land
adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for
inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land
Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 5, 2012
Mr. Grijalva (for himself and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land
adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for
inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land
Management lands in Riverside County, California, 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. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain non-Federal lands adjacent to the Cibola
National Wildlife Refuge in La Paz County, Arizona, are
desirable for Federal acquisition to protect important riparian
areas and migratory bird and other wildlife habitat.
(2) The location of certain Bureau of Land Management
inholdings in Riverside County, California, renders the land
essentially useful only for farming and, therefore, of limited
use and enjoyment potential for the general public.
(3) These Bureau of Land Management inholdings are
appropriate for transfer to private ownership in exchange for
lands that will have higher public use values.
(4) The acquisition of the non-Federal lands adjacent to
the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge will greatly increase
management efficiency of the refuge and promote public access,
use, and enjoyment of the refuge.
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ARIZONA, AND
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) Conveyance of Bureau of Land Management Land.--In exchange for
the land described in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior
shall convey to River Bottom Farms of La Paz County, Arizona, all
right, title and interest of the United States in and to certain
Federal land administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land
Management consisting of a total of approximately 80 acres, and more
specifically described as Lot 4 of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range
22 East, San Bernardino Meridian, Riverside County, California. The
conveyed land shall be subject to valid existing rights, including
easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid
encumbrances on the land as of the date of the conveyance under this
section.
(b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of the
Federal land under subsection (a), River Bottom Farms shall convey to
the United States all right, title, and interest of River Bottom Farms
in and to two parcels of land contiguous to the Cibola National
Wildlife Refuge in La Paz County, Arizona, consisting of a total of
approximately 40 acres and more specifically described as follows:
(1) The W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ of fractional Section 7,
Township 1 South, Range 23 West, Gila and Salt River Base and
Meridian, La Paz County, Arizona, which is also known as parcel
number 301-05-005B-9.
(2) The W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ of such Section 7, which is
also known as parcel number 301-05-008-0.
(c) Equal Value Exchange.--The values of the Federal land and non-
Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall be equal or
equalized by the payment of cash to the Secretary or River Bottom
Farms, as appropriate, pursuant to section 206(b) of the Federal Land
Policy Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). The value of the land shall
be determined by the Secretary through an appraisal performed by a
qualified appraiser mutually agreed to by the Secretary and River
Bottom Farms and performed in conformance with the Uniform Appraisal
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (U.S. Department of Justice,
December 2000).
(d) Exchange Timetable.--The Secretary shall complete the land
exchange under this section not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary and River Bottom Farms
mutually agree to extend such deadline.
(e) Administration of Acquired Land.--The land acquired by the
Secretary under subsection (b) shall become part of the Cibola National
Wildlife Refuge and be administered in accordance with the laws and
regulations generally applicable to the National Wildlife Refuge
System.
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