[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2228 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2228

    To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2012

  Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada.

    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 ``Yerington Land Conveyance and 
Sustainable Development Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the city of Yerington, Nevada, which has an 
        unemployment rate of 16 percent, has the highest unemployment 
        rate in the State of Nevada;
            (2) for over 4 years, the city of Yerington and Lyon 
        County, Nevada, have been working with private business 
        partners to develop a sustainable development plan that would 
        enable all parties to benefit from the use of private land 
        adjacent to the city of Yerington for potential commercial and 
        industrial development, mining activities, recreation 
        opportunities, and the expansion of community and cultural 
        events;
            (3) the sustainable development plan referred to in 
        paragraph (2) requires the conveyance of certain Federal land 
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the City for 
        consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of 
        the Federal land;
            (4) the Federal land to be conveyed to the City under the 
        sustainable development plan has very few environmental, 
        historical, wildlife, or cultural resources of value to the 
        public, but is appropriate for responsible development;
            (5) the Federal land that would be conveyed to the City 
        under the sustainable development plan--
                    (A) is adjacent to the boundaries of the City; and
                    (B) would be used--
                            (i) to enhance recreational, cultural, 
                        commercial, and industrial development 
                        opportunities in the City;
                            (ii) for future economic development, 
                        regional use, and as an open space buffer to 
                        the City; and
                            (iii) to allow the City to provide critical 
                        infrastructure services;
            (6) commercial and industrial development of the Federal 
        land would enable the community to benefit from the 
        transportation, power, and water infrastructure that would be 
        put in place with the concurrent development of commercial and 
        industrial operations;
            (7) the conveyance of the Federal land would--
                    (A) help the City and County to grow; and
                    (B) provide additional tax revenue to the City and 
                County;
            (8) industrial and commercial development of the Federal 
        land would create thousands of long-term, high-paying jobs for 
        the City and County; and
            (9) the Lyon County Commission and the City unanimously 
        approved resolutions in support of the conveyance of the 
        Federal land because the conveyance would facilitate a 
        sustainable model for long-term economic and industrial 
        development.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Yerington, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the land 
        located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada, that is 
        identified on the map as ``City of Yerington Sustainable 
        Development Conveyance Lands''.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act'' 
        and dated February 16, 2012.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, NEVADA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, and 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), the 
Secretary shall convey 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 the Federal land 
identified on the map.
    (b) Appraisal To Determine of 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) Applicable Law.--Beginning on the date on which the Federal 
land is conveyed to the City, the development of and conduct of 
activities on the Federal land shall be subject to all applicable 
Federal laws (including regulations).
    (e) Administrative Costs.--The City shall be responsible for all 
survey, appraisal, and other administrative costs associated with the 
conveyance of the Federal land to the City under this Act.
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