[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 526 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 274
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 526

                          [Report No. 112-112]

To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land 
in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for 
                    use as a public shooting range.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2011

  Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                            January 13, 2012

  Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of December 17, 
                2011, by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land 
in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for 
                    use as a public shooting range.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Mohave Valley Land 
Conveyance Act of 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The purposes of this Act are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to provide a suitable location for the 
        establishment of a centralized, public, multipurpose shooting 
        range in the County; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to provide the public with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) opportunities for education and 
                recreation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a location for competitive events and 
                marksmanship training; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a location for local law enforcement 
                officers to practice and improve their marksmanship 
                skills so that the officers do not have to leave the 
                area to practice those skills.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Arizona Game and Fish Commission.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Mohave 
        County, Arizona.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means 
        the public land in the County, comprising approximately 315 
        acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary Cone 
        Road Location'' [and dated </DELETED>___<DELETED>, 
        2011].</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        Bureau of Land Management.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND IN MOHAVE COUNTY, 
              ARIZONA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Commission all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 
land for use as a public shooting range.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Applicable Law.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law (including regulations), with respect to the 
        conveyance under subsection (a), the Mohave Valley Shooting 
        Range Environmental Assessment/Plan Amendment Record of 
        Decision dated February 8, 2010, is final and determined to be 
        legally sufficient for the purposes of, but not limited to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the National Historic Preservation Act 
                (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Treatment of record.--The record of decision 
        referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to judicial 
        review by any court of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Administrative Costs.--If the Commission accepts the 
conveyance of the Federal land, the Commission shall be responsible for 
paying all administrative costs necessary for the preparation and 
completion of any patents of and transfer of title to the Federal land 
under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Requirement.--The land conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be managed by the Commission for 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.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Reversion.--If the Federal land ceases to be used for 
public purposes, the Federal land shall, at the option of the 
Secretary, revert to the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Correction of Map Errors.--The Secretary may correct 
any clerical or typographical error in the map referred to in section 
3(3).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Arizona 
        Game and Fish Commission.
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Mohave County, 
        Arizona.
            (3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        public land in the County, comprising approximately 315 acres 
        as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary Cone Road 
        Location'' and dated November 7, 2011.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA.

    (a) In General.--On the request of the Commission submitted to the 
Secretary by the date that is not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act and subject to the provisions of this Act, the 
Secretary shall convey to the Commission all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the Federal land for use as a public 
shooting range.
    (b) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) by quitclaim deed; and
            (2) subject to--
                    (A) valid existing rights; and
                    (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
                require, including appropriate conditions to address 
                the impact of the shooting range on cultural resources.
    (c) Costs.--If the Commission accepts the conveyance of the Federal 
land, the Commission shall be responsible for paying--
            (1) consideration to the Secretary for the Federal land in 
        an amount that is consistent with conveyances to governmental 
        entities for recreational purposes under the Act of June 14, 
        1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes 
        Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); and
            (2) the reasonable administrative costs associated with the 
        conveyance.
    (d) Requirement.--The land conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
managed by the Commission--
            (1) as a public shooting range; and
            (2) for recreation and 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.).
    (e) Reversion.--
            (1) In general.--If the Federal land ceases to be used for 
        the purposes described in subsection (d), the Federal land 
        shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to the United 
        States.
            (2) Responsibility of local governmental entity.--If the 
        Secretary determines pursuant to paragraph (1) that the land 
        should revert to the United States, and if the Secretary 
        determines that the land is contaminated with hazardous waste, 
        the local governmental entity to which the land was conveyed 
        shall be responsible for remediation of the contamination.
    (f) Correction of Map Errors.--The Secretary may correct any 
clerical or typographical error in the map described in section 2(3).
                                                       Calendar No. 274

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 526

                          [Report No. 112-112]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land 
in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for 
                    use as a public shooting range.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 13, 2012

                       Reported with an amendment