1.This Act may be cited as the
Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of
2011
.
2.The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to provide a suitable location for the
establishment of a centralized, public, multipurpose shooting range in the
County; and
(2)to provide the public with—
(A)opportunities for education and
recreation;
(B)a location for competitive events and
marksmanship training; and
(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.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term Commission means the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
(2)The
term County means Mohave County, Arizona.
(3)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
___, 2011.
(4)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
4.Conveyance of
public land in Mohave County, Arizona
(a)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.
(b)
(1)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—
(A)the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
(B)the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
(2)The record of decision referred to in paragraph (1) shall
not be subject to judicial review by any court of the United States.
(c)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).
(d)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.).
(e)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.
(f)The Secretary may correct any clerical or
typographical error in the map referred to in section 3(3).
1.This Act may be cited as the
Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of
2011
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term Commission means the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
(2)The
term County means Mohave County, Arizona.
(3)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)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
3.Conveyance of public
land in Mohave County, Arizona
(a)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)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)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)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)
(1)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 entityIf 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)The Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical
error in the map described in section 2(3).
January 13, 2012
Reported with an amendment