[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1167 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1167

     To quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land under the 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia City, Nevada, 
 to Storey County, Nevada, to resolve conflicting ownership and title 
                    claims, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2013

  Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land under the 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia City, Nevada, 
 to Storey County, Nevada, to resolve conflicting ownership and title 
                    claims, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Storey County Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The Federal Government owns real property in Storey 
        County in the State of Nevada.
            (2) While the real property described in paragraph (1) is 
        under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, some of the real 
        property has been occupied for decades by individuals--
                    (A) who took possession by purchase or other 
                documented and putatively legal transactions; and
                    (B) the continued occupation by whom constitutes a 
                trespass on the title held by the Federal Government.
            (3) As a result of the confused and conflicting ownership 
        claims, the real property described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) is difficult to manage under multiple use 
                policies; and
                    (B) creates a continuing source of friction and 
                unease between the Federal Government and local 
                residents.
            (4) All of the real property described in paragraph (1) is 
        appropriate for disposal for the purpose of promoting 
        administrative efficiency and effectiveness.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Storey County, 
        Nevada.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        approximately 1,745 acres of Federal land identified on the map 
        as ``BLM Owned - County Request Transfer''.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map titled ``Restoring 
        Storey County Act'' and dated July 24, 2012.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance of Federal Land in Virginia City.--Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
convey to the County, by quitclaim deed, all surface rights of the 
United States in and to the Federal land, including any improvements 
thereon. All costs associated with the conveyance under this section 
shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Laws.--No conveyance or combination of 
conveyances made under this section shall be considered a major Federal 
action for purposes of section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) and the National Historic 
Preservation Act shall not apply to any conveyance made under this 
section or to the real property, including improvements thereon, so 
conveyed.
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