[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4601 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4601

  To transfer the reversionary interest of the United States between 
      certain land in Flagstaff, Arizona, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2016

 Mr. Gosar (for himself and Mrs. Kirkpatrick) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To transfer the reversionary interest of the United States between 
      certain land in Flagstaff, Arizona, 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. TRANSFER OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST TO CERTAIN LAND IN 
              FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Flagstaff, 
        Arizona.
            (2) City parcel.--The term ``City parcel'' means the parcel 
        of land conveyed to the City, that is located in the City, 
        south of United States Route 66 and north of the relocated 
        Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company right-of-way, 
        as described in the deed recorded in Coconino County, Arizona, 
        on October 6, 2014, as document number 3703647.
            (3) Railroad parcel.--The term ``railroad parcel'' means 
        the parcel of land conveyed to the Burlington Northern and 
        Santa Fe Railway Company, as described in the deed recorded in 
        Coconino County, Arizona, on June 2, 2006, as document number 
        3386576.
    (b) Transfer.--
            (1) In general.--On the request of the owners of the City 
        parcel and the railroad parcel, any reversionary interest of 
        the United States pursuant to the Act of July 27, 1866 (14 
        Stat. 292, chapter 278), in and to the City parcel shall be 
        transferred to the railroad parcel.
            (2) Required documentation.--The transfer of the 
        reversionary interest under paragraph (1) shall be documented 
        in an instrument that--
                    (A) is suitable for recording in the records of 
                Coconino County, Arizona;
                    (B) is executed by the Burlington Northern and 
                Santa Fe Railway Company and the City; and
                    (C) references this Act and any prior instruments 
                relating to the reversionary interest transferred.
            (3) Release.--On transfer of the reversionary interest 
        under paragraph (1), the City parcel shall no longer be subject 
        to the reversionary interest described in that paragraph.
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