[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6491 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6491

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La 
              Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 8, 2016

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La 
              Paz County, 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. LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA, LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means La Paz County, 
        Arizona.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        approximately 8,000 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau 
        of Land Management and designated as [________] on the map 
        entitled [``___________''], numbered [_______], and dated 
        [_______].
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (b) Conveyance Required.--As soon as practicable after the date on 
which the County submits to the Secretary a request to acquire the 
Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. 
The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights.
    (c) Consideration.--
            (1) Consideration required.--As consideration for the 
        conveyance of the Federal land, the County shall pay to the 
        Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
        Federal land. The consideration shall be provided not later 
        than 10 years after date of the conveyance of the Federal land.
            (2) Appraisal to determine fair market value.--The 
        Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal 
        land based upon an appraisal that is performed in accordance 
        with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
        Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional 
        Appraisal Practice.
            (3) Disposition of proceeds.--The gross proceeds from the 
        conveyance of the Federal land shall be distributed in a manner 
        determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Map.--
            (1) Availability.--The map described in subsection (a)(2) 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Corrections and adjustment.--The Secretary and the 
        County may, by mutual agreement--
                    (A) make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal 
                land to be conveyed under this section; and
                    (B) correct any minor errors in the map, an acreage 
                estimate, or the description of the Federal land.
            (3) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between the map, an 
        acreage estimate, or a description of land under this section, 
        the map shall control unless the Secretary and the County 
        mutually agree otherwise.
    (e) Cost of Conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection (b), any costs related to the conveyance shall be paid by 
the County at the time of the conveyance.
    (f) Use of Conveyed Land.--
            (1) In general.--The County may sell any portion of the 
        Federal land conveyed under subsection (b) for nonresidential 
        development.
            (2) Recreation and public purposes.--The County may elect 
        to retain a portion of the conveyed Federal land for public 
        recreation and 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.), by providing written notice of the 
        election to the Secretary.
    (g) Reversion.--Any portion of the Federal land conveyed under 
subsection (b) shall revert to the United States, at the option of the 
Secretary, if the Secretary determines that such portion of the land--
            (1) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use 
        described under subsection (f); or
            (2) has not been used for the use described under 
        subsection (f) by the date that is 10 years after the date of 
        the conveyance of the Federal land.
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