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[H.R. 2630 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 401
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2630

                          [Report No. 115-536]

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

                              May 24, 2017

     Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Biggs) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

                            January 29, 2018

                     Additional sponsor: Ms. Sinema

                            January 29, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 24, 
                                 2017]


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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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``La Paz County Land Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means La Paz County, 
        Arizona.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
        approximately 8,800 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land 
        Management and designated as ``Federal land to be conveyed'' on 
        the map.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map prepared by the 
        Bureau of Land Management entitled ``Proposed La Paz County 
        Land Conveyance'' and dated May 24, 2017.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
Secretary receives a request from the County to convey all or a portion 
of the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights and to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land identified 
on the map.
    (b) Phased Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey the public land 
        described in subsection (a) in parcels over a period of up to 
        20 years, as is required to carry out the phased development of 
        renewable energy or other economic development.
            (2) Payment of fair market value.--A parcel shall be 
        conveyed by the Secretary on payment by La Paz County, Arizona, 
        to the Secretary, of the fair market value of the parcel, as 
        determined under paragraph (3).
            (3) Appraisal to determine fair market value.--The 
        Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal 
        land to be conveyed--
                    (A) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
                Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
                    (B) based on an appraisal that is conducted in 
                accordance with--
                            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
                        Federal Land Acquisition; and
                            (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
                        Appraisal Practice.
    (c) Protection of Tribal Cultural Artifacts.--To the greatest 
extent practicable, the County and all subsequent owners of land 
conveyed under this Act shall--
            (1) make good faith efforts to avoid disturbing Tribal 
        artifacts;
            (2) minimize impacts on Tribal artifacts if they are 
        disturbed;
            (3) work with the Colorado River Indian Tribes Tribal 
        Historic Preservation Office to identify artifacts of cultural 
        and historic significance; and
            (4) allow Tribal representatives to rebury unearthed 
        artifacts at or near where they were discovered.
    (d) Availability of Map.--
            (1) In general.--The map shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
            (2) Corrections.--The Secretary and the County may, by 
        mutual agreement--
                    (A) make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal 
                land to be conveyed under subsection (a); and
                    (B) correct any minor errors in the map, an acreage 
                estimate, or the description of the Federal land.
    (e) Withdrawal.--The Federal land is withdrawn from the operation 
of the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States.
    (f) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land 
under subsection (a), the County shall pay--
            (1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in 
        accordance with subsection (b)(3); and
            (2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all 
        surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated 
        with the conveyance of the Federal land to the County under 
        subsection (a).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 401

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2630

                          [Report No. 115-536]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 29, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed