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[H.R. 2630 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 652
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2630

                          [Report No. 115-365]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2018

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           November 14, 2018

               Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
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 5,935 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 October 1, 2018.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

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

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Phased Conveyance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Appraisal to determine fair market value.--The 
        Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal 
        land to be conveyed--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in accordance with the Federal Land 
                Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
                seq.); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) based on an appraisal that is 
                conducted in accordance with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Uniform Appraisal 
                        Standards for Federal Land Acquisition; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Uniform Standards of 
                        Professional Appraisal Practice.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Protection of Tribal Cultural Artifacts.--To the 
greatest extent practicable, the County and all subsequent owners of 
land conveyed under this Act shall--</DELETED>
    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the planning requirement of 
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and in accordance with this section and 
other applicable law, as soon as practicable after receiving a request 
from the County to convey the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey 
the Federal land to the County.
    (b) Restrictions on Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
        be subject to--
                    (A) valid existing rights; and
                    (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
                determines to be necessary.
            (2) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the 
        conveyance under subsection (a) any Federal land that contains 
        significant cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational 
        resources.
    (c) Payment of Fair Market Value.--The conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be for the fair market value of the Federal land to be 
conveyed, as determined--
            (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance 
        with--
                    (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
                Land Acquisitions; and
                    (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
                Practice.
    (d) Protection of Tribal Cultural Artifacts.--As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall, and as a condition 
of any subsequent conveyance, any subsequent owner shall--
            (1) make good faith efforts to avoid disturbing Tribal 
        artifacts;
            (2) minimize impacts on Tribal artifacts if they are 
        disturbed;
            (3) work coordinate 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)(e) 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)(f) Withdrawal.--The Federal land is withdrawn from the 
operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States.
    (f)(g) 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) (c)(2); 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).
    (h) Proceeds From the Sale of Land.--The proceeds from the sale of 
land under this section shall be--
            (1) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account 
        established by section 206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction 
        Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and
            (2) used in accordance with that Act (43 U.S.C. 2301 et 
        seq.).
                                                       Calendar No. 652

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2630

                          [Report No. 115-365]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 14, 2018

                        Reported with amendments