[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5721 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5721

  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National 
             Forest System land in the State of New Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National 
             Forest System land in the State of New Mexico.

    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 ``Village of Santa Clara Conveyance 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Village 
        of Santa Clara Conveyance Act 2018'' and dated February 21, 
        2018.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE VILLAGE OF SANTA 
              CLARA, NEW MEXICO.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--Subject to the provisions of this Act, if 
the Village of Santa Clara, New Mexico, submits to the Secretary a 
written request for conveyance, the Secretary shall convey to the 
Village of Santa Clara all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to approximately 1,520 acres of National Forest System 
land, as generally depicted on the map.
    (b) Map.--
            (1) Availability of map.--The map shall be kept on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate office of 
        the Forest Service.
            (2) Correction of errors.--The Secretary may correct minor 
        errors in the map.
    (c) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
        land under subsection (a), the Village of Santa Clara shall pay 
        to the Secretary an amount equal to the market value of the 
        land, as determined by the appraisal under subsection (g).
            (2) Installments.--The amount described in paragraph (1) 
        may be paid in periodic installments to the Secretary.
            (3) Parcel conveyances.--Upon receipt of an installment 
        pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey to the 
        Village of Santa Clara all right, title, and interest of the 
        United States in and to a parcel of the land described 
        subsection (a) that is equal in value to such installment and 
        identified by the Village of Santa Clara at the time such 
        installment is paid.
    (d) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) subject to valid existing rights;
            (2) made by quitclaim deed;
            (3) subject to the reservation by the Secretary of an 
        access easement over and across Fort Bayard Road; and
            (4) subject to any other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
        United States.
    (e) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition for the conveyance under 
subsection (a) and in addition to the consideration paid under 
subsection (c), the Village of Santa Clara shall pay for all costs 
associated with the conveyance, including for--
            (1) the land survey under subsection (f);
            (2) any environmental analysis and resource surveys 
        determined necessary by Federal law; and
            (3) the appraisal under subsection (g).
    (f) Survey.--The actual acreage and legal description of the 
National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary; 
notwithstanding section 7 of title 43, United States Code, the 
Secretary is authorized to perform and approve any required cadastral 
surveys.
    (g) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the 
land to be conveyed under subsection (a) in accordance with--
            (1) the ``Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
        Acquisitions''; and
            (2) the ``Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
        Practice''.
    (h) Deposit and Use of Proceeds.--All funds received under 
subsection (c) shall be deposited into the account for, and treated as, 
excess funds under section 604(e) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(e)).
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