[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 467

 To provide for the disposal of certain Bureau of Land Management land 
           in Mohave County, Arizona, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2017

   Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the disposal of certain Bureau of Land Management land 
           in Mohave 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 ``Mohave County Federal Land 
Management Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Mohave County, 
        Arizona.
            (2) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means--
                    (A) any land located in the County and administered 
                by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management that 
                is designated for disposal by the Secretary through--
                            (i) the Kingman Resource Area Resource 
                        Management Plan;
                            (ii) the Lake Havasu Field Office Resource 
                        Management Plan; or
                            (iii) the Arizona Strip Field Office 
                        Resource Management Plan; and
                    (B) any subsequent amendment or revision to the 
                Management Plan that is undertaken with full public 
                involvement.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. SALES OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.

    (a) Disposal.--Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
contained in section 202 and subsections (a) through (c) of section 203 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
1713), the Secretary, in accordance with this Act and other applicable 
law, and subject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales of the 
eligible land.
    (b) Joint Selection.--The Secretary and the County shall jointly 
select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale under 
subsection (a).
    (c) Compliance With Local Planning and Zoning Laws.--Before 
carrying out a sale under subsection (a), the County shall submit to 
the Secretary a certification that qualified bidders have agreed to 
comply with--
            (1) local zoning ordinances; and
            (2) any master plan for the area approved by the County.
    (d) Method of Sale.--A sale of eligible land under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) through a competitive bidding process, under which 
        adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless 
        otherwise determined by the Secretary;
            (2) for not less than the fair market value, based on an 
        appraisal; and
            (3) conducted in accordance with subsection (f).
    (e) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
        effective beginning on the date on which a parcel of eligible 
        land is selected for sale under subsection (a), the parcel is 
        withdrawn from location and entry under the mining laws and 
        from operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
        laws.
            (2) Termination.--The withdrawal of a parcel of eligible 
        land under paragraph (1) shall terminate--
                    (A) on the date of the sale; or
                    (B) with respect to any parcel of eligible land 
                jointly selected for sale under subsection (b) that is 
                not sold, not later than 2 years after the date on 
                which the parcel is offered for sale.
    (f) Administration of Sale.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once per 
        year thereafter until the date on which the limitation 
        described in paragraph (2) is met, the Secretary shall offer 
        for sale the parcels of eligible land jointly selected under 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Limitation.--The total quantity of acreage of eligible 
        land sold under this Act shall be not less than 6,000 acres of 
        eligible land.

SEC. 4. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

    Of the proceeds from the sale of eligible land under section 3--
            (1) not more than 20 percent shall be available to the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the County, for the 
        reimbursement of costs incurred by the Department of the 
        Interior in preparing for the sale of the eligible land, 
        including the costs of--
                    (A) surveys and appraisals; and
                    (B) compliance with--
                            (i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                            (ii) sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 
                        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
                        U.S.C. 1712, 1713); and
            (2) the remainder shall be returned to the Treasury for 
        purposes of deficit reduction.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives an annual report on all transactions under 
this Act.
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