[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 382 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 382

  To provide for the conveyance of the Custer County Airport, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2019

 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the conveyance of the Custer County Airport, 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. CUSTER COUNTY AIRPORT CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Custer County, South 
        Dakota.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means all 
        right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
        approximately 65.7 acres of National Forest System land, as 
        generally depicted on the map.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Custer 
        County Airport Conveyance'' and dated October 19, 2017.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
    (b) Land Conveyance.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the terms and conditions 
        described in paragraph (2), if the County submits to the 
        Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal land for the market 
        value, as determined by the appraisal under paragraph (3), the 
        Secretary shall convey the Federal land to the County.
            (2) Terms and conditions.--The conveyance under paragraph 
        (1) shall be--
                    (A) subject to valid existing rights;
                    (B) made by quitclaim deed; and
                    (C) subject to any other terms and conditions as 
                the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
                interests of the United States.
            (3) Appraisal.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                complete an appraisal to determine the market value of 
                the Federal land.
                    (B) Standards.--The appraisal under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be conducted in accordance with--
                            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
                        Federal Land Acquisitions; and
                            (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
                        Appraisal Practice.
            (4) Map.--
                    (A) Availability of map.--The map shall be kept on 
                file and available for public inspection in the 
                appropriate office of the Forest Service.
                    (B) Correction of errors.--The Secretary may 
                correct any errors in the map.
            (5) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
        under paragraph (1), the County shall pay to the Secretary an 
        amount equal to the market value of the Federal land, as 
        determined by the appraisal under paragraph (3).
            (6) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
        Federal land to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be 
        determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
            (7) Costs of conveyance.--As a condition on the conveyance 
        under paragraph (1), the County shall pay to the Secretary all 
        costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of--
                    (A) the appraisal under paragraph (3); and
                    (B) the survey under paragraph (6).
            (8) Proceeds from the sale of land.--Any proceeds received 
        by the Secretary from the conveyance under paragraph (1) shall 
        be--
                    (A) deposited in the fund established under Public 
                Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') (16 
                U.S.C. 484a); and
                    (B) available to the Secretary until expended, 
                without further appropriation, for the acquisition of 
                inholdings in units of the National Forest System in 
                the State of South Dakota.
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