[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 48 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 48
To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in
Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 8, 2019
Ms. McSally (for herself and Ms. Sinema) 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 authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in
Yavapai 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 ``Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Yavapai County,
Arizona.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
approximately 80 acres of land within the Coconino National
Forest, in Yavapai County, Arizona, generally depicted as
``Coconino National Forest Parcels `Federal Land''' on the map.
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Cottonwood Land Exchange'', with the revision date July 5,
2018\Version 1.
(4) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means
the approximately 369 acres of land in Yavapai County, Arizona,
generally depicted as ``Yavapai County Parcels `Non-Federal
Land''' on the map.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, unless otherwise specified.
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--If the County offers to convey to the Secretary
all right, title, and interest of the County in and to the non-Federal
land, the Secretary shall accept the offer and simultaneously convey to
the County all right, title, and interest of the United States to the
Federal land.
(b) Land Title.--Title to the non-Federal land conveyed to the
Secretary under this Act shall be acceptable to the Secretary and shall
conform to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the
United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal
Government.
(c) Exchange Costs.--The County shall pay for all land survey,
appraisal, and other costs to the Secretary as may be necessary to
process and consummate the exchange under this Act, including
reimbursement to the Secretary, if the Secretary so requests, for staff
time spent in such processing and consummation.
SEC. 4. EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE AND APPRAISALS.
(a) Appraisals.--The values of the lands to be exchanged under this
Act shall be determined by the Secretary through appraisals performed--
(1) in accordance with--
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions;
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice; and
(C) appraisal instructions issued by the Secretary;
and
(2) by an appraiser mutually agreed to by the Secretary and
the County.
(b) Equal Value Exchange.--The values of the Federal and non-
Federal land parcels exchanged shall be equal, or if they are not
equal, shall be equalized as follows:
(1) Surplus of federal land value.--If the final appraised
value of the Federal land exceeds the final appraised value of
the non-Federal land, the County shall make a cash equalization
payment to the United States as necessary to achieve equal
value, including, if necessary, an amount in excess of that
authorized pursuant to section 206(b) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
(2) Use of funds.--Any cash equalization moneys received by
the Secretary 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) made available to the Secretary for the
acquisition of land or interests in land in Region 3 of
the Forest Service.
(3) Surplus of non-federal land value.--If the final
appraised value of the non-Federal land exceeds the final
appraised value of the Federal land, the United States shall
not make a cash equalization payment to the County, and surplus
value of the non-Federal land shall be considered a donation by
the County to the United States for all purposes of law.
SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS.
Lands acquired by the Secretary under this Act are, upon such
acquisition, automatically and permanently withdrawn from all forms of
appropriation and disposal under the public land laws (including the
mining and mineral leasing laws) and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930
(30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT OF LAND.
Land acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall become part of
the Coconino National Forest and be managed in accordance with the
laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest System.
SEC. 7. MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) Minor Errors.--The Secretary and the County may, by mutual
agreement--
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal and non-
Federal lands involved in the exchange; and
(2) correct any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate,
or description of any land to be exchanged.
(b) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage
estimate, or a description of land under this Act, the map shall
control unless the Secretary and the County mutually agree otherwise.
(c) Availability.--The Secretary shall file and make available for
public inspection in the headquarters of the Coconino National Forest a
copy of all maps referred to in this Act.
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