[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 134 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CITY OF GREEN RIVER LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2373) to provide for 
the sale of approximately 132 acres of public land to the City of Green 
River, Wyoming, at fair market value, which had been reported from the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italics.)

                                S. 2373

       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 ``City of Green River Land 
     Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Green River, 
     Wyoming.
       (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map prepared by the 
     Secretary entitled ``Green River, Wyoming Land Conveyance 
     Act'' and dated February 7, 2006.
       (3) Public land.--The term ``public land'' means 
     approximately 132 acres of Federal land managed by the 
     Secretary and depicted on the map as ``Lands to be conveyed 
     to the City of Green River, Wyoming''.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 
     Management.

     SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY.

       (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, if the 
     City submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the public 
     land for the appraised value, the Secretary shall, [within 
     180 days after the date of the offer,] convey to the City all 
     right, title, and interest to the public land.
       (b) Appraisal.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an 
     appraisal of the public land.
       (2) Accordance with uniform standards.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct the appraisal in accordance with the Uniform 
     Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 
     Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
       (c) Payment.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the public land is conveyed under this section, the 
     City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the 
     appraised value of the public land, as determined under 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Disposition of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit 
     the proceeds from the sale in the Federal Land Disposal 
     Account established under section 206 of the Federal Land 
     Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305), to be expended 
     in accordance with that Act.
       (e) Costs.--The City shall pay any cost associated with the 
     conveyance of land under subsection (a).
       (f) Plan.--The conveyance of the public land under 
     subsection (a) shall not require an amendment to the Green 
     River Resource Management Plan.

     SEC. 4. SEGREGATION OF LANDS.

       Except as provided in section 3(a), effective immediately 
     on the date of enactment of this Act and subject to valid 
     existing rights, the public land is withdrawn from--
       (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
     the public land laws, including the mining laws;
       (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; 
     and
       (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
     and geothermal leasing laws.

  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 2373), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

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