[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8552]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               POWELL SHOOTING RANGE LAND CONVEYANCE ACT

  The bill (S. 2015) to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the State of 
Wyoming, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2015

       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 ``Powell Shooting Range Land 
     Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Powell 
     Recreation District in the State of Wyoming.
       (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Powell, 
     Wyoming Land Conveyance Act'' and dated May 12, 2011.

     SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE POWELL RECREATION DISTRICT.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, the 
     Secretary shall convey to the District, without 
     consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the land described in subsection (b).
       (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in 
     subsection (a) consists of approximately 322 acres of land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Wind River 
     District, Wyoming, as generally depicted on the map as 
     ``Powell Gun Club''.
       (c) Map and Legal Description.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal 
     description of the parcel to be conveyed under this section.
       (2) Minor errors.--The Secretary may correct any minor 
     error in--
       (A) the map; or
       (B) the legal description.
       (3) Availability.--The map and legal description shall be 
     on file and available for public inspection in the 
     appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (d) Use of Conveyed Land.--The land conveyed under this 
     section shall be used only--
       (1) as a shooting range; or
       (2) for any other public purpose consistent with uses 
     allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 
     ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
     seq.).
       (e) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary shall require the 
     District to pay all survey costs and other administrative 
     costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any 
     patents for, and transfers of title to, the land described in 
     subsection (b).
       (f) Reversion.--If the land conveyed under this section 
     ceases to be used for a public purpose in accordance with 
     subsection (d), the land shall, at the discretion of the 
     Secretary, revert to the United States.
       (g) Conditions.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
     subsection (a), the District shall agree in writing--
       (1) to pay any administrative costs associated with the 
     conveyance including the costs of any environmental, 
     wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies; and
       (2) to release and indemnify the United States from any 
     claims or liabilities that may arise from uses carried out on 
     the land described in subsection (b) on or before the date of 
     enactment of this Act by the United States or any person.

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