La Paz County Land Conveyance Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey to the county, without consideration, 8,000 acres of specified federal land.
The federal land conveyed under this bill: (1) may be used by the county for any public purposes consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, and (2) shall not be disposed of by the county.
The county shall pay or reimburse Interior, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance.
The bill declares that the United States is released from any liability arising from any hazardous substance existing on the federal land before such conveyance.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1222 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1222
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La
Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 24, 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La
Paz 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 ``La Paz County Land Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means La Paz County,
Arizona.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 8,000 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau
of Land Management and designated as ``Federal land to be
conveyed'' on the map.
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map prepared by the
Bureau of Land Management entitled ``Proposed La Paz County
Land Conveyance'' and dated May 24, 2017.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to valid existing rights and
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712, 1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Secretary receives a request from the County for the conveyance of the
Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the Federal land.
(b) Use of Conveyed Land.--
(1) In general.--The Federal land conveyed under subsection
(a)--
(A) may be used by the County for any public
purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926
(commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes
Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); and
(B) shall not be disposed of by the County.
(2) Reversion.--If the County ceases to use a parcel of the
Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) in accordance with
paragraph (1)--
(A) title to the parcel shall revert to the
Secretary, at the option of the Secretary; and
(B) the County shall be responsible for any
reclamation necessary for the parcel to revert to the
United States.
(c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
(d) Costs.--At the closing for the conveyance of Federal land under
subsection (a), the County shall pay or reimburse the Secretary, as
appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administrative
personnel costs associated with the conveyance authorized under that
subsection, including the costs of title searches, maps, and boundary
and cadastral surveys.
(e) Release of United States.--On conveyance of the Federal land
under subsection (a), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
United States is released from any and all liabilities or claims of any
kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release
of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product
(or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), solid waste, mine
materials, or mining-related features (including tailings, overburden,
waste rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the
presence of mining-related features) on the Federal land in existence
before or on the date of the conveyance.
(f) Acquisition of Federal Reversionary Interest.--
(1) Request.--After the date of conveyance of the Federal
land under subsection (a), the County may submit to the
Secretary a request to acquire the Federal reversionary
interest in all or any portion of the Federal land.
(2) Appraisal.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of receipt of a request under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the Federal
reversionary interest in the Federal land requested by
the County under that paragraph.
(B) Requirement.--The appraisal under subparagraph
(A) shall be completed in accordance with--
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
Federal Land Acquisitions; and
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice.
(3) Conveyance required.--If, by the date that is 1 year
after the date of completion of the appraisal under paragraph
(2), the County submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire
the Federal reversionary interest requested under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall, not later than the date that is 30
days after the date on which the offer is submitted, convey to
the County the reversionary interest covered by the offer.
(4) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of
the Federal reversionary interest under paragraph (3), the
County shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the
appraised value of the Federal reversionary interest, as
determined under paragraph (2).
(5) Costs of conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance
of the Federal reversionary interest under paragraph (3), all
costs associated with the conveyance (including the cost of the
appraisal under paragraph (2)), shall be paid by the County.
(6) Restrictions on use not applicable.--On conveyance of
the Federal reversionary interest to the County under paragraph
(3), the restrictions on the use and disposal of the Federal
land under subsection (b) shall not apply to any portion of the
Federal land that was subject to the conveyed Federal
reversionary interest.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
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