Mohave County Federal Land Management Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales of eligible lands in Mohave County, Arizona, which are administered by the Bureau of Land Management and have been designated for disposal by Interior.
Interior and Mohave County shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale.
Before carrying out a sale, Mohave County shall certify to Interior that qualified bidders have agreed to comply with:
Each sale of eligible land shall be:
The bill sets forth requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sales of eligible lands under this bill.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 467
To provide for the disposal of certain Bureau of Land Management land
in Mohave County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 28, 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 provide for the disposal of certain Bureau of Land Management land
in Mohave 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 ``Mohave County Federal Land
Management Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Mohave County,
Arizona.
(2) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means--
(A) any land located in the County and administered
by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management that
is designated for disposal by the Secretary through--
(i) the Kingman Resource Area Resource
Management Plan;
(ii) the Lake Havasu Field Office Resource
Management Plan; or
(iii) the Arizona Strip Field Office
Resource Management Plan; and
(B) any subsequent amendment or revision to the
Management Plan that is undertaken with full public
involvement.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. SALES OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.
(a) Disposal.--Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements
contained in section 202 and subsections (a) through (c) of section 203
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712,
1713), the Secretary, in accordance with this Act and other applicable
law, and subject to valid existing rights, shall conduct sales of the
eligible land.
(b) Joint Selection.--The Secretary and the County shall jointly
select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale under
subsection (a).
(c) Compliance With Local Planning and Zoning Laws.--Before
carrying out a sale under subsection (a), the County shall submit to
the Secretary a certification that qualified bidders have agreed to
comply with--
(1) local zoning ordinances; and
(2) any master plan for the area approved by the County.
(d) Method of Sale.--A sale of eligible land under subsection (a)
shall be--
(1) through a competitive bidding process, under which
adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless
otherwise determined by the Secretary;
(2) for not less than the fair market value, based on an
appraisal; and
(3) conducted in accordance with subsection (f).
(e) Withdrawal.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights,
effective beginning on the date on which a parcel of eligible
land is selected for sale under subsection (a), the parcel is
withdrawn from location and entry under the mining laws and
from operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing
laws.
(2) Termination.--The withdrawal of a parcel of eligible
land under paragraph (1) shall terminate--
(A) on the date of the sale; or
(B) with respect to any parcel of eligible land
jointly selected for sale under subsection (b) that is
not sold, not later than 2 years after the date on
which the parcel is offered for sale.
(f) Administration of Sale.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once per
year thereafter until the date on which the limitation
described in paragraph (2) is met, the Secretary shall offer
for sale the parcels of eligible land jointly selected under
subsection (b).
(2) Limitation.--The total quantity of acreage of eligible
land sold under this Act shall be not less than 6,000 acres of
eligible land.
SEC. 4. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
Of the proceeds from the sale of eligible land under section 3--
(1) not more than 20 percent shall be available to the
Secretary, in consultation with the County, for the
reimbursement of costs incurred by the Department of the
Interior in preparing for the sale of the eligible land,
including the costs of--
(A) surveys and appraisals; and
(B) compliance with--
(i) the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
(ii) sections 202 and 203 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1712, 1713); and
(2) the remainder shall be returned to the Treasury for
purposes of deficit reduction.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives an annual report on all transactions under
this Act.
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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. 115-482.
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