[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 755 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 755
To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in
Bullhead City, Arizona, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 24, 2019
Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mrs.
Lesko, and Mr. Schweikert) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in
Bullhead City, 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 ``Black Mountain Range and Bullhead
City Land Exchange Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means Bullhead City, Arizona.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 345.2 acres of land in Bullhead City, Arizona,
generally depicted as ``Federal Land to be exchanged to
Bullhead City'' on the Map.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled
``Bullhead City Land Exchange'' and dated August 24, 2018.
(4) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means
the approximately 1,100 acres of land owned by Bullhead City in
the Black Mountain Range generally depicted as ``Bullhead City
Land to be Exchanged to BLM'' on the Map.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--If after December 15, 2020, the City offers to
convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the City in
and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall accept the offer and
simultaneously convey to the City all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the Federal land.
(b) Land Title.--Title to the non-Federal land conveyed to the
Secretary under this Act shall be in a form 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 City 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.
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 City.
(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 City shall reduce the amount of land
it is requesting from the Federal Government in order to create
an equal value in accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
Land that is not exchanged because of equalization under this
paragraph shall remain subject to lease under the Act of June
14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public
Purposes Act'') (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et
seq.).
(2) Use of funds.--Any cash equalization moneys received by
the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be--
(A) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account
established by section 206(a) of the Federal Land
Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and
(B) used in accordance with that Act (43 U.S.C.
2301 et seq.).
(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 City, and surplus
value of the non-Federal land shall be considered a donation by
the City 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. MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) Minor Errors.--The Secretary and the City 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 City mutually agree otherwise.
(c) Availability.--The Secretary shall file and make available for
public inspection in the Arizona headquarters of the Bureau of Land
Management a copy of all maps referred to in this Act.
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