,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aafg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,amodei introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to quitclaim surface rights to 
certain ,federal land under the         
jurisdiction of the ,bureau of ,land    
,management in ,virginia ,city1 ,nevada1
 to ,storey ,county1 ,nevada1 to resolve
 conflicting ownership and title claims1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,restoring ,storey ,county ,act4  #b4   
,findings ,congress finds as follows3   
7#a7 ,the ,federal ,government owns real
 property in ,storey ,county in the     
,state of ,nevada4  7#b7 ,while the real
 property described in paragraph 7#a7 is
 under the jurisdiction of the          
,secretary1 some of the real property   
has been occupied for decades by        
individuals--  7,a7 who took possession 
by purchase or other documented and     

putatively legal transactions2 and  7,b7
 the continued occupation by whom       
constitutes a trespass on the title held
 by the ,federal ,government4  7#c7 ,as 
a result of the confused and conflicting
 ownership claims1 the real property    
described in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 is  
difficult to manage under multiple use  
policies2 and  7,b7 creates a continuing
 source of friction and unease between  
the ,federal ,government and local      
residents4  7#d7 ,all of the real       
property described in paragraph 7#a7 is 
appropriate for disposal for the purpose
 of promoting administrative efficiency 
and effectiveness4  #c4 ,definitions    
,for the purposes of this ,act1 the     
following definitions apply3  7#a7      
,county ,the term ,county means ,storey 
,county1 ,nevada4  7#b7 ,federal land   
,the term ,federal land means the       
approximately #a1gde acres of ,federal  
land identified on the map as ,,blm     
,owned - ,county ,request ,transfer4    
7#c7 ,map ,the term map means the map   

titled ,restoring ,storey ,county ,act  
and dated ,july #bd1 #bjab4  7#d7       
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting 
through the ,bureau of ,land            
,management4  #d4 ,conveyance of        
,federal land in ,storey ,county1       
,nevada  7a7 ,conveyance of ,federal    
land in ,virginia ,city ,not later than 
#fj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
convey to the ,county1 by quitclaim     
deed1 all surface rights of the ,united 
,states in and to the ,federal land1    
including any improvements thereon4 ,all
 costs associated with the conveyance   
under this section shall be the         
responsibility of the ,bureau of ,land  
,management4  7b7 ,applicability of     
certain laws ,no conveyance or          
combination of conveyances made under   
this section shall be considered a major
 ,federal action for purposes of section
 #ajb7b7 of the ,national ,environmental
 ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#dccb7b77 and the ,national ,historic   
,preservation ,act shall not apply to   
any conveyance made under this section  
or to the real property1 including      
improvements thereon1 so conveyed4