,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aafh  ,,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 direct the ,secretary of the
 ,interior1 acting through the ,bureau  
of ,land ,management1 to convey to the  
,city of ,carlin1 ,nevada1 in exchange  
for consideration1 all right1 title1 and
 interest of the ,united ,states1 to any
 ,federal land within that city that is 
under the jurisdiction of that agency1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,conveyance
 of certain ,federal land to ,city of   
,carlin1 ,nevada  7a7 ,definitions  7#a7
 ,city ,the term ,city means the ,city  
of ,carlin1 ,nevada4  7#b7 ,federal land
 ,the term ,federal land means the land 
located in the ,city of ,carlin1        
,nevada1 that is identified on the map  
as ,carlin ,selected ,parcels4  7#c7    
,map ,the term map means the map        
entitled ,proposed ,carlin1 ,nevada     

,land ,sales map dated ,january #d1     
#bjac4  7b7 ,conveyance required        
,subject to valid existing rights and   
not later than #ahj days after the date 
on which the ,secretary of the ,interior
 receives an offer from the ,city to    
purchase the ,federal land1 the         
,secretary1 acting through the ,bureau  
of ,land ,management1 shall convey1     
notwithstanding the land use planning   
requirements of sections #bjb and #bjc  
of the ,federal ,land ,policy and       
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agab1 #agac71 to the ,city1 in        
exchange for consideration in an amount 
equal to the fair market value of the   
,federal land1 all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states1 to such
 ,federal land4  7c7 ,appraisal ,to     
determine fair market value ,the        
,secretary shall determine the fair     
market value of the ,federal land to be 
conveyed--  7#a7 in accordance with the 
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   

seq472 and  7#b7 based on an appraisal  
that is conducted in accordance with    
nationally recognized appraisal         
standards1 including--  7,a7 the        
,uniform ,appraisal ,standards for      
,federal ,land ,acquisition2 and  7,b7  
the ,uniform ,standards of ,professional
 ,appraisal ,practice4  7d7             
,availability of map ,the map shall be  
on file and available for public        
inspection in the appropriate offices of
 the ,bureau of ,land ,management4  7e7 
,costs ,the ,city shall1 at closing for 
the conveyance authorized under         
subsection 7b71 pay or reimburse the    
,secretary1 as appropriate1 for the     
reasonable transaction and              
administrative personnel costs          
associated with the conveyance          
authorized under such subsection1       
including the costs of appraisal1 title 
searches1 maps1 and boundary and        
cadastral surveys4  7f7 ,conveyance not 
a major ,federal action ,a conveyance or
 combination of conveyances made under  

this section shall not be considered a  
major ,federal action for purposes of   
section #ajb7b7 of the ,national        
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b774  7g7 ,release 
of ,united ,states ,upon making the     
conveyance under subsection 7b71        
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 the ,united ,states is released    
from any and all liabilities or claims  
of any kind or nature arising from the  
presence1 release1 or threat of release 
of any hazardous substance1 pollutant1  
contaminant1 petroleum product 7or      
derivative of a petroleum product of any
 kind71 solid waste1 mine materials or  
mining related features 7including      
tailings1 overburden1 waste rock1 mill  
remnants1 pits1 or other hazards        
resulting from the presence of mining   
related features7 on the ,federal land  
in existence on or before the date of   
the conveyance4