,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,grijalva introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide for the conveyance  
of certain ,federal lands in ,yuma      
,county1 ,arizona4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,meers   
,point ,boundary ,adjustment ,act4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,administrative ,costs ,the term        
administrative costs refers to any costs
 necessary to transfer the ,federal     
,land from the ,united ,states to the   
,grantee1 such as--  7,a7 boundary      
surveys2  7,b7 boundary marking2  7,c7  
title work2  7,d7 closing costs2  7,e7  
recording fees2 and  7,f7 ,level #a     
contaminant reports4  7#b7 ,federal land
 ,the term ,federal ,land means the land
 that is owned by the ,united ,states   
and managed cooperatively by the ,bureau
 of ,reclamation and the ,u4,s4 ,fish   

and ,wildlife ,service2 located within  
lots #cd1 #ce1 #cg1 and #ch in section  
#ac of ,township #e ,south1 ,range #bb  
,west2 and identified in the survey as  
those portions of lots #cd1 #ce1 #cg1   
and #ch that are within the boundary of 
the ,imperial ,national ,wildlife       
,refuge4  7#c7 ,grantee ,the term       
,grantee means the current landowner or 
landowners of those properties described
 in ,quit ,claim ,deeds1 dated ,july #a1
 #aiib1 and filed in ,yuma ,county1     
,arizona at ,,dkt #ahaf1 page #gdj2     
,,dkt #ahaf1 page #gdh2 ,,dkt #ahaf1    
page #geb2 and ,state of ,arizona1      
,state ,land ,department ,special ,land 
,use ,permit ,no4 #bc-aacafg-ag1 dated  
,august #bg1 #bjjh1 and identified in   
this ,act as--  7,a7 lot #cd1 ,state of 
,arizona lease lot2  7,b7 lot #ce2  7,c7
 lot #cg2 and  7,d7 lot #ch4  7#d7      
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#e7  
,survey ,the term ,survey means a survey
 of ,meers ,point that shall--  7,a7 be 

conducted by the ,secretary1 acting     
through the ,u4,s4 ,fish and ,wildlife  
,service2  7,b7 cover those portions of 
lots #cd1 #ce1 #cg1 and #ch that are    
currently within the boundary of the    
,imperial ,national ,wildlife ,refuge2  
and  7,c7 determine the exact acreage   
and legal description of the ,federal   
,land to be conveyed under this ,act4   
#c4 ,conveyance of ,federal ,land to    
,grantees  7a7 ,in general ,after       
completion of the survey1 the ,secretary
 shall convey to each ,grantee by       
quitclaim deed all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to that ,federal ,land within each      
,grantee's lot4  7b7 ,consideration     
7#a7 ,payment of administrative costs   
,as consideration for the conveyance of 
the ,federal ,land under this section1  
each ,grantee shall pay to the          
,secretary a percentage of the total    
administrative costs incurred by the    
,united ,states in an amount that equals
 the proportion of the acreage conveyed 

to each ,grantee to the total acreage   
conveyed under subsection 7a7 to all    
,grantees4 ,such consideration shall be 
paid by a ,grantee to the ,secretary on 
or before the date of the conveyance4   
7#b7 ,waiver for ,state ,payment is     
hereby waived for any conveyance of     
,federal ,land under this ,act to the   
,state of ,arizona4  7c7 ,release from  
liability ,effective on the date of     
conveyance of ,federal ,land to a       
,grantee under this section1 the ,united
 ,states shall--  7#a7 not be liable for
 damages arising out of any act1        
omission1 or occurrence relating to the 
,federal ,land conveyed2 and  7#b7 shall
 be liable for damages caused by acts of
 negligence committed by the ,united    
,states before the date of conveyance1  
consistent with chapter #aga of title   
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7        
,grantee discretion ,the conveyance of  
,federal ,land in accordance with this  
,act shall be subject to a ,grantee's   
compliance with the provisions of this  

section4  #d4 ,disposition and use of   
proceeds ,any amounts paid to the       
,secretary under section #c1 shall      
remain available to the ,secretary1     
without further appropriation until     
expended1 for visitor services and      
resource protection at ,imperial        
,national ,wildlife ,refuge4