,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bccf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,pearce introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,agriculture to convey lands of the former ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation in ,grant ,county1 ,new ,mexico1 to the village of ,santa ,clara1 the city of ,bayard1 or the county of ,grant in that ,state1 in tracts of not less than #dj acres1 and at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the ,secretary1 for business and community development1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,conveyance of land1 former ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation1 ,grant ,county1 ,new ,mexico 7a7 ,in general ,subject to this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall convey the lands described in subsection 7b7 to one or more eligible buyers for the purpose of business and community development4 7b7 ,land described ,the lands to be conveyed under subsection 7a7 are the following lands that were formerly part of the ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation1 ,grant ,county1 ,new ,mexico1 comprising approximately #a1dii acres1 and are situated in sections3 ,township #ag ,south1 ,range #ab ,west1 ,new ,mexico ,principal ,meridian4 ,section #cj1 all within the former ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation 7#ca acres more or less74 ,section #ca1 all within the former ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation 7#aee acres more or less74 ,township #ag ,south1 ,range #ac ,west1 ,new ,mexico ,principal ,meridian4 ,section #cd1 all within the former ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation 7#ehd acres more or less74 ,section #ce1 all within the former ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation less lands conveyed under other ,federal authorities to the ,village of ,central 7,santa ,clara71 and the ,state of ,new ,mexico 7#baf acres more or less74 ,section #cf1 all within the former ,fort ,bayard ,military ,reservation 7#eac acres more or less74 7c7 ,eligible buyers ,for the purposes of this ,act1 eligible buyers are the village of ,santa ,clara1 the city of ,bayard1 and the county of ,grant in the ,state of ,new ,mexico4 #b4 ,conditions ,in making the conveyance under section #a1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture-- 7#a7 shall sell the land in tracts of not less than #dj acres2 7#b7 shall require as consideration for the land the market price of the land in its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the ,secretary2 7#c7 shall protect all valid existing rights2 7#d7 shall reserve easements for existing facilities such as roads1 telephone lines1 pipelines1 electric power transmission lines1 or other facilities or improvements in place2 7#e7 shall reserve such easements for roads as the ,secretary of ,agriculture finds necessary to assure access to lands of the ,united ,states or to meet public needs2 and 7#f7 may contain such additional terms1 conditions1 reservations1 and restrictions as may be determined by the ,secretary of ,agriculture to be necessary to protect the interests of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,approval of all parties required for conveyance ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall not make a conveyance under this ,act to any one of the eligible buyers1 without written approval of the two nonacquiring eligible buyers4 #d4 ,historic or prehistoric sites ,if historic or prehistoric cultural properties are located upon the lands to be conveyed under section #a1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall be responsible for the costs and recovery of these sites and shall do so in a timely manner so as not to unduly restrict future use of the selected lands by the acquiring party4 ,the ,secretary may1 at the ,secretary's discretion1 use a deed reservation to retain historic or prehistoric properties in the ownership of the ,united ,states instead of site recovery1 if agreeable to the acquiring party4 #e4 ,sale of mineral interests 7a7 ,inclusion in conveyance ,upon application by the acquiring party1 all the undivided mineral interest of the ,united ,states in any parcel or tract sold pursuant to this ,act shall be conveyed to the acquiring party or its successor in title by the ,secretary of the ,interior4 ,in areas where the ,secretary of the ,interior determines that there is no active mineral development or leasing1 and that the lands have no mineral value1 the mineral interests covered by a single application shall be sold for a consideration of #a4 ,in other areas the mineral interests shall be sold at the fair market value thereof as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior after taking into consideration such appraisals as the ,secretary of the ,interior deems necessary or appropriate4 7b7 ,administrative costs 7#a7 ,deposit and payment ,each application for a conveyance to be made under this ,act shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable deposit to be applied to related administrative costs as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior4 ,if the conveyance is made pursuant to an application1 the applicant shall pay to the ,secretary of the ,interior the full administrative costs1 less the deposit4 ,if a conveyance is not made pursuant to the application1 the deposit shall constitute full satisfaction of such administrative costs notwithstanding that the administrative costs exceed the deposit4 7#b7 ,definition ,for the purposes of this section1 the term administrative costs includes1 in addition to other items1 all costs that the ,secretary of the ,interior determines are included in a determination of-- 7,a7 the mineral character of the land in question2 and 7,b7 the fair market value of the mineral interest4 7c7 ,amounts paid into ,treasury ,amounts paid to the ,secretary of the ,interior under this section shall be paid into the ,treasury of the ,united ,states as miscellaneous receipts4