,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 
,mr4 ,gosar1 and ,mr4 ,grijalva7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize a  
land exchange involving the acquisition 
of private land adjacent to the ,cibola 
,national ,wildlife ,refuge in ,arizona 
for inclusion in the refuge in exchange 
for certain ,bureau of ,land ,management
 lands in ,riverside ,county1           
,california1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,certain non-,federal  
lands adjacent to the ,cibola ,national 
,wildlife ,refuge in ,la ,paz ,county1  
,arizona1 are desirable for ,federal    
acquisition to protect important        
riparian areas and migratory bird and   
other wildlife habitat4  7#b7 ,the      
location of certain ,bureau of ,land    
,management inholdings in ,riverside    

,county1 ,california1 renders the land  
essentially useful only for farming and1
 therefore1 of limited use and enjoyment
 potential for the general public4  7#c7
 ,these ,bureau of ,land ,management    
inholdings are appropriate for transfer 
to private ownership in exchange for    
lands that will have higher public use  
values4  7#d7 ,the acquisition of the   
non-,federal lands adjacent to the      
,cibola ,national ,wildlife ,refuge will
 greatly increase management efficiency 
of the refuge and promote public access1
 use1 and enjoyment of the refuge4  #b4 
,land exchange1 ,cibola ,national       
,wildlife ,refuge1 ,arizona1 and ,bureau
 of ,land ,management land in ,riverside
 ,county1 ,california  7a7 ,conveyance  
of bureau of land management land ,in   
exchange for the land described in      
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of the   
,interior shall convey to ,river ,bottom
 ,farms of ,la ,paz ,county1 ,arizona1  
all right1 title and interest of the    
,united ,states in and to certain       

,federal land administered by the       
,secretary through the ,bureau of ,land 
,management consisting of a total of    
approximately #hj acres1 and more       
specifically described as ,lot #d of    
,section #bd1 ,township #h ,south1      
,range #bb ,east1 ,san ,bernardino      
,meridian1 ,riverside ,county1          
,california4 ,the conveyed land shall be
 subject to valid existing rights1      
including easements1 rights-of-way1     
utility lines1 and any other valid      
encumbrances on the land as of the date 
of the conveyance under this section4   
7b7 ,consideration ,as consideration for
 the conveyance of the ,federal land    
under subsection 7a71 ,river ,bottom    
,farms shall convey to the ,united      
,states all right1 title1 and interest  
of ,river ,bottom ,farms in and to two  
parcels of land contiguous to the       
,cibola ,national ,wildlife ,refuge in  
,la ,paz ,county1 ,arizona1 consisting  
of a total of approximately #dj acres   
and more specifically described as      

follows3  7#a7 ,the ,w,,nw,,se of       
fractional ,section #g1 ,township #a    
,south1 ,range #bc ,west1 ,gila and     
,salt ,river ,base and ,meridian1 ,la   
,paz ,county1 ,arizona1 which is also   
known as parcel number                  
#cja-je-jje;,b-#i4  7#b7 ,the ,w,,sw,,ne
 of such ,section #g1 which is also     
known as parcel number #cja-je-jjh-j4   
7c7 ,equal value exchange ,the values of
 the ,federal land and non-,federal land
 to be exchanged under this section     
shall be equal or equalized by the      
payment of cash to the ,secretary or    
,river ,bottom ,farms1 as appropriate1  
pursuant to section #bjf7;b7 of the     
,federal ,land ,policy ,management ,act 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaf7;b774 ,the value of
 the land shall be determined by the    
,secretary through an appraisal         
performed by a qualified appraiser      
mutually agreed to by the ,secretary and
 ,river ,bottom ,farms and performed in 
conformance with the ,uniform ,appraisal
 ,standards for ,federal ,land          

,acquisitions 7,u4,s4 ,department of    
,justice1 ,december #bjjj74  7d7        
,exchange timetable ,the ,secretary     
shall complete the land exchange under  
this section not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 unless the ,secretary and ,river  
,bottom ,farms mutually agree to extend 
such deadline4  7e7 ,administration of  
acquired land ,the land acquired by the 
,secretary under subsection 7b7 shall   
become part of the ,cibola ,national    
,wildlife ,refuge and be administered in
 accordance with the laws and           
regulations generally applicable to the 
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system4