,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dija  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,utah 7= himself & ,mr4        
,de,fazio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to maximize l&   
managem5t effici5cies1 promote l&       
cons]vation1 g5]ate education fund+1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+           
,cons]vation & ,education ,act ( #bjad4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3     
7#a7 ,at /atehood1 ,congress grant$ ea* 
( ! we/]n ,/ates l&s to be held 9 tru/  
by ! ,/ates & us$ = ! support ( public  
s*ools & o!r public in/itutions4  7#b7  
,s9ce ! /atehood l& grants1 ,congress & 
! executive bran* h creat$ multiple     
,f$]al cons]vation areas on ,f$]al l&s  
)9 ! we/]n ,/ates1 includ+ national     
p>ks1 national monum5ts1 national       
cons]vation areas1 national grassl&s1   
wild]ness areas1 wild]ness /udy areas1 &
 national wildlife refuges4  7#c7       

,because /atehood l& grant l&s own$ by !
 we/]n ,/ates are typically scatt]$     
across ! public l&1 creation ( ,f$]al   
cons]vation areas (t5 include ,/ate l&  
grant p>cels ) sub/antially diff]5t     
managem5t m&ates1 mak+ l& & res\rce     
managem5t m difficult1 exp5sive1 &      
controv]sial = bo? ,f$]al l& manag]s & !
 we/]n ,/ates4  7#d7 ,all[+ ! we/]n     
,/ates to rel9qui% ,/ate tru/ l&s )9    
,f$]al cons]vation areas & to select    
replacem5t l&s f ! unappropriat$ public 
l& )9 ! respective we/]n ,/ates1 w\ld-- 
7,a7 enhance managem5t ( ,f$]al         
cons]vation areas by all[+ unifi$       
managem5t ( su* areas2 &  7,b7 increase 
rev5ue f ! /atehood l& grants = !       
support ( public s*ools & o!r wor?y     
public purposes4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3  7#a7 ,application ,! t]m        
application means an application = ,/ate
 rel9qui%m5t & selection ( l&s made "u  
?is ,act 9 accordance ) section #e4     
7#b7 ,f$]al cons]vation area ,! t]m     
,f$]al cons]vation area means l&s )9 !  

out] b\nd>y (--  7,a7 a unit ( !        
,national ,p>k ,sy/em2  7,b7 a unit ( ! 
,national ,wild]ness ,pres]vation       
,sy/em2  7,c7 a unit ( ! ,national      
,wildlife ,refuge ,sy/em2  7,d7 a unit (
 ! ,national ,l&scape ,cons]vation      
,sy/em2 or  7,e7 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em  
l& t h be5 designat$ z a national       
monum5t1 national volcanic monum5t1     
national recreation area1 national sc5ic
 area1 inv5tori$ roadless area1 unit ( !
 ,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s ,sy/em1 or       
wild]ness /udy area or ,l& ,use         
,designation ,,ii 7z describ$ by section
 #bja ( ! ,tongass ,timb] ,re=m ,act (  
#aiij 7,public ,law #aja-fbf774  7#c7   
,,flpma ,! t]m ,,flpma means ! ,f$]al   
,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq474  7#d7    
,priority cons]vation unit ,! t]m       
priority cons]vation unit means ! l&s )9
 ! out] b\nd>y ( any unit ( ! ,national 
,wild]ness ,pres]vation ,sy/em or !     
,national ,p>k ,sy/em4  7#e7 ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !  

,int]ior4  7#f7 ,/ate l& grant p>cel ,! 
t]m ,/ate l& grant p>cel means--  7,a7  
any l& grant$ to a we/]n ,/ate by       
,congress ?r\gh a /atehood or t]ritorial
 l& grant = ! support ( public education
 or o!r public in/itutions1 or          
subsequ5tly acquir$ by ! we/]n ,/ate =  
su* purpose2 or  7,b7 l&s grant$ to !   
,/ate ( ,alaska "u sections #f 7a71 7b71
 & 7k7 ( ! ,act ( ,july #g1 #aieh       
7commonly kn[n z ! ,alaska ,/atehood    
,act2 ,public ,law #he-ejh1 z am5d$ by !
 ,acts ( ,septemb] #ad1 #aifj & ,m>*    
#be1 #aifd74  7#g7 ,unappropriat$ public
 l&  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m unappropriat$ 
public l& has ! mean+ ( ! t]m public l& 
z t t]m is def9$ by section #ajb7;e7 (  
,,flpma 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7;e774  7,b7
 ,exclusions ,! t]m unappropriat$ public
 l& does n include ,f$]al l& t is--  7i7
 )9 a ,f$]al cons]vation area2  7ii7 )9 
an area ( critical environm5tal conc]n  
e/abli%$ pursuant to section            
#bjb7;c77#c7 ( ,,flpma 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4   
#agab7;c77#c772  7iii7 )9 an area       

id5tifi$ z hav+ wild]ness *>act]i/ics by
 ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t "u an       
approv$ l& use plan enact$ "u ,,flpma2  
or  7iv7 )9 an area )drawn or res]v$ by 
an ,act ( ,congress1 ! ,presid5t1 or    
,public ,l& ,ord] = a p>ticul> public   
purpose or program1 includ+ = !         
cons]vation ( natural res\rces4  7#h7   
,we/]n ,/ate ,! t]m we/]n ,/ate means   
any ( ! ,/ates ( ,alaska1 ,arizona1     
,cali=nia1 ,colorado1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 
,new ,mexico1 ,nor? ,dakota1 ,oregon1   
,s\? ,dakota1 ,utah1 ,wa%+ton1 & ,wyom+4
  #d4 ,rel9qui%m5t ( ,/ate l& grant     
p>cels & selection ( replacem5t l&s  7a7
 ,au?ority ,to select ,9 accordance )   
?is ,act1 ^u approval by ! ,secret>y (  
an application "u section #e a we/]n    
,/ate may rel9qui% to ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,/ate l& grant p>cels :olly or prim>ily 
)9 ,f$]al cons]vation areas & select 9  
ex*ange unappropriat$ public l& )9 !    
we/]n ,/ate4  7b7 ,valid exi/+ rights   
,l& convey$ "u ?is ,act %all be subject 
to valid exi/+ rights & ea* p>ty to :i* 

l& is convey$ %all succe$ to ! rights & 
obligations ( ! convey+ p>ty ) respect  
to any lease1 "r-(-way1 p]mit1 or o!r   
valid exi/+ "r to :i* ! l& is subject4  
7c7 ,managem5t aft] rel9qui%m5t ,any    
portion ( a ,/ate l& grant p>cel acquir$
 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is ,act t is    
locat$ )9 a ,f$]al cons]vation area     
%all--  7#a7 be incorporat$ 91 & be     
manag$ z "p (1 ! ,f$]al cons]vation area
 9 :i* ! l& is locat$2 &  7#b7 if locat$
 )9 ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em1 be adm9i/]$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 9        
accordance )--  7,a7 ! ,act ( ,m>* #a1  
#aiaa 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhj et seq42      
commonly kn[n z ! ,weeks ,law72 or  7,b7
 any laws 7includ+ regulations7         
applicable to ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em & 
! ,f$]al cons]vation area 9 :i* x is    
locat$4  7d7 ,limitation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 until
 a we/]n ,/ate has rel9qui%$ & convey$  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates sub/antially all ( ! 
,/ate l& grant p>cels locat$ 9 priority 
cons]vation units 9 t ,/ate1 ! ,/ate may

 n apply to rel9qui% ,/ate l& grant     
p>cels 9 o!r ,f$]al cons]vation areas 9 
t ,/ate4  7#b7 ,exception ,! ,secret>y  
may waive ! limitation 9 p>agraph 7#a7  
^u a det]m9ation t--  7,a7 a we/]n ,/ate
 has rel9qui%$ & convey$ to ! ,unit$    
,/ates at lea/ #ge p]c5t1 measur$ by l& 
area1 ( ! ,/ate l& grant p>cels t 7     
locat$ 9 priority cons]vation units 9 t 
,/ate on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
& n id5tifi$ = conveyance pursuant to an
 ex*ange agreem5t or o!r /atutory       
au?ority2 &  7,b7 ! rel9qui%m5t &       
conveyance to ! ,unit$ ,/ates (         
sub/antially all ,/ate l& grant p>cels  
locat$ 9 priority cons]vation units 9 t 
,/ate is impractical or infeasible4  #e4
 ,process  7a7 ,process = application   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & 9        
accordance ) ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all create a process by :i* ! we/]n    
,/ates may reque/ ! rel9qui%m5t ( ,/ate 
l& grant p>cels inside ,f$]al           
cons]vation areas & select unappropriat$

 public l&s 9 ex*ange !re=4  7#b7 ,tim+ 
,! process e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y "u   
?is section %all ensure t ! rel9qui%m5t 
( ,/ate l& grant p>cels & ! conveyance (
 unappropriat$ public l& is concurr5t4  
7b7 ,public notice ,prior to accept+ or 
convey+ any l& "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all provide public notice & an         
opportunity to comm5t on ! propos$      
conveyances betwe5 ! we/]n ,/ate & !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,environm5tal       
analysis  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z       
o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is subsection1 !     
,secret>y %all acquire ,/ate l& grant   
p>cels & convey unappropriat$ public l& 
"u ?is ,act 9 accordance )--  7,a7 !    
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcca et seq472 &  
7,b7 o!r applicable laws4  7#b7         
,environm5tal assessm5t or environm5tal 
impact /atem5t ,9 prep>+ an environm5tal
 assessm5t or environm5tal impact       
/atem5t pursuant to section #ajb7b7 ( ! 
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77 = !      

acquisition ( ,/ate l& grant p>cels & ! 
conveyance ( unappropriat$ public l& "u 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y is n requir$ to   
/udy1 develop1 & describe m ?an--  7,a7 
! propos$ ag5cy action2 &  7,b7 !       
alt]native ( no action4  7d7 ,agreem5ts 
) ,/ates ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to    
ent] into coop]ative agreem5ts ) any ( !
 we/]n ,/ates to facilitate process+ (  
applications & conveyance ( select$ l&s4
  7e7 ,approval or rejection ,!         
,secret>y--  7#a7 %all issue a f9al     
det]m9ation on an application n lat] ?an
 ?ree ye>s aft] a we/]n ,/ate submits t 
application to ! ,secret>y2  7#b7 may   
approve an application 9 :ole or 9 "p1  
or z modifi$ by ! ,secret>y z necess>y  
to balance ! equities ( ! ,/ates &      
int]e/ ( ! public2  7#c7 %all n accept  
an application "u ?is ,act = selection (
 any p>cel ( unappropriat$ public l& t 9
 ! judgm5t ( ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 is n   
reasonably compact & consolidat$2 or    
7,b7 w create significant managem5t     
conflicts ) respect to ! managem5t (    

adjac5t ,f$]al l&2  7#d7 %all n accept  
any ,/ate l& grant p>cels t1 9 ! judgm5t
 ( ! ,secret>y1 are n suitable =        
inclusion 9 a ,f$]al cons]vation area2  
7#e7 %all1 prior to approv+ an          
application1 consult ) ! head ( any     
,f$]al ag5cy ) jurisdiction ov] ,f$]al  
l&--  7,a7 )9 :i* a we/]n ,/ate proposes
 to rel9qui% a ,/ate l& grant p>cel2 or 
7,b7 t is adjac5t to unappropriat$      
public l& propos$ = conveyance to a     
we/]n ,/ate2 &  7#f7 %all convey any    
,f$]al l&s approv$ = selection n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ent]+ into a f9al     
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,secret>y & ! we/]n   
,/ate on ! l&s to be convey$1 subject to
 su* o!r t]ms & conditions z may be     
appropriate4  7f7 ,conveyance by we/]n  
,/ate  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! conveyance ( any
 ,/ate l& grant p>cel "u ?is ,act %all  
be by pat5t or de$ acceptable to !      
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,concurr5ce ,!         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all concur 9  
any det]m9ation to accept ! conveyance (
 a ,/ate l& grant p>cel )9 ! b\nd>ies ( 

any unit ( ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em4  7g7
 ,conveyance by ,unit$ ,/ates ,!        
conveyance ( unappropriat$ public l& by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates %all include su* t]ms & 
conditions z ! ,secret>y may require4   
#f4 ,m9]al l&s  7a7 ,selection &        
conveyance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to ! 
provisions ( ?is ,act1 a we/]n ,/ate may
 select1 & ! ,secret>y may convey1 l&s t
 are m9]al 9 "* "u ?is ,act4  7#b7      
,exclusion ,a we/]n ,/ate may n select1 
& ! ,secret>y may n convey--  7,a7 l& t 
includes only a portion ( a m9]al lease 
or p]mit2 or  7,b7 only ! ,f$]al m9]al  
e/ate1 unless ! ,unit$ ,/ates does n own
 ! associat$ surface e/ate4  7b7 ,m9+   
claims  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to facilitate !  
conv]sion ( ,f$]al m9+ claims to ,/ate  
m9+ leases on l& select$ by a we/]n     
,/ate1 a ,f$]al m9+ claimant may file ) 
! ,secret>y a volunt>y rel9qui%m5t ( a  
,f$]al m9+ claim condition$ on          
conveyance ( ! l& to ! we/]n ,/ate4     
7#b7 ,no rel9qui%m5t ,if ! l& subject to
 a ,f$]al m9+ claim = :i* a conditional 

rel9qui%m5t has be5 fil$ ) ! ,secret>y  
is n convey$ to ! we/]n ,/ate "u ?is    
,act1 ! conditional rel9qui%m5t ( l& "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be ( no effect4  #g4 
,con/ruction ) o!r laws  7a7            
,consid]ation ,9 ! application ( laws1  
regulations1 & policies relat+ to       
selections made "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %all consid] ! equities ( ! we/]n      
,/ates & ! int]e/ ( ! public4  7b7      
,presumption ( plan adequacy ,unless a  
l& use plan enact$ "u section #bjb (    
,,flpma 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab7           
specifically id5tifies significant      
public values t w\ld be lo/ or          
sub/antially impair$ due to ! conveyance
 ( unappropriat$ public l& to a we/]n   
,/ate1 any we/]n ,/ate selection "u ?is 
,act %all be deem$ to be 9 compliance ) 
su* plan ev5 if ! select$ l& is n       
o!rwise id5tifi$ = disposal4  #h4       
,valuation  7a7 ,equal value ,! ov]all  
value ( ! ,/ate l& grant p>cels & !     
unappropriat$ public l& to be convey$   
%all be equal1 or if !y are n equal1 !  

values %all be equaliz$ by ! paym5t (   
money to ! we/]n ,/ate or to ! ,secret>y
 z ! circum/ances require1 s long z     
paym5t does n exce$ #be p]c5t ( ! total 
value ( ! l& or int]e/s transf]r$ out ( 
,f$]al own]%ip4  7b7 ,l[ value p>cels   
,if a we/]n ,/ate & ! ,secret>y agree t 
! m>ket value ( a ,/ate l& grant p>cel  
or a p>cel ( unappropriat$ public l& is 
less ?an #cjj p] acre1 ! ,secret>y may  
use a summ>y appraisal or /atem5t (     
value made by a qualifi$ apprais] 9     
accordance ) ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice   
/&>ds in/ead ( an appraisal compliant ) 
! ,uni=m ,appraisal ,/&>ds = ,f$]al ,l& 
,acquisition4  7c7 ,l$g] acc\nts ,!     
,secret>y & any we/]n ,/ate may agree to
 use a l$g] acc\nt to make equal ! value
 ( l&s rel9qui%$ by ! we/]n ,/ate &     
convey$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! we/]n   
,/ate "u ?is ,act4  7d7 ,co/s ,!        
,secret>y or ! we/]n ,/ate may1 9       
accordance ) section #bjf7;f77#b77;,b7 (
 ,,flpma 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4                 
#agaf7;f77#b77;,b77--  7#a7 assume co/s 

or o!r responsibilities or requirem5ts =
 convey+ l& "u ?is ,act t ord9>ily are  
borne by ! o!r p>ty2 &  7#b7 make       
adju/m5ts to ! relative values involv$ 9
 ! conveyance ( l& "u ?is ,act to       
comp5sate ! ,secret>y or ! we/]n ,/ate =
 assum+ su* co/s or o!r responsibilities
 or requirem5ts4  7e7 ,adju/m5t ,if     
value is attribut$ to any p>cel ( ,f$]al
 l& t has be5 select$ by a we/]n ,/ate  
because ( ! pres5ce ( m9]als "u a lease 
pursuant to ! ,m9]al ,l&s ,leas+ ,act   
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia et seq47 t is 9 a   
produc+ or producible /atus1 & ! lease  
is to be convey$ "u ?is ,act1 ! value ( 
su* p>cel %all be r$uc$ by ! p]c5tage   
:i* repres5ts ! likely ,f$]al rev5ue %>+
 obligation "u ! ,m9]al ,l&s ,leas+     
,act1 b su* adju/m5t %all n be consid]$ 
z reflect+ a prop]ty "r ( ! we/]n ,/ate4
  #i4 ,miscellane\s provisions  7a7     
,haz>d\s mat]ials ,! ,secret>y & ! we/]n
 ,/ates %all make available = review &  
inspection any record relat+ to haz>d\s 
mat]ials on l& to be convey$ "u ?is     

,act4  7b7 ,appurt5ant wat] rights ,any 
conveyance ( a ,/ate l& grant p>cel or  
unappropriat$ public l& "u ?is ,act may 
include ! conveyance ( wat] rights      
appurt5ant to ! l& convey$4  7c7 ,graz+ 
p]mits  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if l& convey$ "u 
?is ,act is subject to a lease1 p]mit1  
or contract = ! graz+ ( dome/ic live/ock
 9 effect on ! date ( ! conveyance1 !   
,secret>y 7or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 = l&s locat$ )9 ! ,national ,=e/       
,sy/em7 & ! we/]n ,/ate %all all[ !     
graz+ to cont9ue = ! rema9d] ( ! t]m ( !
 lease1 p]mit1 or contract1 subject to !
 relat$ t]ms & conditions ( us]         
agreem5ts1 includ+ p]mitt$ /ock+ rates1 
graz+ fee levels1 access rights1 &      
own]%ip & use ( range improvem5ts4  7#b7
 ,r5ewal ,on expiration ( any graz+     
lease1 p]mit1 or contract describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! p>ty t has jurisdiction
 ov] ! l& on ! date ( expiration may    
elect to r5ew ! lease1 p]mit1 or        
contract if p]mitt$ "u applicable law4  
7#c7 ,cancellation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,no?+ 

9 ?is ,act %all prev5t ! ,secret>y 7or !
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture = l&s locat$  
)9 ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em7 or ! we/]n  
,/ate f cancel+ or modify+ a graz+      
p]mit1 lease1 or contract if ! l&       
subject to ! p]mit1 lease1 or contract  
is sold1 convey$1 transf]r$1 or leas$ = 
nongraz+ purposes4  7,b7 ,limitation    
,except to ! ext5t reasonably necess>y  
to accommodate surface op]ations 9      
support ( m9]al developm5t1 ! ,secret>y 
7or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture = l&s    
locat$ )9 ! ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em7 or ! 
we/]n ,/ate %all n cancel or modify a   
graz+ p]mit1 lease1 or contract = l&    
convey$ pursuant to ?is ,act because !  
l& subject to ! p]mit1 lease1 or        
contract has be5 leas$ = m9]al          
developm5t4  7#d7 ,base prop]ties ,if l&
 convey$ by ! we/]n ,/ate "u ?is ,act is
 us$ by a graz+ p]mittee or lessee to   
meet ! base prop]ty requirem5ts = a     
,f$]al graz+ p]mit or lease1 ! l& %all  
cont9ue to qualify z a base prop]ty = ! 
rema9+ t]m ( ! lease or p]mit & ! t]m ( 

any r5ewal or ext5sion ( ! lease or     
p]mit4  #aj4 ,t]m9ation ( au?ority ,!   
provisions ( ?is ,act %all cease to be  
effective ) reg>d to any ,/ate l& grant 
p>cel locat$ )9 a ,f$]al cons]vation    
area = :i* an application has n be5 fil$
 by ! date t is #aj ye>s aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act unless t           
application is = a ,/ate l& grant p>cel 
t is locat$ )9 a ,f$]al cons]vation area
 e/abli%$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 9 :i* case ! provisions ( ?is ,act
 w rema9 effective = #aj ye>s aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,f$]al cons]vation area is
 e/abli%$4  #aa4 ,sav+s provisions ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act %all be deem$ to repeal or  
limit1 expressly or by implication1 any 
exi/+ au?ority = ! selection or ex*ange 
( l&s4