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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 130
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
June 20, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the State of
Wyoming.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance
Act.
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
District
The term District means the
Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming.
(2)
Map
The term map means the map
entitled Powell, Wyoming Land Conveyance Act and dated May 12,
2011.
3.
Conveyance of land to the Powell Recreation
District
(a)
In general
As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall
convey to the District, without consideration, all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (b).
(b)
Description of land
The land referred to in subsection (a)
consists of approximately 322 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, Wind River District, Wyoming, as generally depicted on the map as
Powell Gun Club.
(c)
Map and legal description
(1)
In general
As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal description of
the parcel to be conveyed under this section.
(2)
Minor errors
The Secretary may correct any minor error
in—
(A) the map; or
(B) the legal description.
(3)
Availability
The map and legal description shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(d)
Use of conveyed land
The land conveyed under this section shall
be used only—
(1) as a shooting range; or
(2) for any other public purpose consistent
with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act) (43 U.S.C. 869 et
seq.).
(e)
Administrative costs
The Secretary shall require the District to
pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for the
preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the
land described in subsection (b).
(f)
Reversion
If the land conveyed under this section
ceases to be used for a public purpose in accordance with subsection (d), the
land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United
States.
(g)
Conditions
As a condition of the conveyance under
subsection (a), the District shall agree in writing—
(1) to pay any administrative costs associated
with the conveyance including the costs of any environmental, wildlife,
cultural, or historical resources studies; and
(2) to release and indemnify the United States
from any claims or liabilities that may arise from uses carried out on the land
described in subsection (b) on or before the date of enactment of this Act by
the United States or any person.
Passed the Senate
June 19, 2013.
Nancy Erickson,
Secretary