,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aihc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1  
#bjad,mr4 ,heller introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of the ,interior1 
acting through the ,bureau of ,land     
,management and the ,bureau of          
,reclamation1 to convey1 by quitclaim   
deed1 to the ,city of ,fernley1 ,nevada1
 all right1 title1 and interest of the  
,united ,states1 to any ,federal land   
within that city that is under the      
jurisdiction of either of those         
agencies4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fernley ,economic  
,self-,determination ,act4  #b4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,city  
,the term ,city means the ,city of      
,fernley1 ,nevada4  7#b7 ,federal land  
,the term ,federal land means the       
approximately #i1djg acres of land      
located in the ,city of ,fernley1       

,nevada1 that is identified by the      
,secretary and the ,city for conveyance 
under this ,act4  7#c7 ,map ,the term   
map means the map entitled ,proposed    
,fernley1 ,nevada1 ,land ,sales and     
dated ,january #be1 #bjac4  #c4         
,conveyance of certain ,federal land to 
,city of ,fernley1 ,nevada  7a7         
,conveyance authorized ,subject to valid
 existing rights and not later than #ahj
 days after the date on which the       
,secretary of the ,interior receives an 
offer from the ,city to purchase the    
,federal land depicted on the map1 the  
,secretary1 acting through the ,bureau  
of ,land ,management and the ,bureau of 
,reclamation1 shall convey1             
notwithstanding the land use planning   
requirements of sections #bjb and #bjc  
of the ,federal ,land ,policy and       
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agab1 #agac71 to the ,city in exchange
 for consideration in an amount equal to
 the fair market value of the ,federal  
land1 all right1 title1 and interest of 

the ,united ,states in and to such      
,federal land4  7b7 ,appraisal ,to      
determine fair market value ,the        
,secretary shall determine the fair     
market value of the ,federal land to be 
conveyed-- 7#a7 in accordance with the  
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   
seq472 and  7#b7 based on an appraisal  
that is conducted in accordance with    
nationally recognized appraisal         
standards1 including-- 7,a7 the ,uniform
 ,appraisal ,standards for ,federal     
,land ,acquisition2 and  7,b7 the       
,uniform ,standards of ,professional    
,appraisal ,practice4  7c7 ,availability
 of map ,the map shall be on file and   
available for public inspection in the  
appropriate offices of the ,bureau of   
,land ,management4  7d7 ,reservation of 
easements and rights-of-,way ,the ,city 
and the ,bureau of ,reclamation may     
retain easements or rights-of-way on the
 ,federal land to be conveyed1 including
 easements or rights-of-way the ,bureau 

of ,reclamation determines are necessary
 to carry out-- 7#a7 the operation and  
maintenance of the ,truckee ,canal2 or  
7#b7 the ,newlands ,project4  7e7 ,costs
 ,the ,city shall1 at closing for the   
conveyance authorized under subsection  
7a71 pay or reimburse the ,secretary1 as
 appropriate1 for the reasonable        
transaction and administrative personnel
 costs associated with the conveyance   
authorized under such subsection1       
including the costs of appraisal1 title 
searches1 maps1 and boundary and        
cadastral surveys4  7f7 ,conveyance not 
a major federal action ,a conveyance or 
a combination of conveyances made under 
this section shall not be considered a  
major ,federal action for purposes of   
section #ajb7b7 of the ,national        
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b774  #d4 ,release 
of ,united ,states ,upon making the     
conveyance under section #c1            
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 the ,united ,states is released    

from any and all liabilities or claims  
of any kind or nature arising from the  
presence1 release1 or threat of release 
of any hazardous substance1 pollutant1  
contaminant1 petroleum product 7or      
derivative of a petroleum product of any
 kind71 solid waste1 mine materials or  
mining related features 7including      
tailings1 overburden1 waste rock1 mill  
remnants1 pits1 or other hazards        
resulting from the presence of mining   
related features7 on the ,federal land  
in existence on or before the date of   
the conveyance4  #e4 ,withdrawal        
,subject to valid existing rights1 the  
,federal land to be conveyed under      
section #c of this ,act shall be        
withdrawn from all forms of-- 7#a7      
entry1 appropriation1 or disposal under 
the public land laws2  7#b7 location1   
entry1 and patent under the mining laws2
 and  7#c7 disposition under the mineral
 leasing1 mineral materials1 and        
geothermal leasing laws4