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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2616
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 16, 2014
Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Idaho County in the
State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act.
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
County
The term County means Idaho County in the State of Idaho.
(2)
Map
The term map means the map entitled Idaho County Land Conveyance and dated April 11, 2014.
(3)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
3.
Conveyance of land to Idaho County
(a)
In general
As soon as practicable after notification by the County and subject to valid existing rights, the
Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land
described in
subsection (b).
(b)
Description of land
The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) consists of approximately 31 acres of land managed
by the
Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted on the map as Conveyance_Area.
(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 of Federal land 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 as a shooting range.
(e)
Administrative costs
The Secretary shall require the County 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 Federal land described in subsection (b).
(f)
Conditions
As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall agree—
(1)
to pay any administrative costs associated with the conveyance, including the costs of any
environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historic resources studies;
(2)
to release and indemnify the United States from any claims or liabilities that may arise from uses
carried out on the Federal land described in subsection (b) on or before
the date
of enactment of this Act by the United States or any person; and
(3)
to accept such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary.