,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1       
#bjaf,mr4 ,gosar 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,amodei1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south         
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1    
,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4   
,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,young of     
,alaska1 and ,mr4 ,sessions7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the          
,secretary of the ,interior to convey   
certain ,federal land in ,mohave        
,county1 ,arizona1 to qualified entities
 and for other purposes4  #a4           
,conveyances of covered land  7a7       
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,county
 ,the term ,county means ,mohave        
,county1 ,arizona4  7#b7 ,covered land  
,the term covered land means any        
,federal land or interest in ,federal   
land in the ,county generally depicted  
on the ,map as ,,blm 7,s  ,m7 ,,omc     
,unpatented ,mining ,claims #d1bgf      

acres4  7#c7 ,map ,the term ,map means  
the map entitled ,mineral ,park ,land   
,status ,map and dated ,september #bg1  
#bjaf4  7#d7 ,qualified entity ,the term
 qualified entity means1 with respect to
 a portion of covered land-- 7,a7 the   
owner of the mining claims1 millsites1  
or tunnel sites on a portion of the     
covered land on the date of the         
enactment of this ,act2  7,b7 the       
lessee1 or other successor in interest  
of the owner-- 7i7 with the right of    
possession of the mining claims1        
millsites1 or tunnel sites on the       
covered land2  7ii7 that has paid 7or   
whose agent has paid7 the annual claim  
maintenance fee or filed a maintenance  
fee waiver on or before ,september #a1  
#bjaf1 with the authority or consent of 
the owner1 for the upcoming assessment  
year for the mining claims1 millsites1  
or tunnel sites within the exterior     
boundary of the portion of covered land1
 as determined based on the claim       
maintenance fee records of the ,bureau  

of ,land ,management as of the date of  
introduction of this ,act2 and  7iii7   
that has the authority or consent of the
 owner to acquire the portion of covered
 land2 or  7,c7 a subsequent successor  
to the interest of a qualified entity in
 the covered land that has the authority
 or consent of the owner to acquire the 
portion of covered land4  7#e7          
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7b7   
,land conveyances  7#a7 ,in general     
,subject to paragraph 7#c71             
notwithstanding the inventory and land  
use planning requirements of sections   
#bja and #bjb or the sales provisions of
 section #bjc of the ,federal ,land     
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agaa1 #agab1 #agac71 not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act and subject  
to valid existing rights held by third  
parties and any mining claims1 millsite1
 or tunnel site of a qualified entity   
applicable to the covered land1 the     

,secretary shall offer for sale to      
qualified entities1 for fair market     
value1 the remaining right1 title1 and  
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the covered land4  7#b7 ,conveyance  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the acceptance of an offer under     
paragraph 7#a7 by a qualified entity and
 completion of a sale for all or part of
 the covered land to a qualified entity1
 the ,secretary1 by delivery of an      
appropriate deed1 patent1 or other valid
 instrument of conveyance1 shall convey 
to the qualified entity1 all remaining  
right1 title1 and interest of the       
,united ,states in and to the applicable
 portion of the covered land4  7#c7     
,merger ,subject to valid existing      
rights held by third parties1 on        
delivery of the instrument of conveyance
 to the qualified entity under paragraph
 7#b71 any prior interests in the       
locatable minerals and the right to use 
the surface for mineral purposes held by
 the qualified entity under a mining    

claim1 millsite1 tunnel site1 or any    
other ,federal land use authorization   
applicable to the covered land conveyed 
to the qualified entity1 shall merge all
 right1 title1 and interest conveyed to 
the qualified entity by the ,united     
,states under this section to ensure    
that the qualified entity receives fee  
simple title to the purchased covered   
land4  7#d7 ,appraisal to determine fair
 market value ,the ,secretary shall     
determine the fair market value of the  
covered land to be conveyed under this  
subsection in accordance with--  7,a7   
the ,federal ,land ,policy and          
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agja et seq472 and  7,b7 the ,uniform 
,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice4  7#e7 ,costs ,as a condition 
of the conveyance of the covered land   
under this section1 the qualified entity
 shall pay all costs related to the     
conveyance of the covered land conveyed1
 including the costs of surveys and     
other administrative costs associated   

with the conveyance4  7#f7 ,map on file 
,the ,map shall be on file and available
 for public inspection in the           
appropriate offices of the ,bureau of   
,land ,management4  7#g7 ,minor         
corrections ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,county1 may      
correct minor errors in the ,map or a   
description of the covered land4  7c7   
,termination ,the authority of the      
,secretary to sell covered land under   
this section shall terminate on the date
 that is #aj years after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4