,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bdjb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjag,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,cheney1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 and ,mr4 ,comer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of the ,interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the ,secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination1 to substitute certain land selections of the ,navajo ,nation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,san ,juan ,county ,settlement ,implementation ,act 4 #b4 ,exchange of coal preference right lease applications 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,bidding right ,the term bidding right means an appropriate legal instrument or other written documentation1 including an entry in an account managed by the ,secretary1 issued or created under subpart #cdce of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 that may be used-- 7,a7 in lieu of a monetary payment for #ej percent of a bonus bid for a coal lease sale under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq472 or 7,b7 as a monetary credit against #ej percent of any rental or royalty payments due under any ,federal coal lease4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7b7 ,use of bidding right 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,secretary retires a coal preference right lease application under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 by issuing a bidding right in exchange for the relinquishment of the coal preference right lease application1 the bidding right subsequently may be used in lieu of #ej percent of the amount owed for any monetary payment of-- 7,a7 a bonus in a coal lease sale2 or 7,b7 rental or royalty under a ,federal coal lease4 7#b7 ,payment calculation 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall calculate a payment of amounts owed to a relevant ,state under section #ce7;a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;a77 based on the combined value of the bidding rights and amounts received4 7,b7 ,amounts received ,except as provided in this subsection1 for purposes of calculating the payment of amounts owed to a relevant ,state under subparagraph 7,a7 only1 a bidding right shall be considered amounts received4 7c7 ,source of ,payments ,the ,secretary shall make payments to the relevant ,state under subsection 7b7 from monetary payments received by the ,secretary when bidding rights are exercised under this ,act4 7d7 ,treatment of ,payments ,a payment to a ,state under this section shall be treated as a payment under section #ce7;a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;a774 7e7 ,transferability2 ,limitation 7#a7 ,transferability ,a bidding right issued for a coal preference right lease application under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 shall be fully transferable to any other person4 7#b7 ,notification of ,secretary ,a person who transfers a bidding right shall notify the ,secretary of the transfer by any method determined to be appropriate by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,effective period 7,a7 ,in general ,a bidding right issued under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 shall terminate on the expiration of the #g-year period beginning on the date the bidding right is issued4 7,b7 ,tolling of period ,the #g-year period described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be tolled during any period in which exercise of the bidding right is precluded by temporary injunctive relief granted under1 or administrative1 legislative1 or judicial suspension of1 the ,federal coal leasing program4 7f7 ,deadline ,if an existing settlement of a coal preference right lease application has not been implemented as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 not later than #ahj days after that date of enactment1 the ,secretary shall complete the bidding rights valuation process in accordance with the terms of the settlement4 #c4 ,certain land selections of the ,navajo ,nation 7a7 ,cancellation of certain selections ,the land selections made by the ,navajo ,nation pursuant to ,public ,law #ic-eca 7commonly known as the ,navajo-,hopi ,land ,settlement ,act of #aigd7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d et seq47 that are depicted on the map entitled ,navajo-,hopi ,land ,settlement ,act ,selected ,lands and dated ,april #b1 #bjae1 are cancelled4 7b7 ,authorization for new selection 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 and subsection 7c71 the ,navajo ,nation may make new land selections in accordance with the ,act referred to in subsection 7a7 to replace the land selections cancelled under that subsection4 7#b7 ,acreage cap ,the total acreage of land selected under paragraph 7#a7 shall not exceed #ae1jjj acres of land4 7#c7 ,exclusions ,the following land shall not be eligible for selection under paragraph 7#a73 7,a7 ,land within a unit of the ,national ,landscape ,conservation ,system4 7,b7 ,land within-- 7i7 the ,glade ,run ,recreation ,area2 7ii7 the ,fossil ,forest ,research ,natural ,area2 or 7iii7 a special management area or area of critical environmental concern identified in a land use plan developed under section #bjb of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab7 that is in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act4 7,c7 ,any land subject to a lease or contract under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or the ,act of ,july #ca1 #aidg 7commonly known as the ,materials ,act of #aidg7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq471 as of the date of the selection4 7#d7 ,deadline ,not later than #g years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,navajo ,nation shall make all selections under paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,withdrawal ,any land selected by the ,navajo ,nation under paragraph 7#a7 shall be withdrawn from disposal1 leasing1 and development until the date on which the selected land is placed into trust for the ,navajo ,nation4 7c7 ,equal value 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the acreage limitation in the second proviso of section #aa7;c7 of ,public ,law #ic-eca 7commonly known as the ,navajo-,hopi ,land ,settlement ,act of #aigd7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d-#aj7;c77 and subject to subsection 7b77#b71 the value of the land selected under subsection 7b77#a7 and the land subject to selections cancellation under subsection 7a7 shall be equal1 based on appraisals conducted under paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,appraisals 7,a7 ,in general ,the value of the land selected under subsection 7b77#a7 and the land subject to selections cancelled under subsection 7a7 shall be determined by appraisals conducted in accordance with-- 7i7 the ,uniform ,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land ,acquisitions2 and 7ii7 the ,uniform ,standards of ,professional ,appraisal ,practice4 7,b7 ,timing 7i7 ,land subject to selections cancelled ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the appraisal under subparagraph 7,a7 of the land subject to selections cancelled under subsection 7a7 shall be completed4 7ii7 ,new selections ,the appraisals under subparagraph 7,a7 of the land selected under subsection 7b77#a7 shall be completed as the ,navajo ,nation finalizes those land selections4 7d7 ,boundary ,for purposes of this section and the ,act referred to in subsection 7a71 the present boundary of the ,navajo ,reservation is depicted on the map entitled ,navajo ,nation ,boundary and dated ,november #af1 #bjae4