,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bd1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,flake introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to convey certain land to ,la 
,paz ,county1 ,arizona1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,la ,paz ,county    
,land ,conveyance ,act4  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,county
 ,the term ,county means ,la ,paz       
,county1 ,arizona4  7#b7 ,federal land  
,the term ,federal land means the       
approximately #h1jjj acres of ,federal  
land managed by the ,bureau of ,land    
,management and designated as ,federal  
land to be conveyed on the map4  7#c7   
,map ,the term map means the map        
prepared by the ,bureau of ,land        
,management entitled ,proposed ,la ,paz 
,county ,land ,conveyance and dated ,may

 #bd1 #bjag4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  #c4 ,conveyance to ,la ,paz 
,county1 ,arizona  7a7 ,conveyance      
authorized ,subject to valid existing   
rights and 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 not later than 
#ahj days after the date on which the   
,secretary receives a request from the  
,county for the conveyance of the       
,federal land1 the ,secretary shall     
convey to the ,county1 without          
consideration1 all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the ,federal land4  7b7 ,use of      
conveyed land  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,federal land conveyed under subsection 
7a7-- 7,a7 may be used by the ,county   
for any public purposes consistent with 
the ,act of ,june #ad1 #aibf 7commonly  
known as the ,recreation and ,public    
,purposes ,act7 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #hfi et  

seq472 and  7,b7 shall not be disposed  
of by the ,county4  7#b7 ,reversion ,if 
the ,county ceases to use a parcel of   
the ,federal land conveyed under        
subsection 7a7 in accordance with       
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 title to the     
parcel shall revert to the ,secretary1  
at the option of the ,secretary2 and    
7,b7 the ,county shall be responsible   
for any reclamation necessary for the   
parcel to revert to the ,united ,states4
  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 ,costs ,at the closing
 for the conveyance of ,federal land    
under subsection 7a71 the ,county shall 
pay or reimburse the ,secretary1 as     
appropriate1 for the reasonable         
transaction and administrative personnel
 costs associated with the conveyance   
authorized under that subsection1       
including the costs of title searches1  
maps1 and boundary and cadastral        

surveys4  7e7 ,release of ,united       
,states ,on conveyance of the ,federal  
land under subsection 7a71              
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 materials1 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 before or on the date
 of the conveyance4  7f7 ,acquisition of
 federal reversionary interest  7#a7    
,request ,after the date of conveyance  
of the ,federal land under subsection   
7a71 the ,county may submit to the      
,secretary a request to acquire the     
,federal reversionary interest in all or

 any portion of the ,federal land4  7#b7
 ,appraisal  7,a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of       
receipt of a request under paragraph    
7#a71 the ,secretary shall complete an  
appraisal of the ,federal reversionary  
interest in the ,federal land requested 
by the ,county under that paragraph4    
7,b7 ,requirement ,the appraisal under  
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be completed in 
accordance with-- 7i7 the ,uniform      
,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land
 ,acquisitions2 and  7ii7 the ,uniform  
,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice4  7#c7 ,conveyance required   
,if1 by the date that is #a year after  
the date of completion of the appraisal 
under paragraph 7#b71 the ,county       
submits to the ,secretary an offer to   
acquire the ,federal reversionary       
interest requested under paragraph 7#a71
 the ,secretary shall1 not later than   
the date that is #cj days after the date
 on which the offer is submitted1 convey
 to the ,county the reversionary        

interest covered by the offer4  7#d7    
,consideration ,as consideration for the
 conveyance of the ,federal reversionary
 interest under paragraph 7#c71 the     
,county shall pay to the ,secretary an  
amount equal to the appraised value of  
the ,federal reversionary interest1 as  
determined under paragraph 7#b74  7#e7  
,costs of conveyance ,as a condition of 
the conveyance of the ,federal          
reversionary interest under paragraph   
7#c71 all costs associated with the     
conveyance 7including the cost of the   
appraisal under paragraph 7#b771 shall  
be paid by the ,county4  7#f7           
,restrictions on use not applicable ,on 
conveyance of the ,federal reversionary 
interest to the ,county under paragraph 
7#c71 the restrictions on the use and   
disposal of the ,federal land under     
subsection 7b7 shall not apply to any   
portion of the ,federal land that was   
subject to the conveyed ,federal        
reversionary interest4