H.R. 8157 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 1, 2020Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an appraisal of certain land within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Orange Hill Appraisal and Conservation Act of 2020. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map means the National Park Service map entitled _______ and dated _______. (2) NEJV The term NEJV means Northwest Explorations Joint Venture, the owners of the Orange Hill Parcel. (3) Orange hill parcel The term Orange Hill Parcel means the approximately 363 acres known as Tract No. 32–101, US Mineral Survey No. 1414, Chitina Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, and generally depicted on the map as __________. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Appraisal of Orange Hill Parcel (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the value of the surface and subsurface estate of the Orange Hill Parcel shall be determined by the Secretary through an appraisal performed in accordance with— (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (b) Appraiser The appraisal required by subsection (a) shall be performed by an independent and qualified appraiser— (1) selected by NEJV; and (2) approved by the Secretary. (c) Minerals The appraisal required by subsection (a) shall take into account mineral and technical reports provided by the Secretary and NEJV in the evaluation of mineral deposits on the Orange Hill Parcel. (d) Costs NEJV shall pay to the Secretary all costs related to the appraisal required by subsection (a) and other administrative costs. 4. Map (a) Availability of map The Secretary shall file the map and make the map available for public inspection in the Superintendent’s Office of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. (b) Corrections of errors The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map.