,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbj,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,ms4 
,mc,sally7 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    
,solar ,energy and ,job ,creation ,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 #d1hjj acres of 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 ,la ,paz ,county   

,land ,conveyance ,map and dated ,june  
#ai1 #bjbj4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  #c4 ,conveyance to ,la ,paz 
,county1 ,arizona  7a7 ,in general      
,notwithstanding the planning           
requirement of sections #bjb and #bjc of
 the ,federal ,land ,policy and         
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agab1 #agac7 and in accordance with   
this section and other applicable law1  
as soon as practicable after receiving a
 request from the ,county to convey the 
,federal land1 the ,secretary shall     
convey the ,federal land to the ,county4
  7b7 ,restrictions on conveyance  7#a7 
,in general ,the conveyance under       
subsection 7a7 shall be subject to--    
7,a7 valid existing rights2 and  7,b7   
such terms and conditions as the        
,secretary determines to be necessary4  
7#b7 ,exclusion ,the ,secretary shall   
exclude from the conveyance under       
subsection 7a7 any ,federal land that   
contains significant cultural1          

environmental1 wildlife1 or recreational
 resources4  7c7 ,payment of fair market
 value ,the conveyance under subsection 
7a7 shall be for the fair market value  
of the ,federal land to be conveyed1 as 
determined-- 7#a7 in accordance with the
 ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management 
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   
seq472 and  7#b7 based on an appraisal  
that is conducted in accordance with--  
7,a7 the ,uniform ,appraisal ,standards 
for ,federal ,land ,acquisitions2 and   
7,b7 the ,uniform ,standards of         
,professional ,appraisal ,practice4  7d7
 ,protection of tribal cultural         
artifacts ,as a condition of the        
conveyance under subsection 7a71 the    
,county shall1 and as a condition of any
 subsequent conveyance1 any subsequent  
owner shall-- 7#a7 make good faith      
efforts to avoid disturbing ,tribal     
artifacts2  7#b7 minimize impacts on    
,tribal artifacts if the artifacts are  
disturbed2  7#c7 coordinate with the    
,colorado ,river ,indian ,tribes ,tribal

 ,historic ,preservation ,office to     
identify artifacts of cultural and      
historic significance2 and  7#d7 allow  
,tribal representatives to rebury       
unearthed artifacts at or near where the
 artifacts were discovered4  7e7        
,availability of map  7#a7 ,in general  
,the map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate
 offices of the ,bureau of ,land        
,management4  7#b7 ,corrections ,the    
,secretary and the ,county may1 by      
mutual agreement-- 7,a7 make minor      
boundary adjustments to the ,federal    
land to be conveyed under subsection    
7a72 and  7,b7 correct any minor errors 
in the map1 an acreage estimate1 or the 
description of the ,federal land4  7f7  
,withdrawal ,the ,federal land is       
withdrawn from the operation of the     
mining and mineral leasing laws of the  
,united ,states4  7g7 ,costs ,as a      
condition of the conveyance of the      
,federal land under subsection 7a71 the 
,county shall pay-- 7#a7 an amount equal

 to the appraised value determined in   
accordance with subsection 7c77#b72 and 
7#b7 all costs related to the           
conveyance1 including all surveys1      
appraisals1 and other administrative    
costs associated with the conveyance of 
the ,federal land to the ,county under  
subsection 7a74  7h7 ,proceeds from the 
sale of land ,the proceeds from the sale
 of land under this section shall be--  
7#a7 deposited in the ,federal ,land    
,disposal ,account established by       
section #bjf7;a7 of the ,federal ,land  
,transaction ,facilitation ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #bcje7;a772 and  7#b7 used in 
accordance with that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcja et seq474