,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4 
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,agriculture to transfer  
certain ,national ,forest ,system land  
to the ,state of ,south ,dakota1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,gilt ,edge   
,mine ,conveyance ,act4  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,federal land ,the term ,federal land   
means all right1 title1 and interest of 
the ,united ,states in and to           
approximately #bff acres of ,national   
,forest ,system land within the ,gilt   
,edge ,mine ,superfund ,boundary1 as    
generally depicted on the map4  7#b7    
,map ,the term map means the map        
entitled ,gilt ,edge ,mine ,conveyance  
,act and dated ,august #bj1 #bjbj4  7#c7

 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means  
the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting  
through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service4  7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state 
means ,state of ,south ,dakota4  #c4    
,land conveyance  7a7 ,in general       
,subject to the terms and conditions    
described in this ,act1 if the ,state   
submits to the ,secretary an offer to   
acquire the ,federal land for the market
 value1 as determined by the appraisal  
under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary    
shall convey the ,federal land to the   
,state4  7b7 ,terms and conditions ,the 
conveyance under subsection 7a7 shall   
be-- 7#a7 subject to valid existing     
rights2  7#b7 made by quitclaim deed2   
and  7#c7 subject to any other terms and
 conditions as the ,secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of 
the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,appraisal    
7#a7 ,in general ,before submitting an  
offer under subsection 7a71 the ,state  
shall complete an appraisal to determine
 the market value of the ,federal land4 

7#b7 ,standards ,the appraisal under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall be 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 ,map  7#a7 ,availability
 of map ,the map shall be kept on file  
and available for public inspection in  
the appropriate office of the ,forest   
,service4  7#b7 ,correction of errors   
,the ,secretary may correct any errors  
in the map4  7e7 ,consideration ,as     
consideration for the conveyance under  
subsection 7a71 the ,state shall pay to 
the ,secretary an amount equal to the   
market value of the ,federal land1 as   
determined by the appraisal under       
subsection 7c74  7f7 ,survey ,the ,state
 shall prepare a survey that is         
satisfactory to the ,secretary of the   
exact acreage and legal description of  
the ,federal land to be conveyed under  
subsection 7a74  7g7 ,costs of          
conveyance ,as a condition on the       

conveyance under subsection 7a71 the    
,state shall pay all costs associated   
with the conveyance1 including the cost 
of-- 7#a7 the appraisal under subsection
 7c72 and  7#b7 the survey under        
subsection 7f74  7h7 ,proceeds from the 
sale of land ,any proceeds received by  
the ,secretary from the conveyance under
 subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7#a7         
deposited in the fund established under 
,public ,law #ij-aga 7commonly known as 
the ,sisk ,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhd;a72 
and  7#b7 available to the ,secretary   
until expended1 without further         
appropriation1 for the maintenance and  
improvement of land or administration   
facilities in the ,black ,hills         
,national ,forest in the ,state4  7i7   
,environmental conditions               
,notwithstanding section                
#abj7;h77#c77;,a7 of the ,comprehensive 
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifbj7;h77#c77;,a771 the      
,secretary shall not be required to     

provide any covenant or warranty for the
 ,federal land conveyed to the ,state   
under this ,act4