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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1329 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 245
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1329

                          [Report No. 106-133]

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Nye 
                County, Nevada, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 1, 1999

   Mr. Reid introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             August 3, 1999

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Nye 
                County, Nevada, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE TO NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Nye County, Nevada.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
    (b) Parcels Conveyed for Use of the Nevada Science and Technology 
Center.--
            (1) In general.--For no consideration and at no other cost 
        to the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
        subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and 
        interest in and to the parcels of public land described in 
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
        to in paragraph (1) are the following:
                    (A) The portion of Sec. 13 north of United States 
                Route 95, T. 15 S. R. 49 E, Mount Diablo Meridian, 
                Nevada.
                    (B) In Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo 
                Meridian, Nevada:
                            (i) W \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
                            (ii) The portion of the W \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW 
                        \1/4\ north of United States Route 95.
            (3) Use.--
                    (A) In general.--The parcels described in paragraph 
                (2) shall be used for the construction and operation of 
                the Nevada Science and Technology Center as a nonprofit 
                museum and exposition center, and related facilities 
                and activities.
                    (B) Reversion.--The conveyance of any parcel 
                described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to 
                reversion to the United States, at the discretion of 
                the Secretary, if the parcel is used for a purpose 
                other than that specified in subparagraph (A).
    <DELETED>(b) </DELETED>(c) Parcels Conveyed for Other Use for a 
Commercial Purpose.--
            (1) Right to purchase.--For a period of 5 years beginning 
        on the date of enactment of this Act, the County shall have the 
        exclusive right to purchase the parcels of public land 
        described in paragraph (2) for the fair market value of the 
        parcels, as determined by the Secretary.
            (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
        to in paragraph (1) are the following parcels in Sec. 18, T. 15 
        S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
                    (A) E \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
                    (B) E \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
                    (C) The portion of the E \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of 
                United States Route 95.
                    (D) The portion of the E \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW \1/4\ 
                north of United States Route 95.
                    (E) The portion of the SE \1/4\ north of United 
                States Route 95.
            (3) Use of proceeds.--Proceeds of a sale of a parcel 
        described in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) shall be deposited in the special account 
                established under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern 
                Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 
                2345); and
                    (B) shall be available to the Secretary as provided 
                in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 2346).
                                     

                                                       Calendar No. 245

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1329

                          [Report No. 106-133]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Nye 
                County, Nevada, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             August 3, 1999

                       Reported with an amendment
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