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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1330

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 27, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the right to purchase

at fair market value certain parcels of public land in

the city.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF MESQUITE,

2 NEVADA.

3 Section 3 of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061;

4 110 Stat. 3009–202) is amended by adding at the end

5 the following:

6 ‘‘(e) FIFTH AREA.—

7 ‘‘(1) RIGHT TO PURCHASE.—For a period of 12

8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the

9 city of Mesquite, Nevada, shall have the exclusive

10 right to purchase the parcels of public land de11 scribed in paragraph (2).

12 ‘‘(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of pub13 lic land referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:

14 ‘‘(A) In T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo

15 Meridian, Nevada:

16 ‘‘(i) The portion of sec. 27 north of

17 Interstate Route 15.

‘‘(ii) Sec. 28: NE 1⁄4, S 1 18 ⁄2 (except the

19 Interstate Route 15 right-of-way).

‘‘(iii) Sec. 29: E 1⁄2 NE 1⁄4 SE 1 20 ⁄4, SE

1⁄4 SE 1 21 ⁄4.

22 ‘‘(iv) The portion of sec. 30 south of

23 Interstate Route 15.

24 ‘‘(v) The portion of sec. 31 south of

25 Interstate Route 15.
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‘‘(vi) Sec. 32: NE 1⁄4 NE 1 1 ⁄4 (except

2 the Interstate Route 15 right-of-way), the

portion of NW 1⁄4 NE 1 3 ⁄4 south of Interstate Route 15, and the portion of W 1 4 ⁄2

5 south of Interstate Route 15.

6 ‘‘(vii) The portion of sec. 33 north of

7 Interstate Route 15.

8 ‘‘(B) In T. 14 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo

9 Meridian, Nevada:

‘‘(i) Sec. 5: NW 1 10 ⁄4.

‘‘(ii) Sec. 6: N 1 11 ⁄2.

12 ‘‘(C) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo

13 Meridian, Nevada:

14 ‘‘(i) The portion of sec. 25 south of

15 Interstate Route 15.

16 ‘‘(ii) The portion of sec. 26 south of

17 Interstate Route 15.

18 ‘‘(iii) The portion of sec. 27 south of

19 Interstate Route 15.

‘‘(iv) Sec. 28: SW 1⁄4 SE 1 20 ⁄4.

‘‘(v) Sec. 33: E 1 21 ⁄2.

22 ‘‘(vi) Sec. 34.

23 ‘‘(vii) Sec. 35.

24 ‘‘(viii) Sec. 36.
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1 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 10 years

2 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the

3 city shall notify the Secretary which of the parcels

4 of public land described in paragraph (2) the city in5 tends to purchase.

6 ‘‘(4) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 1 year

7 after receiving notification from the city under para8 graph (3), the Secretary shall convey to the city the

9 land selected for purchase.

10 ‘‘(5) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing

11 rights, until the date that is 12 years after the date

12 of enactment of this subsection, the parcels of public

13 land described in paragraph (2) are withdrawn from

14 all forms of entry and appropriation under the pub15 lic land laws, including the mining laws, and from

16 operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal

17 leasing laws.

18 ‘‘(6) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the

19 sale of each parcel—

20 ‘‘(A) shall be deposited in the special ac21 count established under section 4(e)(1)(C) of

22 the Southern Nevada Public Land Management

23 Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
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1 ‘‘(B) shall be disposed of by the Secretary

2 as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112

3 Stat. 2346).

4 ‘‘(f) SIXTH AREA.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after

6 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec7 retary shall convey to the city of Mesquite, Nevada,

8 in accordance with section 47125 of title 49, United

9 States Code, up to 2,560 acres of public land to be

10 selected by the city from among the parcels of land

11 described in paragraph (2).

12 ‘‘(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of land

13 referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:

14 ‘‘(A) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo

15 Meridian, Nevada:

16 ‘‘(i) The portion of sec. 28 south of

Interstate Route 15 (except S 1⁄2 SE 1 17 ⁄4).

18 ‘‘(ii) The portion of sec. 29 south of

19 Interstate Route 15.

20 ‘‘(iii) The portion of sec. 30 south of

21 Interstate Route 15.

22 ‘‘(iv) The portion of sec. 31 south of

23 Interstate Route 15.

24 ‘‘(v) Sec. 32.

‘‘(vi) Sec. 33: W 1 25 ⁄2.
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1 ‘‘(B) In T. 14 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo

2 Meridian, Nevada:

3 ‘‘(i) Sec. 4.

4 ‘‘(ii) Sec. 5.

5 ‘‘(iii) Sec. 6.

6 ‘‘(iv) Sec. 8.

7 ‘‘(C) In T. 14 S., R. 68 E., Mount Diablo

8 Meridian, Nevada:

9 ‘‘(i) Sec. 1.

10 ‘‘(ii) Sec. 12.

11 ‘‘(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing

12 rights, until the date that is 12 years after the date

13 of enactment of this subsection, the parcels of public

14 land described in paragraph (2) are withdrawn from

15 all forms of entry and appropriation under the pub16 lic land laws, including the mining laws, and from

17 operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal

18 leasing laws.’’.

Passed the Senate November 19, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.