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Union Calendar No. 373 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4039 

[Report No. 112–525] 

To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2012 

Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. HECK, and Ms. BERKLEY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JUNE 15, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 15, 2012] 


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A BILL 

To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, 

Nevada. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Yerington Land Convey5 ance and Sustainable Development Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the city of Yerington, Nevada, which has an 

9 unemployment rate of 16 percent, has the highest un10 employment rate in the State of Nevada; 

11 (2) for over 4 years, the city of Yerington and 

12 Lyon County, Nevada, have been working with pri13 vate business partners to develop a sustainable devel14 opment plan that would enable all parties to benefit 

15 from the use of private land adjacent to the city of 

16 Yerington for potential commercial and industrial de17 velopment, mining activities, recreation opportuni18 ties, and the expansion of community and cultural 

19 events; 

20 (3) the sustainable development plan referred to 

21 in paragraph (2) requires the conveyance of certain 

22 Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land 

23 Management to the City for consideration in an 

24 amount equal to the fair market value of the Federal 

25 land; 


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1 (4) the Federal land to be conveyed to the City 

2 under the sustainable development plan has very few 

3 environmental, historical, wildlife, or cultural re4 sources of value to the public, but is appropriate for 

5 responsible development; 

6 (5) the Federal land that would be conveyed to 

7 the City under the sustainable development plan— 

8 (A) is adjacent to the boundaries of the 

9 City; and 

10 (B) would be used— 

11 (i) to enhance recreational, cultural, 

12 commercial, and industrial development op13 portunities in the City; 

14 (ii) for future economic development, 

15 regional use, and as an open space buffer to 

16 the City; and 

17 (iii) to allow the City to provide crit18 ical infrastructure services; 

19 (6) commercial and industrial development of 

20 the Federal land would enable the community to ben21 efit from the transportation, power, and water infra22 structure that would be put in place with the concur23 rent development of commercial and industrial oper24 ations; 

25 (7) the conveyance of the Federal land would— 


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1 (A) help the City and County to grow; and 

2 (B) provide additional tax revenue to the 

3 City and County; 

4 (8) industrial and commercial development of 

5 the Federal land would create thousands of long-term, 

6 high-paying jobs for the City and County; and 

7 (9) the Lyon County Commission and the City 

8 unanimously approved resolutions in support of the 

9 conveyance of the Federal land because the conveyance 

10 would facilitate a sustainable model for long-term eco11 nomic and industrial development. 

12 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this title: 

14 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

15 Yerington, Nevada. 

16 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

17 means the land located in Lyon County and Mineral 

18 County, Nevada, that is identified on the map as 

19 ‘‘City of Yerington Sustainable Development Convey20 ance Lands’’. 

21 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti22 tled ‘‘Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable 

23 Development Act’’ and dated May 31, 2012. 

24 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, 

2 NEVADA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of enactment of this title, subject to valid existing 

5 rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning require6 ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 

7 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the 

8 Secretary shall convey to the City, subject to the City’s 

9 agreement and in exchange for consideration in an amount 

10 equal to the fair market value of the Federal land, all right, 

11 title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 

12 land identified on the map. 

13 (b) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE OF FAIR MARKET

14 VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair market 

15 value of the Federal land to be conveyed— 

16 (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 

17 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

18 seq.); and 

19 (2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in 

20 accordance with nationally recognized appraisal 

21 standards, including— 

22 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

23 Federal Land Acquisition; and 

24 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

25 Appraisal Practice. 


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1 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

4 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Beginning on the date on 

5 which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, the develop6 ment of and conduct of activities on the Federal land shall 

7 be subject to all applicable Federal laws (including regula8 tions). 

9 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The City shall be re10 sponsible for all survey, appraisal, and other administra11 tive costs associated with the conveyance of the Federal land 

12 to the City under this title. 

13 SEC. 5. RELEASE OF THE UNITED STATES. 

14 Upon making the conveyance under section 4, notwith15 standing any other provision of law, the United States is 

16 released from any and all liabilities or claims of any kind 

17 or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of 

18 release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, 

19 petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product of 

20 any kind), solid waste, mine materials or mining related 

21 features (including tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill 

22 remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the presence 

23 of mining related features) on the Federal Land in existence 

24 on or before the date of the conveyance. 


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Union Calendar No. 373 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4039 

[Report No. 112–525] 

A BILL 

To convey certain Federal land to the city of 

Yerington, Nevada. 

JUNE 15, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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