79–006 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–615 

TO CLARIFY THE DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND UNDER THE 

NORTHERN ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND VERDE RIVER BASIN PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 2005 TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LAND IN THE KAIBAB 

NATIONAL FOREST 

MARCH 22, 2018.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 466] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (S. 466) to clarify the description of certain Federal land under 

the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 

with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do 

pass. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO A CERTAIN LAND DESCRIPTION UNDER THE 

NORTHERN ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND VERDE RIVER BASIN PARTNERSHIP 

ACT OF 2005. 

Section 104(a)(5) of the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin 

Partnership Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–110; 119 Stat. 2356) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, which, notwithstanding section 102(a)(4)(B), includes the N1⁄2 NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4, the N1⁄2 N1⁄2 SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4, and the N1⁄2 N1⁄2 SW1⁄4

SE1⁄4, sec. 34, Township 22 North, Range 2 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, 

Coconino County, Arizona, comprising approximately 25 acres’’. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of S. 466 is to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde 

River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in 

the Kaibab National Forest. 

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1 ‘‘About Young Life’’ Younglife.org 

2S.466 Senate Bill Report (Report 115–41). 

3Public Law 109–110 

4 Ibid 2 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The Northern Arizona Land Exchange and the Verde River Basin 

Partnership Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–110) called for the conveyance of 237.5 acres of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) land to Young 

Life, a nonprofit and nondenominational Christian ministry focused 

on middle school, high school, and college aged students.1 The organization planned to incorporate the conveyed land into their existing ‘‘Lost Canyon’’ camp in Williams, Arizona. However, the map 

referenced in the bill only depicted 212.5 acres of the 237.5 acres.2

The Act added that ‘‘in the case of any discrepancy between a map 

and legal description, the map shall prevail unless the Secretary 

and Yavapai Ranch agree otherwise.’’ 3 Because of the error on the 

map and the fact that the map took precedence in resolving discrepancies, the law did not grant USFS the authority to convey the 

remaining 25 acres. 

According to USFS, it lacks the legal authority to convey more 

than the 212.5 acres identified on the map without passage of this 

legislation.4 S. 466 would amend Public Law 109–110 to clarify 

that USFS has legal authority to convey the full 237.5 acres of land 

that was intended by Public Law 109–110. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

S.466 was introduced on February 28, 2017, by Senator Jeff 

Flake (R–AZ). The Senate passed the bill by voice vote on December 21, 2017. In the House of Representatives, the bill was referred 

to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee 

to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On March 14, 2018, the 

Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman 

Rob Bishop (R–UT) offered an amendment designated #1; it was 

adopted by unanimous consent. No additional amendments were offered and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to 

the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

ACT

1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives and sections 308(a) and 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 

received the following estimate for the bill from the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office: 

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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, March 20, 2018. 

Hon. ROB BISHOP, 

Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 466, an act to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land 

Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jeff LaFave. 

Sincerely, 

KEITH HALL, Director. 

Enclosure. 

S. 466—An act to clarify the description of certain Federal land 

under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River 

Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the 

Kaibab National Forest 

S. 466 would amend current law to clarify that the Secretary of 

Agriculture is authorized to convey about 238 acres of federal land 

to a summer camp in Arizona. Under current law, the Secretary is 

authorized to convey 212 acres to the camp. 

Using information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates 

that implementing the act would not affect the federal budget. Because CBO expects that the acreage that could be conveyed under 

the act would not generate any income over the next 10 years, enacting S. 466 would not affect direct spending. Enacting S. 466 also 

would not affect revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do 

not apply. 

CBO estimates that enacting S. 466 would not increase net direct 

spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10- 

year period beginning in 2028. 

S. 466 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates 

as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). The act 

would modify the terms of a land exchange between the federal 

government and a private business, which would have a small incidental effect on property taxes collected by the state and local governments in Arizona. That effect, however, would not result from 

an intergovernmental mandate as defined in UMRA. 

On April 7, 2017, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 466, a 

bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the 

Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National 

Forest, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources on March 30, 2017. The pieces of legislation 

are similar and CBO’s estimates of their budgetary effects are the 

same. 

The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Jeff LaFave (for federal costs) and Zachary Byrum (for mandates). The estimate was 

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approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant Director for 

Budget Analysis. 

2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to clarify the description of certain Federal land under 

the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5 

Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any directed 

rule makings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is printed in italic 

and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

NORTHERN ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND VERDE 

RIVER BASIN PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 2005 

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TITLE I—NORTHERN ARIZONA LAND 

EXCHANGE 

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SEC. 104. DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land referred to in this title consists of the following: 

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(1) Certain land comprising approximately 15,300 acres located in the Prescott National Forest, as generally depicted on 

the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Yavapai 

Ranch Area Federal Lands’’, dated August 2004. 

(2) Certain land located in the Coconino National Forest— 

(A) comprising approximately 1,500 acres as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Flagstaff Federal Lands Airport Parcel’’, dated August 2004; and 

(B) comprising approximately 28.26 acres in two separate parcels, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Flagstaff Federal Lands 

Wetzel School and Mt. Elden Parcels’’, dated August 2004. 

(3) Certain land located in the Kaibab National Forest, and 

referred to as the Williams Airport, Williams golf course, Williams Sewer, Buckskinner Park, Williams Railroad, and Well 

parcels number 2, 3, and 4, cumulatively comprising approximately 950 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Williams Federal Lands’’, 

dated August 2004. 

(4) Certain land located in the Prescott National Forest, comprising approximately 2,200 acres, as generally depicted on the 

map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Camp Verde 

Federal Land General Crook Parcel’’, dated August 2004. 

(5) Certain land located in the Kaibab National Forest, comprising approximately 237.5 acres, as generally depicted on the 

map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Younglife Lost 

Canyon’’, dated August 2004, which, notwithstanding section 

102(a)(4)(B), includes the N1⁄2 NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4, the N1⁄2 N1⁄2

SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4, and the N1⁄2 N1⁄2 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4, sec. 34, Township 

22 North, Range 2 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, 

Coconino County, Arizona, comprising approximately 25 acres. 

(6) Certain land located in the Prescott National Forest, including the ‘‘Friendly Pines’’, ‘‘Patterdale Pines’’, ‘‘Camp 

Pearlstein’’, ‘‘Pine Summit’’, and ‘‘Sky Y’’ camps, cumulatively 

comprising approximately 200 acres, as generally depicted on 

the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange, Prescott 

Federal Lands, Summer Youth Camp Parcels’’, dated August 

2004. 

(b) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE OF CAMP VERDE PARCEL.—(1) To 

conserve water in the Verde Valley, Arizona, and to minimize the 

adverse impacts from future development of the Camp Verde General Crook parcel described in subsection (a)(4) on current and future holders of water rights in existence of the date of enactment 

of this Act and the Verde River and National Forest System lands 

retained by the United States, the United States shall limit in perpetuity the use of water on the parcel by reserving conservation 

easements that— 

(A) run with the land; 

(B) prohibit golf course development on the parcel; 

(C) require that any public park or greenbelt on the parcel be watered with treated wastewater; 

(D) limit total post-exchange water use on the parcel to 

not more than 300 acre-feet of water per year; 

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(E) provide that any water supplied by municipalities or 

private water companies shall count towards the post-exchange water use limitation described in subparagraph 

(D); and 

(F) except for water supplied to the parcel by municipal 

water service providers or private water companies, require that any water used for the parcel not be withdrawn 

from wells perforated in the saturated Holocene alluvium 

of the Verde River. 

(2) If Yavapai Ranch conveys the Camp Verde parcel described in subsection (a)(4), or any portion thereof, the terms 

of conveyance shall include a recorded and binding agreement 

of the quantity of water available for use on the land conveyed, 

as determined by Yavapai Ranch, except that total water use 

on the Camp Verde parcel may not exceed the amount specified in paragraph (1)(D). 

(3) The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State or political subdivision of the State to 

enforce the terms of the conservation easement. 

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