109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2373

AN ACT

To provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres of public

land to the City of Green River, Wyoming, at fair market

value.

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 ‘‘City of Green River

5 Land Conveyance Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act:

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

4 Green River, Wyoming.

5 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map

6 prepared by the Secretary entitled ‘‘Green River,

7 Wyoming Land Conveyance Act’’ and dated Feb8 ruary 7, 2006.

9 (3) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’

10 means approximately 132 acres of Federal land

11 managed by the Secretary and depicted on the map

12 as ‘‘Lands to be conveyed to the City of Green

13 River, Wyoming’’.

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu16 reau of Land Management.

17 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,

19 if the City submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire

20 the public land for the appraised value, the Secretary shall

21 convey to the City all right, title, and interest to the public

22 land.

23 (b) APPRAISAL.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary

26 shall complete an appraisal of the public land.
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1 (2) ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM STAND2 ARDS.—The Secretary shall conduct the appraisal in

3 accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards

4 for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform

5 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

6 (c) PAYMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date

7 on which the public land is conveyed under this section,

8 the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to

9 the appraised value of the public land, as determined

10 under subsection (b).

11 (d) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary

12 shall deposit the proceeds from the sale in the Federal

13 Land Disposal Account established under section 206 of

14 the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C.

15 2305), to be expended in accordance with that Act.

16 (e) COSTS.—The City shall pay any cost associated

17 with the conveyance of land under subsection (a).

18 (f) PLAN.—The conveyance of the public land under

19 subsection (a) shall not require an amendment to the

20 Green River Resource Management Plan.

21 SEC. 4. SEGREGATION OF LANDS.

22 Except as provided in section 3(a), effective imme23 diately on the date of enactment of this Act and subject

24 to valid existing rights, the public land is withdrawn

25 from—
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1 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal

2 under the public land laws, including the mining

3 laws;

4 (2) location, entry, and patenting under the

5 mining laws; and

6 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral

7 materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Passed the Senate December 7, 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2373

AN ACT

To provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres

ming, at fair market value.of public land to the City of Green River, Wyo-