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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2373 

To provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres of public land to the 

City of Green River, Wyoming, at fair market value. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2006 

Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 Green River, Wyoming. 


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

2 prepared by the Secretary entitled ‘‘Green River, 

3 Wyoming Land Conveyance Act’’ and dated Feb4 ruary 7, 2006. 

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

6 means approximately 132 acres of Federal land 

7 managed by the Secretary and depicted on the map 

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

9 River, Wyoming’’. 

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

11 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu12 reau of Land Management. 

13 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY. 

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

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

16 the public land for the appraised value, the Secretary 

17 shall, within 180 days after the date of the offer, convey 

18 to the City all right, title, and interest to the public land. 

19 (b) APPRAISAL.— 

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

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 shall complete an appraisal of the public land. 

23 (2) ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM STAND24 ARDS.—The Secretary shall conduct the appraisal in 

25 accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 


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1 for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform 

2 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

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

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

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

6 the appraised value of the public land, as determined 

7 under subsection (b). 

8 (d) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary 

9 shall deposit the proceeds from the sale in the Federal 

10 Land Disposal Account established under section 206 of 

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

12 2305), to be expended in accordance with that Act. 

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

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

15 SEC. 4. SEGREGATION OF LANDS. 

16 Except as provided in section 3(a), effective imme17 diately on the date of enactment of this Act and subject 

18 to valid existing rights, the public land is withdrawn 

19 from— 

20 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

21 under the public land laws, including the mining 

22 laws; 

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

24 mining laws; and 


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1 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

2 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

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