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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4087 

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 25, 2020 

Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) introduced the following bill; 

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

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in 

Carson City, Nevada, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Carson City Public 

5 Land Correction Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Account’’ means the 

9 Carson City Special Account established by section 

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1 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

2 1113). 

3 (2) CARSON CITY FEDERAL LAND COLLABORA4 TION COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Carson City Federal 

5 Land Collaboration Committee’’ means a committee 

6 composed of— 

7 (A) the city manager of the City; 

8 (B) a designee of the city manager of the 

9 City; and 

10 (C) not more than 3 members appointed 

11 by the Carson City Board of Supervisors to rep12 resent areas of City government, including— 

13 (i) the parks, recreation, and open 

14 space department of the City; 

15 (ii) the community development de16 partment of the City; and 

17 (iii) the property management depart18 ment of the City. 

19 (3) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Carson 

20 City, Nevada. 

21 (4) COVERED LAND SALE.—The term ‘‘covered 

22 land sale’’ means— 

23 (A) a sale or disposal of land under section 

24 3, 4, 5, or 6; and 


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1 (B) a sale of land under subparagraph (E) 

2 of section 2601(b)(4) of the Omnibus Public 

3 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 

4 111–11; 123 Stat. 1110) (as amended by sec5 tion 8(a)). 

6 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Carson City OPLMA Lands’’ and dated Sep8 tember 20, 2018. 

9 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO CARSON CITY, NEVADA. 

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

13 and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 

14 of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage15 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall 

16 convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, 

17 and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 

18 land described in subsection (b). 

19 (b) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

20 land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 258 

21 acres of Federal land depicted as ‘‘Lands to Acquire’’ on 

22 the Map. 

23 (c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 

24 under subsection (a) (including costs of surveys and ad25 ministrative costs)— 


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1 (1) shall be paid by the City; and 

2 (2) are eligible for reimbursement from the Ac3 count. 

4 (d) SALE OF LAND TO THIRD PARTIES.—If the City 

5 subsequently sells all or a portion of the Federal land con6 veyed to the City under subsection (a)— 

7 (1) the sale shall be for fair market value; and 

8 (2) the proceeds from the sale shall be depos9 ited in the Account. 

10 SEC. 4. CARSON CITY STREET CONNECTOR CONVEYANCE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

12 convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, 

13 and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of 

14 Federal land described in subsection (b) for the expansion 

15 of a roadway in the City. 

16 (b) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND.—The parcel 

17 of Federal land referred to in subsection (a) is the ap18 proximately 0.45 acres of Forest Service land depicted as 

19 ‘‘Proposed Land Transfer’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Carson 

20 City OPLMA Lands’’ and dated April 28, 2020. 

21 (c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 

22 under subsection (a) (including any costs for surveys and 

23 other administrative costs) shall be paid by the City. 

24 (d) REVERSION.—If the Federal land conveyed to the 

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1 consistent with the use authorized under that subsection, 

2 the Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary 

3 of Agriculture, revert to the United States. 

4 SEC. 5. DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL LAND. 

5 (a) DISPOSAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and 

6 notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of 

7 section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

8 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall dispose 

9 of the land described in subsection (b). 

10 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

11 subsection (a) is the approximately 28 acres of Federal 

12 land depicted as ‘‘Prison Hills Property’’ on the Map. 

13 (c) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the disposal of 

14 Federal land under subsection (a) (including costs of sur15 veys and administrative costs) shall be paid by the person 

16 who enters into the disposal agreement with the Secretary 

17 for the land described in subsection (b). 

18 (d) CONDITIONS.—On disposal of the land under sub19 section (a), the City shall retain— 

20 (1) a public utility easement concurrent with 

21 Koontz Lane and Conti Drive in the City, which 

22 provides waterlines and access to the water tank im23 mediately east of the parcels of Federal land de24 scribed in subsection (b); and 


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1 (2) an existing drainage easement for a future 

2 detention basin located on APN 010–152–06 de3 picted as ‘‘Lands for BLM Disposal’’ on the Map. 

4 SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE UNITED STATES. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE.—If the City offers to convey to the 

6 Secretary all right and title of the City in and to the land 

7 described in subsection (b), not later than 180 days after 

8 the date of the offer, the Secretary shall accept the offer. 

9 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

10 subsection (a) is the approximately 21 acres of land de11 picted as ‘‘Bennett Ave Properties’’ and ‘‘Pinion Hills Dr 

12 Property’’ on the Map. 

13 (c) DISPOSAL BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 

14 Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the 

15 land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Fed16 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

17 1712), the Secretary shall dispose of the land conveyed 

18 to the Secretary under subsection (a). 

19 (d) COSTS.— 

20 (1) COSTS RELATED TO CONVEYANCE.—Any 

21 costs relating to the conveyance under subsection (a) 

22 (including costs of surveys and administrative 

23 costs)— 

24 (A) shall be paid by the City; and 


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1 (B) are eligible for reimbursement from 

2 the Account. 

3 (2) COSTS RELATED TO DISPOSAL.—Any costs 

4 relating to the disposal under subsection (c) (includ5 ing costs of surveys and administrative costs) shall 

6 be paid by the person entering into the disposal 

7 agreement with the Secretary for the land conveyed 

8 under subsection (a). 

9 (e) CONDITIONS.—On disposal of the land under sub10 section (c), the City shall retain— 

11 (1) access and a public utility easement on 

12 APN 010–252–02 for operation and maintenance of 

13 a municipal well; and 

14 (2) a public right-of-way for Bennet Avenue in 

15 the City. 

16 SEC. 7. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. 

17 (a) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from 

18 a covered land sale shall be deposited in the Account. 

19 (b) USE.—Amounts deposited in the Account under 

20 subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary or the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, in collaboration 

22 with and on approval in writing by, the Carson City Fed23 eral Land Collaboration Committee, for— 

24 (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 

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1 cable, in preparing for a covered land sale, includ2 ing— 

3 (A) the costs of surveys and appraisals; 

4 and 

5 (B) the costs of compliance with— 

6 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

7 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 

8 (ii) sections 202 and 203 of the Fed9 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 

10 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713); and 

11 (2) with respect to land acquired by the City 

12 under a covered land sale, the reimbursement of 

13 costs incurred by the City for— 

14 (A) the conduct of wildlife habitat con15 servation and restoration projects, including 

16 projects that benefit the greater sage-grouse; 

17 (B) the development and implementation 

18 of comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijuris19 dictional hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire 

20 prevention and restoration projects; 

21 (C) the acquisition of environmentally sen22 sitive land or an interest in environmentally 

23 sensitive land; 

24 (D) wilderness protection and processing 

25 wilderness designations, including the costs of 


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1 appropriate fencing, signage, public education, 

2 and enforcement for wilderness areas; 

3 (E) capital improvements administered by 

4 the Bureau of Land Management and the For5 est Service; and 

6 (F) educational purposes of the City. 

7 (c) INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNT.—Amounts deposited 

8 in the Account under subsection (a)— 

9 (1) shall earn interest in an amount determined 

10 by the Secretary of the Treasury, based on the cur11 rent average market yield on outstanding marketable 

12 obligations of the United States of comparable ma13 turities; and 

14 (2) may be expended by the Secretary or the 

15 Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, in accord16 ance with this section and in collaboration with and 

17 on approval in writing by, the Carson City Federal 

18 Land Collaboration Committee. 

19 (d) MANAGEMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The management 

20 and procedures of the Account shall be determined by an 

21 intergovernmental agreement between the City and the 

22 Carson City Office of the Bureau of Land Management. 


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1 SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE OMNIBUS PUBLIC LAND 

2 MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2009. 

3 (a) AMENDMENT TO REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.— 

4 Section 2601(b)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage5 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1111) 

6 is amended by inserting after subparagraph (D), the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(E) SALE OR LEASE OF LAND TO THIRD

9 PARTIES.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The City may 

11 enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or 

12 otherwise convey all or a portion of the 

13 land described in paragraph (2)(B)(iv) to 

14 third parties for public purposes. 

15 ‘‘(ii) CONDITION.—A sale of land 

16 under clause (i) shall be for not less than 

17 fair market value.’’. 

18 (b) POSTPONEMENT; EXCLUSION FROM SALE.—Sec19 tion 2601(d) of the Omnibus Public Land Management 

20 Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1112) is 

21 amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(6) DEADLINE FOR SALE.—Not later than 1 

24 year after the date of enactment of the Carson City 

25 Public Land Correction Act, if there is a qualified 

26 bidder for the land described in subparagraphs (A) 


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1 and (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Inte2 rior shall offer the land for sale to the qualified bid3 der.’’. 

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