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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8946 

To convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land 

in Sacramento, California. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 8, 2024 

Ms. MATSUI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To convey the reversionary interest of the United States 

in certain land in Sacramento, California. 

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 ‘‘Reversionary Interest 

5 Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES INTEREST IN 

7 CERTAIN LAND. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 

10 means the approximately 8.43 acres of land under 


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1 the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 

2 Land Management in Sacramento, California, as 

3 generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Easements to be 

4 Released’’ on the map titled ‘‘Lands Proposed for 

5 Release from Any and All Reversionary Interests of 

6 the United States, including interests under the Act 

7 of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 489)’’, dated November 7, 

8 2022. 

9 (2) BUYER.—(A) The term ‘‘buyer’’ means the 

10 owner of record of any of the parcels included in the 

11 covered land at the time of the requested convey12 ance. 

13 (B) Buyer may only request and purchase the 

14 covered land’s reversionary interest for the parcels of 

15 which the owner is the owner of record at the time 

16 of request. 

17 (3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The term ‘‘re18 versionary interest’’ means all reversionary interests 

19 of the United States in the covered land. 

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

21 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu22 reau of Land Management. 

23 (b) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than two years after 

24 the Secretary receives a request from the buyer, the Sec25 retary shall offer to the buyer the applicable reversionary 


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1 interest subject to the requirements in subsection (c), and 

2 shall convey the lands to buyer upon payment of the ap3 praised value. 

4 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Any conveyance under this sec5 tion— 

6 (1) shall be subject to valid existing rights; and 

7 (2) shall be for not less than fair market value. 

8 (d) PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Sec9 retary shall determine the fair market value of the applica10 ble reversionary interest— 

11 (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 

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

13 seq.); and 

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

15 accordance with— 

16 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

17 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

18 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

19 Appraisal Practice. 

20 (e) COSTS.—In addition to the fair market value de21 termined under subsection (d), the buyer shall pay all 

22 costs related to the applicable conveyance of the rever23 sionary inter est, including all surveys, appraisals, and 

24 other administrative costs. 


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1 (f) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.—The pro2 ceeds from the sale of the applicable reversionary interest 

3 shall be— 

4 (1) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Ac5 count established by section 206(a) of the Federal 

6 Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 

7 2305(a)); and 

8 (2) used in accordance with that Act. 

9 SEC. 3. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. 

10 Nothing in this Act shall— 

11 (1) diminish the right-of-way associated with 

12 the covered land in section 2 to a width of less than 

13 50 feet on each side of the center of the main track 

14 or tracks established and maintained by the South15 ern Pacific Transportation Company on the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act; or 

17 (2) validate or confirm any right or title to, or 

18 interest in the land referred to in section 2 arising 

19 out of adverse possession, prescription, or abandon20 ment, and not confirmed by conveyance made by the 

21 Southern Pacific Transportation Company before 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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