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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8946 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 18 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reversionary Interest 

3 Conveyance Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES INTEREST IN 

5 CERTAIN LAND. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

8 means the approximately 8.43 acres of land under 

9 the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 

10 Land Management in Sacramento, California, as 

11 generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Easements to be 

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

13 Release from Any and All Reversionary Interests of 

14 the United States, including interests under the Act 

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

16 2022. 

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

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

19 covered land at the time of the requested convey20 ance. 

21 (B) Buyer may only request and purchase the 

22 covered land’s reversionary interest for the parcels of 

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

24 of request. 


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1 (3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The term ‘‘re2 versionary interest’’ means all reversionary interests 

3 of the United States in the covered land. 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu6 reau of Land Management. 

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

8 the Secretary receives a request from the buyer, the Sec9 retary shall offer to the buyer the applicable reversionary 

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

11 shall convey the lands to buyer upon payment of the ap12 praised value. 

13 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Any conveyance under this sec14 tion— 

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

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

17 (d) PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Sec18 retary shall determine the fair market value of the applica19 ble reversionary interest— 

20 (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 

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

22 seq.); and 

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

24 accordance with— 


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1 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

2 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

3 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

4 Appraisal Practice. 

5 (e) COSTS.—In addition to the fair market value de6 termined under subsection (d), the buyer shall pay all 

7 costs related to the applicable conveyance of the rever8 sionary inter est, including all surveys, appraisals, and 

9 other administrative costs. 

10 (f) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.—The pro11 ceeds from the sale of the applicable reversionary interest 

12 shall be— 

13 (1) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Ac14 count established by section 206(a) of the Federal 

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

16 2305(a)); and 

17 (2) used in accordance with that Act. 

18 SEC. 3. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. 

19 Nothing in this Act shall— 

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

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

22 50 feet on each side of the center of the main track 

23 or tracks established and maintained by the South24 ern Pacific Transportation Company on the date of 

25 the enactment of this Act; or 


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

2 interest in the land referred to in section 2 arising 

3 out of adverse possession, prescription, or abandon4 ment, and not confirmed by conveyance made by the 

5 Southern Pacific Transportation Company before 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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