112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2015 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the 

State of Wyoming. 

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 ‘‘Powell Shooting Range 

3 Land Conveyance Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

7 Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming. 

8 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Powell, Wyoming Land Conveyance Act’’ and 

10 dated May 12, 2011. 

11 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO THE POWELL RECRE12 ATION DISTRICT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

15 rights, the Secretary shall convey to the District, without 

16 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

17 States in and to the land described in subsection (b). 

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

19 subsection (a) consists of approximately 322 acres of land 

20 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Wind River 

21 District, Wyoming, as generally depicted on the map as 

22 ‘‘Powell Gun Club’’. 

23 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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1 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

2 conveyed under this section. 

3 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor4 rect any minor error in— 

5 (A) the map; or 

6 (B) the legal description. 

7 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip8 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec9 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

10 Land Management. 

11 (d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land conveyed 

12 under this section shall be used only— 

13 (1) as a shooting range; or 

14 (2) for any other public purpose consistent with 

15 uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (com16 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur17 poses Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

18 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

19 require the District to pay all survey costs and other ad20 ministrative costs necessary for the preparation and com21 pletion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the 

22 land described in subsection (b). 

23 (f) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under this sec24 tion ceases to be used for a public purpose in accordance 
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1 with subsection (d), the land shall, at the discretion of the 

2 Secretary, revert to the United States. 

3 (g) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of the conveyance 

4 under subsection (a), the District shall agree in writing— 

5 (1) to pay any administrative costs associated 

6 with the conveyance including the costs of any envi7 ronmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources 

8 studies; and 

9 (2) to release and indemnify the United States 

10 from any claims or liabilities that may arise from 

11 uses carried out on the land described in subsection 

12 (b) on or before the date of enactment of this Act 

13 by the United States or any person. 

Passed the Senate December 30, 2012. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2015 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

District in the State of Wyoming. certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation