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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2228 

To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2012 

Mr. HELLER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, 

Nevada. 

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 ‘‘Yerington Land Con5 veyance and Sustainable Development Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the city of Yerington, Nevada, which has an 

9 unemployment rate of 16 percent, has the highest 

10 unemployment rate in the State of Nevada; 


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1 (2) for over 4 years, the city of Yerington and 

2 Lyon County, Nevada, have been working with pri3 vate business partners to develop a sustainable de4 velopment plan that would enable all parties to ben5 efit from the use of private land adjacent to the city 

6 of Yerington for potential commercial and industrial 

7 development, mining activities, recreation opportuni8 ties, and the expansion of community and cultural 

9 events; 

10 (3) the sustainable development plan referred to 

11 in paragraph (2) requires the conveyance of certain 

12 Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land 

13 Management to the City for consideration in an 

14 amount equal to the fair market value of the Fed15 eral land; 

16 (4) the Federal land to be conveyed to the City 

17 under the sustainable development plan has very few 

18 environmental, historical, wildlife, or cultural re19 sources of value to the public, but is appropriate for 

20 responsible development; 

21 (5) the Federal land that would be conveyed to 

22 the City under the sustainable development plan— 

23 (A) is adjacent to the boundaries of the 

24 City; and 

25 (B) would be used— 


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1 (i) to enhance recreational, cultural, 

2 commercial, and industrial development op3 portunities in the City; 

4 (ii) for future economic development, 

5 regional use, and as an open space buffer 

6 to the City; and 

7 (iii) to allow the City to provide crit8 ical infrastructure services; 

9 (6) commercial and industrial development of 

10 the Federal land would enable the community to 

11 benefit from the transportation, power, and water 

12 infrastructure that would be put in place with the 

13 concurrent development of commercial and industrial 

14 operations; 

15 (7) the conveyance of the Federal land would— 

16 (A) help the City and County to grow; and 

17 (B) provide additional tax revenue to the 

18 City and County; 

19 (8) industrial and commercial development of 

20 the Federal land would create thousands of long21 term, high-paying jobs for the City and County; and 

22 (9) the Lyon County Commission and the City 

23 unanimously approved resolutions in support of the 

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1 ance would facilitate a sustainable model for long2 term economic and industrial development. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

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

6 Yerington, Nevada. 

7 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

8 means the land located in Lyon County and Mineral 

9 County, Nevada, that is identified on the map as 

10 ‘‘City of Yerington Sustainable Development Con11 veyance Lands’’. 

12 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable 

14 Development Act’’ and dated February 16, 2012. 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, 

18 NEVADA. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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

21 rights, and notwithstanding the land use planning require22 ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy 

23 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 

24 the Secretary shall convey to the City in exchange for con25 sideration in an amount equal to the fair market value 


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1 of the Federal land, all right, title, and interest of the 

2 United States in and to the Federal land identified on the 

3 map. 

4 (b) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE OF FAIR MARKET

5 VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair market 

6 value of the Federal land to be conveyed— 

7 (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 

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

9 seq.); and 

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

11 accordance with nationally recognized appraisal 

12 standards, including— 

13 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

14 Federal Land Acquisition; and 

15 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

16 Appraisal Practice. 

17 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of19 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

20 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Beginning on the date on 

21 which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, the devel22 opment of and conduct of activities on the Federal land 

23 shall be subject to all applicable Federal laws (including 

24 regulations). 


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1 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The City shall be re2 sponsible for all survey, appraisal, and other administra3 tive costs associated with the conveyance of the Federal 

4 land to the City under this Act. 

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