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Union Calendar No. 303 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2657 

[Report No. 113–412] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in 

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, 

Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2013 

Mr. CHAFFETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal 

lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, 

Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal, and for other 

purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS PRE4 VIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS SUITABLE FOR DIS5 POSAL. 

6 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

7 ‘‘Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2013’’. 

8 (b) COMPETITIVE SALE OF LANDS.—The Secretary 

9 shall offer the identified Federal lands for disposal by 

10 competitive sale for not less than fair market value as de11 termined by an independent appraiser. 

12 (c) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The sale of identified Fed13 eral lands under this section shall be subject to valid exist14 ing rights. 

15 (d) PROCEEDS OF SALE OF LANDS.—All net pro16 ceeds from the sale of identified Federal lands under this 

17 section shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for 

18 reduction of the public debt. 

19 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

21 to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

22 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat23 ural Resources of the Senate— 

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1 (1) a list of any identified Federal lands that 

2 have not been sold under subsection (b) and the rea3 sons such lands were not sold; and 

4 (2) an update of the report submitted to Con5 gress by the Secretary on May 27, 1997, pursuant 

6 to section 390(g) of the Federal Agriculture Im7 provement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 

8 104–127; 110 Stat. 1024), including a current in9 ventory of the Federal lands under the administra10 tive jurisdiction of the Secretary that are suitable 

11 for disposal. 

12 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) IDENTIFIED FEDERAL LANDS.—The term 

14 ‘‘identified Federal lands’’ means the parcels of Fed15 eral land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 

16 Secretary that were identified as suitable for dis17 posal in the report submitted to Congress by the 

18 Secretary on May 27, 1997, pursuant to section 

19 390(g) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

20 Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–127; 110 

21 Stat. 1024), except the following: 

22 (A) Lands not identified for disposal in the 

23 applicable land use plan. 

24 (B) Lands subject to a Recreation and 

25 Public Purpose conveyance application. 

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1 (C) Lands identified for State selection. 

2 (D) Lands identified for Indian tribe allot3 ments. 

4 (E) Lands identified for local government 

5 use. 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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Union Calendar No. 303 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2657 

[Report No. 113–412] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell ceras suitable for disposal, and for other purposes. egon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Or- tain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

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