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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 409 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 20, 2009 

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

Resources 

AN ACT 

To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land 

Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las 

Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes. 

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. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

4 means the approximately 115 acres of Bureau of 

5 Land Management land identified on the map as 

6 ‘‘Lands identified for Las Vegas Speedway Parking 

7 Lot Expansion’’. 

8 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti9 tled ‘‘Las Vegas Speedway Parking Lot Expansion’’, 

10 dated March 6, 2009, and on file in the Office of the 

11 Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO NEVADA 

15 SPEEDWAY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—If Nevada Speedway, LLC, sub17 mits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal land 

18 for the appraised value, notwithstanding the land use 

19 planning requirements of section 202 and 203 of the Fed20 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

21 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to Nevada Speed22 way, LLC, all right, title, and interest in and to the Fed23 eral land, subject to valid existing rights. 

24 (b) APPRAISAL.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

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1 retary shall complete an appraisal of the Federal 

2 land. 

3 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—The appraisal under 

4 paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance 

5 with— 

6 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

7 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

8 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

9 Appraisal Practice. 

10 (3) COSTS.—All costs associated with the ap11 praisal required under paragraph (1) shall be paid 

12 by Nevada Speedway, LLC. 

13 (c) PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION.—As a condition 

14 of the conveyance, Nevada Speedway, LLC, shall pay to 

15 the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of 

16 the Federal land, as determined under subsection (b). 

17 (d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 

18 conveyance, any costs of the conveyance under subsection 

19 (a) shall be paid by Nevada Speedway, LLC. 

20 (e) REVERSION.—If Nevada Speedway, LLC, or any 

21 subsequent owner of the Federal land conveyed under sub22 section (a), uses the Federal land for purposes other than 

23 a parking lot for the Nevada Motor Speedway, all right, 

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1 ments to the land) shall revert to the United States at 

2 the discretion of the Secretary. 

3 (f) COMPLIANCE.—Except as otherwise provided in 

4 this Act, the conveyance authorized in this section shall 

5 be carried out in compliance with all laws and regulations 

6 applicable to the conveyance of Federal land. 

7 SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND. 

8 (a) WITHDRAWAL.—Except as provided in section 

9 2(a) and subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land 

10 is withdrawn from— 

11 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis12 posal under the public land laws; 

13 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

14 laws; and 

15 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

16 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

17 (b) TERMINATION.—If 2 years after the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act, the conveyance authorized under 

19 section 2 has not been executed, the withdrawal under 

20 subsection (a) shall have no force or effect. 


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1 SEC. 4. SUNSET. 

2 The authority provided to the Secretary under this 

3 Act shall terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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