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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4827 

To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent 

to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the 

refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in 

Riverside County, California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2006 

Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of 

private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife 

Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange 

for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Riverside County, California, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Certain non-Federal lands adjacent to the 

6 Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in La Paz County, 

7 Arizona, are desirable for Federal acquisition to pro-
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1 tect important riparian areas and migratory bird 

2 and other wildlife habitat. 

3 (2) The location of certain Bureau of Land 

4 Management inholdings in Riverside County, Cali5 fornia, renders the land essentially useful only for 

6 farming and, therefore, of limited use and enjoyment 

7 potential for the general public. 

8 (3) These Bureau of Land Management 

9 inholdings are appropriate for transfer to private 

10 ownership in exchange for lands that will have high11 er public use values. 

12 (4) The acquisition of the non-Federal lands 

13 adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge will 

14 greatly increase management efficiency of the refuge 

15 and promote public access, use, and enjoyment of 

16 the refuge. 

17 SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE 

18 REFUGE, ARIZONA, AND BUREAU OF LAND 

19 MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 

20 CALIFORNIA. 

21 (a) CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE22 MENT LAND.—In exchange for the land described in sub23 section (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to 

24 River Bottom Farms of La Paz County, Arizona, all right, 

25 title and interest of the United States in and to certain 
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1 Federal land administered by the Secretary through the 

2 Bureau of Land Management consisting of a total of ap3 proximately 80 acres, and more specifically described as 

4 Lot 4 of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 22 East, 

5 San Bernardino Meridian, Riverside County, California. 

6 The conveyed land shall be subject to valid existing rights, 

7 including easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any 

8 other valid encumbrances on the land as of the date of 

9 the conveyance under this section. 

10 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con11 veyance of the Federal land under subsection (a), River 

12 Bottom Farms shall convey to the United States all right, 

13 title, and interest of River Bottom Farms in and to two 

14 parcels of land contiguous to the Cibola National Wildlife 

15 Refuge in La Paz County, Arizona, consisting of a total 

16 of approximately 40 acres and more specifically described 

17 as follows: 

(1) The W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1 18 ⁄4 of fractional Section 

19 7, Township 1 South, Range 23 West, Gila and Salt 

20 River Base and Meridian, La Paz County, Arizona, 

21 which is also known as parcel number 301–05– 

22 005B–9. 

(2) The W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1 23 ⁄4 of such Section 7, 

24 which is also known as parcel number 301–05–008– 

25 0. 
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1 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 

2 Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under 

3 this section shall be equal or equalized by the payment 

4 of cash to the Secretary or River Bottom Farms, as appro5 priate, pursuant to section 206(b) of the Federal Land 

6 Policy Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). The value 

7 of the land shall be determined by the Secretary through 

8 an appraisal performed by a qualified appraiser mutually 

9 agreed to by the Secretary and River Bottom Farms and 

10 performed in conformance with the Uniform Appraisal 

11 Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (U.S. Depart12 ment of Justice, December 2000). 

13 (d) EXCHANGE TIMETABLE.—The Secretary shall 

14 complete the land exchange under this section not later 

15 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

16 unless the Secretary and River Bottom Farms mutually 

17 agree to extend such deadline. 

18 (e) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—The 

19 land acquired by the Secretary under subsection (b) shall 

20 become part of the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and 

21 be administered in accordance with the laws and regula22 tions generally applicable to the National Wildlife Refuge 

23 System. 

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