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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 862 Engrossed in House (EH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 862

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                                 AN ACT

 
  To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the 
     boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private 
    improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the 
        landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CORRECT ERRONEOUS SURVEY, COCONINO 
              NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may convey 
by quitclaim deed all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the two parcels of land described in subsection (b) to a 
person or legal entity that represents (by power of attorney) the 
majority of landowners with private property adjacent to the two 
parcels. These parcels are within the boundaries of the Coconino 
National Forest and contain private improvements that were developed 
based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey 
conducted in May 1960.
    (b) Description of Land.--The two parcels of land authorized for 
conveyance under subsection (a) consist of approximately 2.67 acres 
described in the Bureau of Land Management's Survey Plat titled 
Subdivision and Metes and Bounds Surveys in secs. 28 and 29, T. 20 N., 
R. 7 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, approved February 2, 2010, as 
follows:
            (1) Lot 2, sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Gila and Salt River 
        Meridian, Coconino County, Arizona.
            (2) Lot 1, sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Gila and Salt River 
        Meridian, Coconino County, Arizona.
    (c) Consideration.--
            (1) Amount of consideration.--As consideration for the 
        conveyance of the two parcels under subsection (a), the person 
        or legal entity that represents (by power of attorney) the 
        majority of landowners with private property adjacent to the 
        parcels shall pay to the Secretary consideration in the amount 
        of $20,000.
            (2) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit the consideration 
        received under this subsection in a special account in the fund 
        established under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the Sisk 
        Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
            (3) Use.--The deposited funds shall be available to the 
        Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, 
        for acquisition of land in the National Forest System.
    (d) Revocation of Orders.--Any public orders withdrawing any of the 
Federal land from appropriation or disposal under the public land laws 
are revoked to the extent necessary to permit conveyance of the Federal 
land under subsection (a).
    (e) Withdrawal of Federal Land.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land authorized for conveyance under subsection (a) is 
withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the public 
land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and 
operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws until the 
date which the conveyance is completed.
    (f) Other Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance authorized by 
subsection (a) shall be subject only to those surveys and clearances as 
needed to protect the interests of the United States.
    (g) Duration of Authority.--The authority provided under this 
section shall terminate three years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 862

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the 
     boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private 
    improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the 
        landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.
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