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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 382 

To provide for the conveyance of the Custer County Airport, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2019 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of the Custer County Airport, 

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. CUSTER COUNTY AIRPORT CONVEYANCE. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Cus6 ter County, South Dakota. 

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

8 means all right, title, and interest of the United 

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1 tional Forest System land, as generally depicted on 

2 the map. 

3 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en4 titled ‘‘Custer County Airport Conveyance’’ and 

5 dated October 19, 2017. 

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

7 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

8 Chief of the Forest Service. 

9 (b) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the terms and 

11 conditions described in paragraph (2), if the County 

12 submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the 

13 Federal land for the market value, as determined by 

14 the appraisal under paragraph (3), the Secretary 

15 shall convey the Federal land to the County. 

16 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

17 under paragraph (1) shall be— 

18 (A) subject to valid existing rights; 

19 (B) made by quitclaim deed; and 

20 (C) subject to any other terms and condi21 tions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

22 protect the interests of the United States. 

23 (3) APPRAISAL.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

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1 retary shall complete an appraisal to determine 

2 the market value of the Federal land. 

3 (B) STANDARDS.—The appraisal under 

4 subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in accord5 ance with— 

6 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

7 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

8 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes9 sional Appraisal Practice. 

10 (4) MAP.— 

11 (A) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

12 shall be kept on file and available for public in13 spection in the appropriate office of the Forest 

14 Service. 

15 (B) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Sec16 retary may correct any errors in the map. 

17 (5) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 

18 conveyance under paragraph (1), the County shall 

19 pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the market 

20 value of the Federal land, as determined by the ap21 praisal under paragraph (3). 

22 (6) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de23 scription of the Federal land to be conveyed under 

24 paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey satis25 factory to the Secretary. 


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1 (7) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition on 

2 the conveyance under paragraph (1), the County 

3 shall pay to the Secretary all costs associated with 

4 the conveyance, including the cost of— 

5 (A) the appraisal under paragraph (3); and 

6 (B) the survey under paragraph (6). 

7 (8) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.— 

8 Any proceeds received by the Secretary from the 

9 conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be— 

10 (A) deposited in the fund established under 

11 Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 

12 ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 

13 (B) available to the Secretary until ex14 pended, without further appropriation, for the 

15 acquisition of inholdings in units of the Na16 tional Forest System in the State of South Da17 kota. 

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