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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2419 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Coconino National Forest 

land in the State of Arizona. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2019 

Ms. MCSALLY (for herself and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Coconino 

National Forest land in the State of Arizona. 

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

3 SECTION 1. COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST LAND CONVEY4 ANCE, ARIZONA. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) ABOR.—The term ‘‘ABOR’’ means the Ar7 izona Board of Regents, on behalf of the University 

8 of Arizona Experiment Station. 

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

10 means the approximately 13.3 acres of land within 


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1 the Coconino National Forest, in Yavapai County, 

2 Arizona— 

3 (A) located near 4005 N. Forest Road 

4 618, Rimrock, Arizona; and 

5 (B) generally depicted on the map entitled 

6 ‘‘Act to Convey Certain NFS Land and non7 Federal Land in Arizona Winter Quarters’’ and 

8 dated June 20, 2019. 

9 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed10 eral land’’ means the approximately 43 acres of land 

11 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Act to Con12 vey Certain NFS Land and non-Federal Land in Ar13 izona Summer Quarters’’ and dated June 20, 2019. 

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

15 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

16 (b) APPRAISALS OF FEDERAL LAND, NON-FEDERAL

17 LAND, AND EASEMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land, the non19 Federal land, and the easement described in sub20 section (c)(5) shall be appraised by an independent, 

21 qualified appraiser that is— 

22 (A) selected from a list of appraisers in the 

23 State of Arizona; and 

24 (B) mutually agreed to by— 

25 (i) the Secretary; and 


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1 (ii) ABOR. 

2 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each appraisal under 

3 paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance 

4 with— 

5 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

6 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

7 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

8 Appraisal Practice. 

9 (c) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

10 (1) IDENTIFICATION OF OFFERED PORTION OF

11 NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Based on the relevant ap12 praisal conducted under subsection (b)(1), ABOR 

13 may identify a portion of the non-Federal land 

14 that— 

15 (A) is equal in value to the Federal land; 

16 and 

17 (B) will be offered in exchange for the 

18 Federal land under paragraph (2). 

19 (2) OFFER BY ABOR.—On identification under 

20 paragraph (1) of the portion of non-Federal land to 

21 be offered in exchange for the Federal land (referred 

22 to in this subsection as the ‘‘offered portion of the 

23 non-Federal land’’), ABOR may submit to the Sec24 retary an offer to convey all right, title, and interest 


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1 of ABOR in and to the offered portion of the non2 Federal land. 

3 (3) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—Subject to para4 graph (4), on receipt of an offer under paragraph 

5 (2), the Secretary shall— 

6 (A) accept the offer; and 

7 (B) on receipt of acceptable title to the of8 fered portion of the non-Federal land, convey to 

9 ABOR— 

10 (i) all right, title, and interest of the 

11 United States in and to the Federal land; 

12 and 

13 (ii) the easement described in para14 graph (5) and depicted on the map re15 ferred to in subsection (a)(2)(B). 

16 (4) REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 (A) EQUAL VALUE.—The Secretary may 

18 carry out paragraph (3) only if the Secretary 

19 determines, based on the appraisals under sub20 section (b)(1), that the value of the Federal 

21 land is equal to the value of the offered portion 

22 of the non-Federal land. 

23 (B) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDI24 TIONS.—The land exchange under this sub25 section shall be subject to the payment by 


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1 ABOR of the reasonable cost of any survey, ap2 praisal, or any other administrative costs asso3 ciated with the exchange. 

4 (5) DESCRIPTION OF EASEMENT.—The ease5 ment referred to in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) is an ease6 ment under which— 

7 (A) ABOR is authorized to fully maintain 

8 and use, at the expense of ABOR, Forest Serv9 ice Road 9201D from its junction with Forest 

10 Service Road 0618 (commonly known as ‘‘Bea11 ver Creek’’), in accordance with the historic use 

12 and maintenance patterns of ABOR; and 

13 (B) the Forest Service retains all other 

14 rights to Forest Service Road 9201D from its 

15 junction with Forest Service Road 0618, includ16 ing full and continued administrative access to 

17 the road in accordance with a Forest Service 

18 travel management plan. 

19 (6) MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary shall— 

23 (i) finalize a map and legal descrip24 tion for each of the Federal land and the 


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1 offered portion of the non-Federal land to 

2 be exchanged under this subsection; and 

3 (ii) ensure that the maps and legal de4 scriptions are on file and available for pub5 lic inspection in the headquarters of the 

6 Coconino National Forest. 

7 (B) MINOR ADJUSTMENTS; ERRORS.—The 

8 Secretary and ABOR may, by mutual agree9 ment— 

10 (i) make minor boundary adjustments 

11 to the Federal land and the offered portion 

12 of the non-Federal land exchanged under 

13 this subsection; and 

14 (ii) correct any minor errors in any 

15 map, acreage estimate, or description of 

16 the Federal land and the offered portion of 

17 the non-Federal land exchanged under this 

18 subsection. 

19 (d) CONVEYANCE TIMELINE.—It is the intent of Con20 gress that the land exchange under subsection (c) shall 

21 be completed by not later than 3 years after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act. 

23 (e) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF ACQUIRED

24 LAND.—Any non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary 


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1 under subsection (c) shall be managed by the Secretary 

2 in accordance with— 

3 (1) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known 

4 as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (36 Stat. 961, chapter 186; 

5 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and 

6 (2) any other laws (including regulations) appli7 cable to the National Forest System. 

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