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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 842

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal lands administered by 

the Bureau of Land Management in Maricopa County, Arizona, in exchange for private lands located in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2003

Mr. RENZI (for himself and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Maricopa County, Arizona, in exchange for private lands located in Yavapai County, Arizona, 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. LAND EXCHANGE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE4 MENT LAND IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 

5 FOR PRIVATE LAND IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, AR6 IZONA. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) Certain parcels of private land located in 

2 Yavapai County in the State of Arizona near Lake 

3 Pleasant are intermingled with land owned by the 

4 United States and administered by the Secretary of 

5 the Interior through the Bureau of Land Manage6 ment. 

7 (2) A land exchange that would dispose of small 

8 isolated tracts within larger blocks of contiguous 

9 parcels of land would improve the management effi10 ciency of the Federal land and serve important pub11 lic objectives, including—

12 (A) the enhancement of public access, aes13 thetics, and recreational opportunities adjacent 

14 to Lake Pleasant; and 

15 (B) the protection and enhancement of 

16 habitat for threatened and sensitive species 

17 within unified landscapes under Federal man18 agement. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘acquired land’’ means the land 

21 described in subsection (c)(1) to be acquired by the 

22 United States. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘conveyed land’’ means the land 

24 described in subsection (c)(2) to be conveyed by the 

25 Secretary. 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 

2 ‘‘Lake Pleasant Land Exchange’’, which shall be on 

3 file and available for public inspection in the offices 

4 of the Secretary and the Arizona State Director of 

5 the Bureau of Land Management. 

6 (4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

7 of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 

8 Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (c) LAND EXCHANGE.—

10 (1) ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE LANDS.—As con11 sideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands 

12 referred to in paragraph (2), Pleasant Country Ltd. 

13 shall convey to the Secretary parcels of private land, 

14 as generally depicted on the map, designated from 

15 the approximately 8,000 acres of private land in the 

16 vicinity of Lake Pleasant in Yavapai County, Ari17 zona. 

18 (2) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LANDS.—In ex19 change for the private lands acquired by the Sec20 retary under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con21 vey to Pleasant Country Ltd. all right, title, and in22 terest of the United States in and to Bureau of 

23 Land Management lands (of equal value to the ac24 quired land) located—
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1 (A) in sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, and 

2 25, township 6 north, range 2 west, Gila and 

3 Salt River meridian; 

4 (B) in sections 17 through 30, township 6 

5 north, range 1 west, Gila and Salt River merid6 ian; or 

7 (C) elsewhere in the State of Arizona that, 

8 before the date the land exchange is completed, 

9 are determined to be surplus to the needs of the 

10 United States and are acceptable to both the 

11 Secretary and Pleasant Country Ltd. 

12 (3) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the 

13 acquired land shall conform with the title approval 

14 standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions, 

15 and the acquired land shall be subject to valid exist16 ing rights of record. Title to the conveyed land shall 

17 be acceptable to Pleasant Country Ltd., and the con18 veyed land may be subject to only those deed restric19 tions approved by both the Secretary and Pleasant 

20 Country Ltd. before preparation of the appraisal. 

21 (d) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 

22 acquired land and the conveyed land shall be equal accord23 ing to the appraisal conducted pursuant to subsection (e) 

24 and approved by both the Secretary and Pleasant Country 

25 Ltd. 
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1 (e) APPRAISAL.—

2 (1) SELECTION OF APPRAISER.—The Secretary 

3 shall select a qualified appraiser acceptable to both 

4 the Secretary and Pleasant Country Ltd. to estab5 lish the value of the acquired land and the conveyed 

6 land. 

7 (2) STANDARDS.—The selected appraiser shall 

8 use nationally recognized appraisal standards to es9 tablish the value of the acquired land and the con10 veyed land, including, as appropriate, the following: 

11 (A) The Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

12 Federal Land Acquisitions (1992). 

13 (B) The Uniform Standards of Profes14 sional Appraisal Practice. 

15 (C) Section 206(d) of the Federal Land 

16 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

17 1716(d)). 

18 (D) The Federal Land Exchange Facilita19 tion Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–409; 102 

20 Stat. 1086; 43 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

21 (3) APPROVAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 the date of the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 all appraisals of the acquired land and the conveyed 

24 land shall be completed and submitted to the Sec25 retary and Pleasant Country Ltd. for approval. In 
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1 the case of a dispute concerning an appraisal or ap2 praisal issue that arises under this subsection, the 

3 appraisal or appraisal issue in dispute shall be re4 solved in accordance with section 206(d) of the Fed5 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

6 U.S.C. 1716(d)). 

7 (f) COMPLETION.—Notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law, all conveyances under subsection (c) shall be 

9 completed within 90 days after the later of the following 

10 dates: 

11 (1) The date on which the conditions set forth 

12 in subsection (c)(3) are met. 

13 (2) The date on which the appraisal under sub14 section (e) is approved by both the Secretary and 

15 Pleasant Country Ltd., or, in the case of a dispute 

16 concerning an appraisal or appraisal issue that 

17 arises under such subsection, the date the dispute is 

18 resolved as provided in such subsection. 

19 (g) RELATION TO OTHER LAW.—The land exchange 

20 authorized by this section shall not be considered a major 

21 Federal action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of 

22 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

23 4332(2)(C)).

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