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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 176
To provide for the implementation of the agreement between the Secretary
of the Interior and the Governor of Arizona to facilitate a land exchange
of Federal and State lands between the United States and the State
of Arizona pending a State referendum regarding the agreement in
2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. SHADEGG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the implementation of the agreement between
the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Arizona
to facilitate a land exchange of Federal and State lands
between the United States and the State of Arizona
pending a State referendum regarding the agreement
in 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
The constitutional authority on which this Act rests
is the power of Congress to dispose of and make all need-
ful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or
other Property belonging to the United States, as enumer-
ated in article IV, section 3 of the United States Constitu-
tion, and the power of Congress to make all laws which
are necessary and proper for carrying into execution the
powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of
the United States, or in any Department or officer thereof,
as enumerated in article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
SEC. 2. PREPARATION FOR FUTURE LAND EXCHANGE BE-
TWEEN THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Agree-
ment’’ means the Agreement to Facilitate a Land Ex-
change of Federal and State Lands Between the United
States of America and the State of Arizona entered into
by the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Ari-
zona on October 20, 2000.
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to
provide for the implementation of a land exchange between
the United States and the State of Arizona according to
the Agreement at such time as the exchange can be legally
accomplished.
(c) ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR.—(1) Pending the results of a referendum regarding
the Agreement conducted in the State of Arizona during
2002, the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with
the Governor of Arizona, shall proceed with the implemen-
tation of section 5 and the other provisions of the Agree-
ment, except the actual conveyance or acquisition of real
property by the United States under the Agreement.
(2) The Secretary shall complete the appraisal proc-
ess agreed to in section 6 of the Agreement before the
referendum referred to in paragraph (1) is conducted.
(d) REFERENDUM.—(1) If a referendum is held re-
garding the Agreement during 2002 and the land ex-
change contemplated by the Agreement is authorized, the
parties to the Agreement shall complete the implementa-
tion of the Agreement.
(2) If a referendum is not held regarding the Agree-
ment during 2002, or such a referendum is held during
2002 but the land exchange contemplated by the Agree-
ment is rejected, the rights of each party to the Agreement
with respect to real property under consideration for inclu-
sion in the land exchange shall return to the status in ex-
istence on the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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