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Calendar No. 524 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1638 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 11, 2022 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 
National Forest System land to the State of South Da-
kota, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gilt Edge Mine Con-
veyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to approximately 266 acres of Na-
tional Forest System land within the Gilt Edge Mine 
Superfund Boundary, as generally depicted on the 
map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act’’ and dated 
August 20, 2020. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means State of 
South Dakota. 
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the terms and condi-
tions described in this Act, if the State submits to the 
Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal land for the mar-
ket value, as determined by the appraisal under subsection 
(c), the Secretary shall convey the Federal land to the 
State. 
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(b) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights; 
(2) made by quitclaim deed; and 
(3) subject to any other terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
(c) APPRAISAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the State submits an 
offer under subsection (a), the Secretary shall com-
plete an appraisal to determine the market value of 
the Federal land. 
(2) STANDARDS.—The appraisal under para-
graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(d) MAP.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
kept on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Forest Service. 
(2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary 
may correct any errors in the map. 
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(e) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the State shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the market value of the Fed-
eral land, as determined by the appraisal under subsection 
(c). 
(f) SURVEY.—The State shall prepare a survey that 
is satisfactory to the Secretary of the exact acreage and 
legal description of the Federal land to be conveyed under 
subsection (a). 
(g) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition on the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the State shall pay all 
costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost 
of— 
(1) the appraisal under subsection (c); and 
(2) the survey under subsection (f). 
(h) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.—Any pro-
ceeds received by the Secretary from the conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) deposited in the fund established under 
Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk 
Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 
(2) available to the Secretary, only to the extent 
and in the amount provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts, for the maintenance and improvement of 
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land or administration facilities in the Black Hills 
National Forest in the State. 
(i) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS.—Notwith-
standing section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall not 
be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the 
Federal land conveyed to the State under this Act. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 524 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1638 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer 
certain National Forest System land to the State 
of South Dakota, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 11, 2022 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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