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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2100 
To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Mohave Valley, 
Mohave County, Arizona, administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, for use as a public 
shooting range. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2009 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Mo-
have Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management to the Arizona Game 
and Fish Department, for use as a public shooting range. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) Mohave County, Arizona, has experienced 
rapid growth in the last few years and traditional lo-
cations for target shooting are now too close to pop-
ulated areas for safety; 
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(2) there is a need to designate a centralized 
public location in Mohave County where target 
shooters can practice safely; and 
(3) a central facility is also needed for persons 
training in the use of firearms, such as local law en-
forcement and security personnel. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is— 
(1) to provide a suitable location for the estab-
lishment of a centralized public shooting facility in 
Mohave; and 
(2) to provide the public with— 
(A) opportunities for education and recre-
ation; 
(B) a location for competitive events and 
marksmanship training; and 
(C) a location for local law enforcement of-
ficers to practice and improve their marksman-
ship skills so that they do not have to leave the 
area to practice such skills. 
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, PUBLIC LAND IN MOHAVE 
COUNTY, ARIZONA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, 
shall convey, without consideration, to the Arizona Game 
and Fish Department all right, title, and interest of the 
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United States in and to a parcel of public lands comprising 
approximately 315 acres in sections 35 and 36 of township 
19 north, range 21 west, Mohave County, Arizona, for the 
purpose of permitting the Arizona Game and Fish Depart-
ment to use the land as a public shooting range. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF NEPA.—In making the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply 
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(c) TIMING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
make the conveyance under subsection (a) as soon as prac-
ticable. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 
require that the Arizona Game and Fish Department pay 
all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary 
for the preparation and completion of any patents of and 
transfer of title to property under subsection (a). 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsections (a) 
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as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States. 
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