H. R. 2997 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Mesa County, Colorado, certain 
Federal land in Colorado, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clifton Opportunities Now for 
Vibrant Economic Yields Act’’ or as the ‘‘CONVEY Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO MESA COUNTY, COLO-
RADO. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLIFTON PARCEL.—The term ‘‘Clifton parcel’’ means the 
approximately 31.1 acres of Federal land depicted as ‘‘31.1 
Acres to be Conveyed to Mesa County’’ on the map titled 
‘‘Clifton Opportunities Now for Vibrant Economic Yields 
(CONVEY) Act’’ and dated April 19, 2023. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Mesa County, 
Colorado. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Secretarial Order dated 
August 26, 1902, and the Secretarial Order dated July 25, 1908, 
the Secretary shall convey to the County, as soon as practicable, 
all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
Clifton parcel. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The conveyance under this section shall 
be— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights; and 
(2) for not less than fair market value, as determined 
in accordance with subsection (d). 
(d) APPRAISAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The fair market value of the Clifton 
parcel shall be determined by an independent appraisal 
obtained by the Secretary. 
(2) APPRAISAL
STANDARDS.—The appraisal required by 
paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with the— 
(A) Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
Acquisitions; and 
(B) Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac-
tice. 
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The County shall pay all costs 
associated with the conveyance required under subsection (b),
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including all costs associated with any survey conducted for the 
purpose of accomplishing such conveyance. 
(f) PROCEEDS FROM CONVEYANCE.—The proceeds from the 
conveyance required under subsection (b) shall be— 
(1) deposited into the Federal Land Disposal Account estab-
lished by the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and 
(2) available for expenditure under that Act. 
(g) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize a 
map and a legal description of all land to be conveyed under 
this Act. 
(2) CONTROLLING DOCUMENT.—In the case of a discrepancy 
between the map and the legal description created under para-
graph (1), the map shall control. 
(3) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the County, by 
mutual agreement, may correct any minor errors in the map 
or the legal description created under paragraph (1). 
(4) MAP ON FILE.—The map and the legal description cre-
ated under paragraph (1) shall be kept on file and available 
for public inspection in each appropriate office of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.