I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3006 
To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent 
to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the 
refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in 
Riverside County, California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. GRIJALVA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of 
private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife 
Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange 
for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in River-
side County, California, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Certain non-Federal lands adjacent to the 
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in La Paz County, 
Arizona, are desirable for Federal acquisition to pro-
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tect important riparian areas and migratory bird 
and other wildlife habitat. 
(2) The location of certain Bureau of Land 
Management inholdings in Riverside County, Cali-
fornia, renders the land essentially useful only for 
farming and, therefore, of limited use and enjoyment 
potential for the general public. 
(3) These Bureau of Land Management inhold-
ings are appropriate for transfer to private owner-
ship in exchange for lands that will have higher pub-
lic use values. 
(4) The acquisition of the non-Federal lands 
adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge will 
greatly increase management efficiency of the refuge 
and promote public access, use, and enjoyment of 
the refuge. 
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
REFUGE, ARIZONA, AND BUREAU OF LAND 
MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT LAND.—In exchange for the land described in sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to 
River Bottom Farms of La Paz County, Arizona, all right, 
title and interest of the United States in and to certain 
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Federal land administered by the Secretary through the 
Bureau of Land Management consisting of a total of ap-
proximately 80 acres, and more specifically described as 
Lot 4 of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 22 East, 
San Bernardino Meridian, Riverside County, California. 
The conveyed land shall be subject to valid existing rights, 
including easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any 
other valid encumbrances on the land as of the date of 
the conveyance under this section. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of the Federal land under subsection (a), River 
Bottom Farms shall convey to the United States all right, 
title, and interest of River Bottom Farms in and to two 
parcels of land contiguous to the Cibola National Wildlife 
Refuge in La Paz County, Arizona, consisting of a total 
of approximately 40 acres and more specifically described 
as follows: 
(1) The W1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4 of fractional Section 
7, Township 1 South, Range 23 West, Gila and Salt 
River Base and Meridian, La Paz County, Arizona, 
which is also known as parcel number 301–05– 
005B–9. 
(2) The W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4 of such Section 7, 
which is also known as parcel number 301–05–008– 
0. 
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