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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2752
To give Lincoln County, Nevada, the right to purchase at fair market value
certain public land located within that county, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 5, 1999
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To give Lincoln County, Nevada, the right to purchase at
fair market value certain public land located within that
county, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lincoln County Land
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. SALE OF PUBLIC LAND.
(a) RIGHT TO PURCHASE.—For a period of 10 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, Lincoln County,
Nevada, shall have the exclusive right to purchase all or
part of the parcel of public land described in subsection
(b).
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of public land
referred to in subsection (a) is that parcel at T. 12 S.,
R. 71 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
(1) Sec. 16: NW 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4, S 1⁄2 SW 1⁄4, SE
1⁄4.
(2) Sec. 17: SW 1⁄4, W 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4, SE 1⁄4 SE
1⁄4.
(3) Sec. 18: SE 1⁄4.
(4) Sec. 19: E 1⁄2.
(5) Sec. 20.
(6) Sec. 21: W 1⁄2.
(7) Sec. 28: W 1⁄2.
(8) Sec. 29.
(9) Sec. 30: E 1⁄2.
(10) Sec. 31: E 1⁄2.
(11) Sec. 32.
(12) Sec. 33: W 1⁄2, SE 1⁄4.
(13) Sec. 34: S 1⁄2.
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, Lincoln County, Ne-
vada, shall notify the Secretary of the Interior which of
the parcels of public land described in subsection (b) the
county intends to purchase.
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.—All sales of
public land under this section—
(1) shall be subject to valid existing rights; and
(2) shall be made for fair market value, as de-
termined by the Secretary.
(e) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 1 year after re-
ceiving notification by Lincoln County that the county
wishes to proceed with a purchase under subsection (a),
the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to Lincoln Coun-
ty the parcels of land selected for purchase.
(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
until the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the public land described in subsection (b) is
withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation
under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and
from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leas-
ing laws.
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
(a) LAND SALES.—Of the gross proceeds of sales of
land under this Act in a fiscal year—
(1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State
of Nevada for use in the general education program
of the State;
(2) 10 percent shall be returned to Lincoln
County for use as determined through normal coun-
(C) the purchase of conservation easements
in Douglas County, Nevada.
(2) ACQUISITION FROM WILLING SELLERS.—An
acquisition under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made
only from a willing seller and after consultation with
the State of Nevada and units of local government
under the jurisdiction of which the environmentally
sensitive land is located.
(3) INTEREST.—Amounts in the special account
shall earn interest in the amount determined by the
Secretary of Treasury on the basis of current aver-
age market yield on outstanding marketable obliga-
tions of the United States of comparable maturities.
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