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 ‘‘Red River Private Prop-
erty Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLAIMER AND OUTDATED SURVEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary disclaims any right, 
title, and interest to the land located south of the South 
Bank boundary line in the affected area. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF PRIOR SURVEYS.—Surveys con-
ducted by the Bureau of Land Management before the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall have no force or effect 
in determining the South Bank boundary line. 
SEC. 3. SURVEY OF SOUTH BANK BOUNDARY LINE. 
(a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—To identify the South Bank 
boundary line in the affected area, the Secretary shall com-
mission a survey. The survey shall— 
(1) adhere to the gradient boundary survey 
method; 
(2) span the entire length of the affected area; 
(3) be conducted by Licensed State Land Sur-
veyors chosen by the Texas General Land Office, in 
consultation with the Oklahoma Commissioners of the 
Land Office; 
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(4) be completed not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(5) not be submitted to the Bureau of Land 
Management for approval. 
(b) APPROVAL OF THE SURVEY.—After the survey is 
completed, the Secretary shall submit the survey to be ap-
proved by the Texas General Land Office, in consultation 
with the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office. 
(c) SURVEYS OF INDIVIDUAL PARCELS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Parcels surveyed as required 
by this section shall be surveyed and approved on an 
individual basis by the Texas General Land Office, in 
consultation with the Oklahoma Commissioners of the 
Land Office. 
(2) SURVEYS OF INDIVIDUAL PARCELS NOT SUB-
MITTED TO THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.— 
Surveys of individual parcels shall not be submitted 
to the Bureau of Land Management for approval. 
(d) NOTICE.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION
TO
THE
SECRETARY.—Not 
later than 30 days after a survey for a parcel is ap-
proved by the Texas General Land Office under sub-
section (c), such office shall provide to the Secretary 
the following: 
(A) Notice of the approval of such survey. 
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(B) A copy of such survey and field notes 
relating to such parcel. 
(2) NOTIFICATION TO ADJACENT LANDOWNERS.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary receives notification relating to a parcel 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to 
landowners adjacent to such parcel the following: 
(A) Notice of the approval of such survey. 
(B) A copy of such survey and field notes 
relating to such parcel. 
(C) Notice that the landowner may file an 
appeal under section 4. 
(D) Notice that the landowner may apply 
for a patent under section 5. 
(E) Any additional information considered 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
SEC. 4. APPEAL. 
Not later than 1 year after the date on which a land-
owner receives notification under section 3(d)(2), a land-
owner who claims to hold right, title, or interest in the af-
fected area may appeal the determination of the survey to 
an administrative law judge of the Department of the Inte-
rior. 
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SEC. 5. RED RIVER SURFACE RIGHTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION PERIOD FOR PAT-
ENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the date that is 18 months 
after the date on which the Secretary receives notifi-
cation relating to a parcel under section 3(d)(1), the 
Secretary shall determine whether such parcel is sub-
ject to appeal. 
(2) PARCEL
NOT
SUBJECT
TO
APPEAL.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary determines a parcel is not subject to appeal, 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) notify landowners adjacent to such par-
cel that the Secretary shall accept applications 
for patents for that parcel under subsection (b) 
for a period of 210 days; and 
(B) begin accepting applications for patents 
for that parcel under subsection (b) for a period 
of 210 days. 
(3) PARCEL SUBJECT TO APPEAL.—If the Sec-
retary determines a parcel is subject to appeal, the 
Secretary shall, not less than once every 6 months, 
check the status of the appeals relating to such parcel, 
until the Secretary determines such parcel is not sub-
ject to appeal. 
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(b) PATENTS FOR LANDS IN THE AFFECTED AREA.— 
If the Secretary receives an application for a patent for a 
parcel of identified Federal lands during the period for ap-
plications for such parcel under subsection (a)(2)(B) and 
determines that the parcel has been held in good faith and 
in peaceful adverse possession by an applicant, or the ances-
tors or grantors of such applicant, for more than 20 years 
under claim (including through a State land grant or deed 
or color of title), the Secretary may issue a patent for the 
surface rights to such parcel to the applicant, on the pay-
ment of $1.25 per acre, if the patent includes the following 
conditions: 
(1) All minerals contained in the parcel are re-
served to the United States and subject to sale or dis-
posal by the United States under applicable leasing 
and mineral land laws. 
(2) Permittees, lessees, or grantees of the United 
States have the right to enter the parcel for the pur-
pose of prospecting for and mining deposits. 
(c) PENDING REQUESTS
FOR PATENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall not offer a parcel of identified Federal land 
for purchase under section 6 if a patent request for that 
parcel is pending under this section. 
SEC. 6. RIGHT OF REFUSAL AND COMPETITIVE SALE. 
(a) RIGHT OF REFUSAL.— 
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(1) OFFERS TO PURCHASE.—After the expiration 
of 
the 
period 
for 
applications 
under 
section 
5(a)(2)(B), the Secretary shall offer for purchase for 
a period of 60 days for each right of refusal— 
(A) the surface rights to the remaining 
identified Federal lands located north of the 
vegetation line of the South Bank to— 
(i) the adjacent owner of land located 
in Oklahoma to the north with the first 
right of refusal; 
(ii) if applicable, the adjacent owner of 
land located in Texas to the south with the 
second right of refusal; 
(iii) if applicable, the adjacent owner 
of land located to the east with the third 
right of refusal; and 
(iv) if applicable, the adjacent owner of 
land located to the west with the fourth 
right of refusal; and 
(B) the surface rights to the remaining 
identified Federal lands located south of the vege-
tation line of the South Bank to— 
(i) the adjacent owner of land located 
in Texas to the south with the first right of 
refusal; 
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