I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 483 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land 
within the Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho 
to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating 
back to 1983. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2019 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
public land within the Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study 
Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized 
use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 
1983. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE AND UTILITY RIGHT-OF- 
WAY, HENRY’S LAKE WILDERNESS STUDY 
AREA, IDAHO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE
AND
RIGHT-OF-WAY
AUTHOR-
IZED.—Notwithstanding section 603(c) of the Federal 
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Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)), the Secretary of the Interior may— 
(1) convey to the owner of a private residence 
located at 3787 Valhalla Road in Island Park, Idaho 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘owner’’), all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the approximately 0.5 acres of Federal land in the 
Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study Area described as 
lot 14, section 33, Township 16 North, Range 43 
East, Boise Meridian, Fremont County, Idaho; and 
(2) grant Fall River Electric in Ashton, Idaho, 
the right to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate a 
right-of-way encumbering approximately 0.4 acres of 
Federal land in the Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study 
Area described as lot 15, section 33, Township 16 
North, Range 43 East, Boise Meridian, Fremont 
County, Idaho, which includes an electric distribu-
tion line and access road, 850′ in length, 20′ in 
width. 
(b) CONSIDERATION; CONDITIONS.— 
(1) LAND DISPOSAL.—The Secretary shall con-
vey the land under subsection (a)(1) in accordance 
with section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) and part 
2711.3–3 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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As consideration for the conveyance the owner shall 
pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair 
market value as valued by a qualified land appraisal 
and approved by the Appraisal and Valuation Serv-
ices Office. 
(2) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall grant 
the right-of-way granted under subsection (a)(2) in 
accordance with section 205 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 and part 2800 
of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(c) EXEMPTIONS.—Land conveyed under subsection 
(a)(1) shall be exempt from all requirements of— 
(1) the Bureau of Land Management Manual 
6330—‘‘Management of BLM Wilderness Study 
Areas’’; and 
(2) the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance of the land and 
the grant of the right-of-way under this section as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
Æ 
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