State Land Department Special Land Use Permit 
No. 23–113167–17, dated August 27, 2008, and 
identified in this Act as— 
(A) lot 34, State of Arizona ‘‘lease lot’’; 
(B) lot 35; 
(C) lot 37; and 
(D) lot 38. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) SURVEY.—The term ‘‘Survey’’ means a sur-
vey of Meers Point that shall— 
(A) be conducted by the Secretary, acting 
through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(B) cover those portions of lots 34, 35, 37, 
and 38 that are currently within the boundary 
of the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge; and 
(C) determine the exact acreage and legal 
description of the Federal Land to be conveyed 
under this Act. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO PROPERTY 
OWNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—After completion of the survey, 
the Secretary shall convey to each Property Owner by 
quitclaim deed all right, title, and interest of the United 
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States in and to that Federal Land within each Property 
Owner’s lot. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—As 
consideration for the conveyance of the Federal 
Land under this section, each Property Owner shall 
pay to the Secretary a percentage of the total ad-
ministrative costs incurred by the United States in 
an amount that equals the proportion of the acreage 
conveyed to each Property Owner to the total acre-
age conveyed under subsection (a) to all Property 
Owners. Such consideration shall be paid by a Prop-
erty Owner to the Secretary on or before the date 
of the conveyance. 
(2) WAIVER FOR STATE.—Payment is hereby 
waived for any conveyance of Federal Land under 
this Act to the State of Arizona. 
(c) LIABILITY.—Effective on the date of conveyance 
of Federal Land to a Property Owner under this section, 
the United States shall not be held liable by any court 
for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, 
or occurrence relating to the land conveyed, except for 
damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the 
United States or by its employees or agents prior to the 
date of conveyance. Nothing in this section increases the 
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liability of the United States beyond that provided in chap-
ter 171 of title 28, United States Code (popularly known 
as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’) on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(d) PROPERTY OWNER DISCRETION.—The convey-
ance of Federal Land in accordance with this Act shall 
be subject to a Property Owner’s compliance with the pro-
visions of this section. 
SEC. 4. DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS. 
Any amounts paid to the Secretary under section 3, 
shall remain available to the Secretary, without further 
appropriation until expended, for visitor services and re-
source protection at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. 
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