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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1535
To amend Public Law 99–548 to expand the right of the City of Mesquite,
Nevada, to purchase certain public lands in the vicinity of the City.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 6, 1997
Mr. GIBBONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Recources
A BILL
To amend Public Law 99–548 to expand the right of the
City of Mesquite, Nevada, to purchase certain public
lands in the vicinity of the City.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AUTHORITY.
(a) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 3 of Public
Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) FIFTH AREA.—(1) No later than 25 years after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the City of Mes-
quite shall notify the Secretary as to which if any of the
public lands identified in paragraph (2) of this subsection
the city wishes to purchase.
‘‘(2) For a period of 25 years after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the city shall have the exclusive
right to purchase the following parcel of public lands:
Sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Me-
ridian; Sec. 35, T. 12 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo
Meridian; South 1⁄2 Sec. 26, T. 12 S., R. 70 E.
Mount Diablo Meridian; W 1⁄2, Sec. 25, T. 12 S., R.
70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; NW 1⁄4 Sec. 36, T.
12 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; Sec. 3, T.
13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; Sec. 2, T.
13 S., R 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; Sec. 10, T.
13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; W. 1⁄2 Sec.
11, T. 13 S., R. 70E., Mount Diablo Meridian; W.
1⁄2, SE 1⁄4 Sec. 11, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Dia-
blo Meridian; NE 1⁄4 Sec. 11, T. 13 S., R. 70 E.,
Mount Diablo Meridian; E. 1⁄2 Sec. 16, T. 13 S., R.
70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; E. 1⁄2 Sec. 21, T. 13
S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; Portion of
Sec. 28, North of Interstate 15, T. 13 S., R. 70 E.,
Mount Diablo Meridian; Portion of N 1⁄2 Sec. 33,
North of Interstate 15, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount
Diablo Meridian; Portion of Sec. 27, North of Inter-
state 15, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Merid-
ian; Sec. 22, T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Me-
ridian; Sec. 15, T. 13 S. R. 70 E., Mount Diablo
Meridian; NW 1⁄4 Sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 70 E.,
Mount Diablo Meridian; W 1⁄2, NE 1⁄4 Sec. 14, T.
13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian.
‘‘(3) In the event that the Department of Aviation
for Clark County, Nevada, in conjunction with the Federal
Aviation Administration, identifies public lands in Nevada
other than the parcel identified in paragraph (2) as better
suited for the development of a commercial airport to
serve the City of Mesquite, the city shall have the exclusive
right to purchase such other lands for a period of 25 years
after date of the enactment of this subsection.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—(1) Section 121 of
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(d) of
division A of Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–202),
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Mesquite Lands Act of
1988’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat.
3061; commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act
of 1986)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’.
(2) The amendments made by this subsection shall
take effect as of September 30, 1996.
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