I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1813 
To facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and reclamation, resolve 
potential liability of the United States, and promote economic develop-
ment in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2019 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and rec-
lamation, resolve potential liability of the United States, 
and promote economic development in Lyon County, Ne-
vada, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Lyon County Economic Development and Environmental 
Remediation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Conveyance of land; resolution of Federal liability. 
Sec. 5. General provisions relating to the conveyance. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ATLANTIC RICHFIELD.—The term ‘‘Atlantic 
Richfield’’ means the Atlantic Richfield Company, a 
Delaware corporation, or its successors or assigns. 
(2) BLM.—The term ‘‘BLM’’ means the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(3) CERCLA.—The term ‘‘CERCLA’’ means 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.). 
(4) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lyon 
County, Nevada. 
(5) FEDERAL
SELECTED
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘Federal selected lands’’ means the approximately 
2,062 acres of land managed by the BLM, located 
in five distinct parcels in Lyon County, Nevada, and 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Anaconda 
Copper Mine Site—Federal Parcels Proposed to be 
Acquired’’ and dated September 7, 2017. 
(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(7) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Anaconda Copper Mine Site—Federal Par-
cels Proposed to be Acquired’’ and dated September 
7, 2017. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(9) SITE.—The term ‘‘Site’’ means the Ana-
conda Copper Mine Site located in Lyon County, 
Nevada. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 
State of Nevada. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Atlantic Richfield is performing environ-
mental response actions under CERCLA at the Site 
with the State’s Division of Environmental Protec-
tion in the lead oversight role; 
(2) to comprehensively and efficiently facilitate 
the environmental remediation and reclamation at 
the Site, Atlantic Richfield requires access to land 
that is owned by the Federal Government; 
(3) more than half of the acreage located within 
the Site’s boundaries is owned by the Federal Gov-
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