I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2630 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La 
Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2017 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. BIGGS) 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 
land to La Paz County, Arizona, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘La Paz County Land 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means La 
Paz County, Arizona. 
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(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 8,000 acres of Federal 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management 
and designated as ‘‘Federal land to be conveyed’’ on 
the map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 
prepared by the Bureau of Land Management enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed La Paz County Land Conveyance’’ 
and dated May 24, 2017. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights and notwithstanding the land use planning 
requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
1713), not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the Secretary receives a request from the County for the 
conveyance of the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey 
to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. 
(b) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land conveyed 
under subsection (a)— 
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(A) may be used by the County for any 
public purposes consistent with the Act of June 
14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et 
seq.); and 
(B) shall not be disposed of by the County. 
(2) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to use a 
parcel of the Federal land conveyed under subsection 
(a) in accordance with paragraph (1)— 
(A) title to the parcel shall revert to the 
Secretary, at the option of the Secretary; and 
(B) the County shall be responsible for any 
reclamation necessary for the parcel to revert to 
the United States. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(d) COSTS.—At the closing for the conveyance of 
Federal land under subsection (a), the County shall pay 
or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for the reason-
able transaction and administrative personnel costs associ-
ated with the conveyance authorized under that sub-
section, including the costs of title searches, maps, and 
boundary and cadastral surveys. 
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(e) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES.—On conveyance 
of the Federal land under subsection (a), notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the United States is released 
from any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature 
arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of 
any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petro-
leum product (or derivative of a petroleum product of any 
kind), solid waste, mine materials, or mining-related fea-
tures (including tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill rem-
nants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the presence 
of mining-related features) on the Federal land in exist-
ence before or on the date of the conveyance. 
(f) ACQUISITION OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY IN-
TEREST.— 
(1) REQUEST.—After the date of conveyance of 
the Federal land under subsection (a), the County 
may submit to the Secretary a request to acquire the 
Federal reversionary interest in all or any portion of 
the Federal land. 
(2) APPRAISAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of receipt of a request under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall complete an 
appraisal of the Federal reversionary interest in 
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the Federal land requested by the County under 
that paragraph. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The appraisal under 
subparagraph (A) shall be completed in accord-
ance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
(3) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—If, by the date 
that is 1 year after the date of completion of the ap-
praisal under paragraph (2), the County submits to 
the Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal rever-
sionary requested under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall, not later than the date that is 30 days 
after the date on which the offer is submitted, con-
vey to the County the reversionary interest covered 
by the offer. 
(4) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 
conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest 
under paragraph (3), the County shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of 
the Federal reversionary interest, as determined 
under paragraph (2). 
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