I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6344 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land 
in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. BROOKS of Ala-
bama, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. SESSIONS) 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 
Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified 
entities 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. CONVEYANCES OF COVERED LAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Mo-
have County, Arizona. 
(2) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means any Federal land or interest in Federal land 
in the County generally depicted on the Map as 
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‘‘BLM (S + M) OMC Unpatented Mining Claims 
[4,276 acres]’’. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Mineral Park Land Status Map’’ and dated 
September 27, 2016. 
(4) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means, with respect to a portion of covered 
land— 
(A) the owner of the mining claims, mill-
sites, or tunnel sites on a portion of the covered 
land on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) the lessee, or other successor in inter-
est of the owner— 
(i) with the right of possession of the 
mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites on 
the covered land; 
(ii) that has paid (or whose agent has 
paid) the annual claim maintenance fee or 
filed a maintenance fee waiver on or before 
September 1, 2016, with the authority or 
consent of the owner, for the upcoming as-
sessment year for the mining claims, mill-
sites, or tunnel sites within the exterior 
boundary of the portion of covered land, as 
determined based on the claim mainte-
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nance fee records of the Bureau of Land 
Management as of the date of introduction 
of this Act; and 
(iii) that has the authority or consent 
of the owner to acquire the portion of cov-
ered land; or 
(C) a subsequent successor to the interest 
of a qualified entity in the covered land that 
has the authority or consent of the owner to ac-
quire the portion of covered land. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) LAND CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
notwithstanding the inventory and land use planning 
requirements of sections 201 and 202 or the sales 
provisions of section 203 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 
1712, 1713), not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and subject to valid ex-
isting rights held by third parties and any mining 
claims, millsite, or tunnel site of a qualified entity 
applicable to the covered land, the Secretary shall 
offer for sale to qualified entities, for fair market 
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value, the remaining right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the covered land. 
(2) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the acceptance of an offer under para-
graph (1) by a qualified entity and completion of a 
sale for all or part of the covered land to a qualified 
entity, the Secretary, by delivery of an appropriate 
deed, patent, or other valid instrument of convey-
ance, shall convey to the qualified entity, all remain-
ing right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the applicable portion of the covered land. 
(3) MERGER.—Subject to valid existing rights 
held by third parties, on delivery of the instrument 
of conveyance to the qualified entity under para-
graph (2), any prior interests in the locatable min-
erals and the right to use the surface for mineral 
purposes held by the qualified entity under a mining 
claim, millsite, tunnel site, or any other Federal land 
use authorization applicable to the covered land con-
veyed to the qualified entity, shall merge all right, 
title, and interest conveyed to the qualified entity by 
the United States under this section to ensure that 
the qualified entity receives fee simple title to the 
purchased covered land. 
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(4) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair 
market value of the covered land to be conveyed 
under this subsection in accordance with— 
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(5) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance 
of the covered land under this section, the qualified 
entity shall pay all costs related to the conveyance 
of the covered land conveyed, including the costs of 
surveys and other administrative costs associated 
with the conveyance. 
(6) MAP ON FILE.—The Map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(7) MINOR CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the County, may correct minor er-
rors in the Map or a description of the covered land. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary 
to sell covered land under this section shall terminate on 
the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Æ 
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