I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6491 
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 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Mr. GOSAR 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. LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA, LAND CONVEYANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means La 
Paz County, Arizona. 
(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 [llllllll] on the map 
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entitled [‘‘lllllllllll’’], numbered 
[lllllll], and dated [lllllll]. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date on which the County submits to the 
Secretary a request to acquire the Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall convey to the County all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the Federal land. The 
conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider-
ation for the conveyance of the Federal land, the 
County shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal 
to the fair market value of the Federal land. The 
consideration shall be provided not later than 10 
years after date of the conveyance of the Federal 
land. 
(2) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair 
market value of the Federal land based upon an ap-
praisal that is performed in accordance with the 
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac-
quisitions and the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
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(3) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—The gross 
proceeds from the conveyance of the Federal land 
shall be distributed in a manner determined by the 
Secretary. 
(d) MAP.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map described in sub-
section (a)(2) shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(2) CORRECTIONS
AND
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
Secretary and the County may, by mutual agree-
ment— 
(A) make minor boundary adjustments to 
the Federal land to be conveyed under this sec-
tion; and 
(B) correct any minor errors in the map, 
an acreage estimate, or the description of the 
Federal land. 
(3) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between 
the map, an acreage estimate, or a description of 
land under this section, the map shall control unless 
the Secretary and the County mutually agree other-
wise. 
(e) COST OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (b), any costs related to the 
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conveyance shall be paid by the County at the time of the 
conveyance. 
(f) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The County may sell any 
portion of the Federal land conveyed under sub-
section (b) for nonresidential development. 
(2) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The 
County may elect to retain a portion of the conveyed 
Federal land for public recreation and public pur-
poses consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 
(commonly known as the Recreation and Public Pur-
poses Act; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), by providing writ-
ten notice of the election to the Secretary. 
(g) REVERSION.—Any portion of the Federal land 
conveyed under subsection (b) shall revert to the United 
States, at the option of the Secretary, if the Secretary de-
termines that such portion of the land— 
(1) is used in a manner that is inconsistent 
with the use described under subsection (f); or 
(2) has not been used for the use described 
under subsection (f) by the date that is 10 years 
after the date of the conveyance of the Federal land. 
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