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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1167 
To quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia City, Nevada, to Storey 
County, Nevada, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in 
Virginia City, Nevada, to Storey County, Nevada, to 
resolve conflicting ownership and title claims, 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 ‘‘Restoring Storey 
County Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The Federal Government owns real property 
in Storey County in the State of Nevada. 
(2) While the real property described in para-
graph (1) is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 
some of the real property has been occupied for dec-
ades by individuals— 
(A) who took possession by purchase or 
other documented and putatively legal trans-
actions; and 
(B) the continued occupation by whom 
constitutes a trespass on the title held by the 
Federal Government. 
(3) As a result of the confused and conflicting 
ownership claims, the real property described in 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) is difficult to manage under multiple 
use policies; and 
(B) creates a continuing source of friction 
and unease between the Federal Government 
and local residents. 
(4) All of the real property described in para-
graph (1) is appropriate for disposal for the purpose 
of promoting administrative efficiency and effective-
ness. 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Storey County, Nevada. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 1,745 acres of Federal 
land identified on the map as ‘‘BLM Owned - Coun-
ty Request Transfer’’. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Restoring Storey County Act’’ and dated July 
24, 2012. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN STOREY COUN-
TY, NEVADA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND IN VIRGINIA 
CITY.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
by quitclaim deed, all surface rights of the United States 
in and to the Federal land, including any improvements 
thereon. All costs associated with the conveyance under 
this section shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
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