grant for the support of public education or 
other public institutions; or 
(B) any land located wholly or partially 
within a Relinquishment Areal that was ac-
quired by the State for a purpose described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(5) UNAPPROPRIATED PUBLIC LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘unappropri-
ated public land’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 103 of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘unappropri-
ated public land’’ includes any land or minerals 
acquired by the United States under title III of 
the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 
U.S.C. 1010 et seq.). 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘unappropri-
ated public land’’ does not include Federal land 
that is— 
(i) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), acquired land; 
(ii) in a unit of the National Land 
Conservation System established by the 
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991); 
(iii) in an area of critical environ-
mental concern established under section 
202(c)(3) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712(c)(3)); or 
(iv) in a special recreation manage-
ment area. 
(b) RELINQUISHMENT OF STATE LAND GRANT PAR-
CELS AND SELECTION OF REPLACEMENT LAND.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
SELECT.—In accordance 
with this section, the State may, on approval by the 
Secretary of an application filed under this section— 
(A) relinquish to the Secretary the State 
land grant parcels described in the approved 
application; and 
(B) in exchange for the relinquished land, 
select unappropriated public land in the State 
for conveyance by the Secretary to the State. 
(2) PROCESSING.—The Secretary shall prompt-
ly process any application filed under this section in 
accordance with subsection (c). 
(3) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any land conveyed 
under this section shall be subject to valid exist-
ing rights. 
(B) SUCCESSION.—Each party to whom 
land is conveyed under this section shall suc-
ceed to the rights and obligations of the con-
veying party with respect to any lease, right-of- 
way, permit or other valid existing right to 
which the conveyed land is subject. 
(c) APPLICATION AND CONVEYANCE PROCEDURES.— 
(1) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICA-
TIONS.— 
(A) DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date on which an applica-
tion is filed under this section, the Secretary 
shall issue a final approval or disapproval of the 
application. 
(B) PARTIAL
APPROVAL
AUTHORIZED.— 
An application may be approved by the Sec-
retary in whole or in part. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 
approve any application that the Secretary de-
termines would create irreconcilable manage-
ment conflicts with respect to the management 
of adjacent Federal land. 
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(2) CONVEYANCE.— 
(A) CONVEYANCE BY STATE.—The convey-
ance of any State land grant parcel under this 
section shall be by patent or deed acceptable to 
the Secretary. 
(B) CONVEYANCE BY SECRETARY.— 
(i) DEADLINE FOR CONVEYANCE OF 
UNAPPROPRIATED
PUBLIC
LAND.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date on which 
the Secretary issues a final approval with 
respect to an application for the convey-
ance of unappropriated public land, the 
Secretary shall convey the applicable unap-
propriated public land to the State. 
(ii) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The 
conveyance of unappropriated public land 
by the Secretary to the State under this 
section shall include such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may require. 
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall 
convey unappropriated public land under this 
section in accordance with— 
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(i) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(ii) any other applicable law. 
(B) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OR EN-
VIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATEMENT.—In pre-
paring an environmental assessment or environ-
mental impact statement under section 102(2) 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) for the conveyance of 
unappropriated public land under this section, 
the Secretary is not required to study, develop, 
or describe any action other than— 
(i) the proposed agency action; and 
(ii) the alternative of no action. 
(d) MINERAL LAND.— 
(1) SELECTION AND CONVEYANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provi-
sions of this section, the State may select, and 
the Secretary may convey, unappropriated pub-
lic land that is mineral in character. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The State may not se-
lect, and the Secretary may not convey— 
(i) unappropriated public land that in-
cludes only a portion of a mineral lease or 
permit; or 
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(ii) only the Federal mineral estate to 
unappropriated public land, unless the 
United States does not own the associated 
surface estate of the unappropriated public 
land. 
(2) MINING CLAIMS.— 
(A) MINING CLAIMS UNAFFECTED.—Noth-
ing in this section alters, diminishes, or expands 
the existing rights of a mining claimant under 
applicable law. 
(B) VALIDITY EXAMINATIONS.—Nothing in 
this section requires the Secretary to carry out 
a mineral examination for any mining claim lo-
cated on unappropriated public land to be con-
veyed under this section. 
(C) WITHDRAWAL.—Unappropriated pub-
lic land selected by the State for acquisition 
under this section is withdrawn, subject to valid 
existing rights, from location, entry, and patent 
under the mining laws until that date on 
which— 
(i) the selected unappropriated public 
land is conveyed by the Secretary to the 
State; 
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