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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5494
To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal lands administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management in Maricopa County, Arizona, in ex-
change for private lands located in Yavapai County, Arizona. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
Mr. STUMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal lands ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management in Mari-
copa County, Arizona, in exchange for private lands lo-
cated in Yavapai County, Arizona.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT LAND IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 
FOR PRIVATE LAND IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, AR-
IZONA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain parcels of private land located in 
Yavapai County in the State of Arizona near Lake 
Pleasant are intermingled with land owned by the 
United States and administered by the Secretary of 
the Interior through the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(2) A land exchange that would dispose of small 
isolated tracts within larger blocks of contiguous 
parcels of land would improve the management effi-
ciency of the Federal land and serve important pub-
lic objectives, including—
(A) the enhancement of public access, aes-
thetics, and recreational opportunities adjacent 
to Lake Pleasant; and 
(B) the protection and enhancement of 
habitat for threatened and sensitive species 
within unified landscapes under Federal man-
agement. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘acquired land’’ means the land 
described in subsection (c)(1) to be acquired by the 
United States. 
(2) The term ‘‘conveyed land’’ means the land 
described in subsection (c)(2) to be conveyed by the 
Secretary.
(3) The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Lake Pleasant Land Exchange’’ and dated ll, 
which shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the offices of the Secretary and the Arizona 
State Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) LAND EXCHANGE.—
(1) ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE LANDS.—As con-
sideration for the conveyance of the Federal lands 
referred to in paragraph (2), Pleasant Country Ltd. 
shall convey to the Secretary parcels of private land, 
as generally depicted on the map, designated from 
the approximately 8,000 acres of private land in the 
vicinity of Lake Pleasant in Yavapai County, Ari-
zona. 
(2) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LANDS.—In ex-
change for the private lands acquired by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
vey to Pleasant Country Ltd. all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to Bureau of 
Land Management lands (of equal value to the ac-
quired land) located—
(A) in sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, and 
25, township 6 north, range 2 west, Gila and 
Salt River meridian; 
(B) in sections 17 through 30, township 6 
north, range 1 west, Gila and Salt River merid-
ian; or 
(C) elsewhere in the State of Arizona that, 
before the date the land exchange is completed, 
are determined to be surplus to the needs of the 
United States and are acceptable to both the 
Secretary and Pleasant Country Ltd. 
(3) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the 
acquired land shall conform with the title approval 
standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions, 
and the acquired land shall be subject to valid exist-
ing rights of record. Title to the conveyed land shall 
be acceptable to Pleasant Country Ltd., and the con-
veyed land may be subject to only those deed restric-
tions approved by both the Secretary and Pleasant 
Country Ltd. before preparation of the appraisal. 
(d) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
acquired land and the conveyed land shall be equal accord-
ing to the appraisal conducted pursuant to subsection (e) 
and approved by both the Secretary and Pleasant Country 
Ltd.
(e) APPRAISAL.—
(1) SELECTION OF APPRAISER.—The Secretary 
shall select a qualified appraiser acceptable to both 
the Secretary and Pleasant Country Ltd. to estab-
lish the value of the acquired land and the conveyed 
land. 
(2) STANDARDS.—The selected appraiser shall 
use nationally recognized appraisal standards to es-
tablish the value of the acquired land and the con-
veyed land, including, as appropriate, the following: 
(A) The Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions (1992). 
(B) The Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
(C) Section 206(d) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(d)). 
(D) The Federal Land Exchange Facilita-
tion Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–409; 102 
Stat. 1086; 43 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(3) APPROVAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, all appraisals 
of the acquired land and the conveyed land shall be 
completed and submitted to the Secretary and Pleas-
ant Country Ltd. for approval.
(4) RESOLUTION OF DISAGREEMENT.—In the 
case of a dispute concerning an appraisal or ap-
praisal issue that arises under this subsection, the 
appraisal or appraisal issue in dispute shall be re-
solved in accordance with section 206(d) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1716(d)). 
(f) DEADLINE.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, all conveyances under subsection (c) shall be com-
pleted within 90 days after the later of the following dates: 
(1) The date on which the conditions set forth 
in subsections (c)(3) are met. 
(2) The date on which the appraisal under sub-
section (e) is approved by both the Secretary and 
Pleasant Country Ltd., or, in the case of a dispute 
concerning an appraisal or appraisal issue that 
arises under such subsection, the date the dispute is 
resolved as provided in paragraph (4) of such sub-
section. 
(g) RELATION TO OTHER LAW.—The land exchange 
authorized by this section shall not be considered a major 
Federal action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)).
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