I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1260 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land 
in San Juan County, New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2013 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico 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 San Juan County, New Mexico, 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 ‘‘San Juan County Fed-
eral Land Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 19 acres of Federal land 
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generally depicted as ‘‘Lands Authorized for Convey-
ance’’ on the map. 
(2) 
LANDOWNER.—The 
term 
‘‘landowner’’ 
means the plaintiffs in the case styled Blancett v. 
United States Department of the Interior, et al., No. 
10–cv–00254–JAP–KBM, United States District 
Court for the District of New Mexico. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘San Juan County Land Conveyance’’ and 
dated June 20, 2012. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN SAN 
JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On request of the landowner, the 
Secretary shall, under such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may prescribe, convey to the landowner all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to any por-
tion of the Federal land (including any improvements or 
appurtenances to the Federal land) by sale. 
(b) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the Federal land to be conveyed under 
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subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
(2) COSTS.—The administrative costs associ-
ated with the conveyance shall be paid by the land-
owner. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of the Federal land under subsection (a), 
the landowner shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
equal to the fair market value of the Federal land 
conveyed, as determined under paragraph (2). 
(2) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of any 
Federal land that is conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to 
the Secretary that is performed in accordance 
with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions; 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice; and 
(C) any other applicable law (including 
regulations). 
(d) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—The Sec-
retary shall deposit the proceeds of any conveyance 
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