under section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191(a)). 
(e) TRANSFERABILITY; LIMITATION.— 
(1) TRANSFERABILITY.—A bidding right issued 
for a coal preference right lease application under 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) 
shall be fully transferable to any other person. 
(2) NOTIFICATION OF SECRETARY.—A person 
who transfers a bidding right shall notify the Sec-
retary of the transfer by any method determined to 
be appropriate by the Secretary. 
(3) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A bidding right issued 
under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 
et seq.) shall terminate on the expiration of the 
7-year period beginning on the date the bidding 
right is issued. 
(B) TOLLING OF PERIOD.—The 7-year pe-
riod described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
tolled during any period in which exercise of the 
bidding right is precluded by temporary injunc-
tive relief granted under, or administrative, leg-
islative, or judicial suspension of, the Federal 
coal leasing program. 
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(f) DEADLINE.—If an existing settlement of a coal 
preference right lease application has not been imple-
mented as of the date of enactment of this Act, not later 
than 180 days after that date of enactment, the Secretary 
shall complete the bidding rights valuation process in ac-
cordance with the terms of the settlement. 
SEC. 3. CERTAIN LAND SELECTIONS OF THE NAVAJO NA-
TION. 
(a) CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN SELECTIONS.—The 
land selections made by the Navajo Nation pursuant to 
Public Law 93–531 (commonly known as the ‘‘Navajo- 
Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974’’) (25 U.S.C. 640d et 
seq.) that are depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Navajo-Hopi 
Land Settlement Act Selected Lands’’ and dated April 2, 
2015, are cancelled. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) and subsection (c), the Navajo Nation 
may make new land selections in accordance with 
the Act referred to in subsection (a) to replace the 
land selections cancelled under that subsection. 
(2) ACREAGE CAP.—The total acreage of land 
selected under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
15,000 acres of land. 
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(3) EXCLUSIONS.—The following land shall not 
be eligible for selection under paragraph (1): 
(A) Land within a unit of the National 
Landscape Conservation System. 
(B) Land within— 
(i) the Glade Run Recreation Area; 
(ii) the Fossil Forest Research Nat-
ural Area; or 
(iii) a special management area or 
area of critical environmental concern iden-
tified in a land use plan developed under 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712) that is in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(C) Any land subject to a lease or contract 
under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 
et seq.) or the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Materials Act of 1947’’) (30 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as of the date of the selec-
tion. 
(4) DEADLINE.—Not later than 7 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Navajo Nation 
shall make all selections under paragraph (1). 
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(5) WITHDRAWAL.—Any land selected by the 
Navajo Nation under paragraph (1) shall be with-
drawn from disposal, leasing, and development until 
the date on which the selected land is placed into 
trust for the Navajo Nation. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the acreage 
limitation in the second proviso of section 11(c) of 
Public Law 93–531 (commonly known as the ‘‘Nav-
ajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974’’) (25 U.S.C. 
640d–10(c)) and subject to subsection (b)(2), the 
value of the land selected under subsection (b)(1) 
and the land subject to selections cancellation under 
subsection (a) shall be equal, based on appraisals 
conducted under paragraph (2). 
(2) APPRAISALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The value of the land 
selected under subsection (b)(1) and the land 
subject to selections cancelled under subsection 
(a) shall be determined by appraisals conducted 
in accordance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
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(B) TIMING.— 
(i) LAND
SUBJECT
TO
SELECTIONS 
CANCELLED.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
appraisal under subparagraph (A) of the 
land subject to selections cancelled under 
subsection (a) shall be completed. 
(ii) NEW SELECTIONS.—The apprais-
als under subparagraph (A) of the land se-
lected under subsection (b)(1) shall be 
completed as the Navajo Nation finalizes 
those land selections. 
(d) BOUNDARY.—For purposes of this section and 
the Act referred to in subsection (a), the present boundary 
of the Navajo Reservation is depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Navajo Nation Boundary’’ and dated November 16, 
2015. 
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