IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2630 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 24, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘La Paz County Land 
Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means La 
Paz County, Arizona. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 8,800 acres of land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management and des-
ignated as ‘‘Federal land to be conveyed’’ on the 
map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 
prepared by the Bureau of Land Management enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed La Paz County Land Conveyance’’ 
and dated May 24, 2017. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives a request from the 
County to convey all or a portion of the Federal land, sub-
ject to valid existing rights and to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and not-
withstanding the land use planning requirements of sec-
tions 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
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agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Sec-
retary shall convey to the County all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the Federal land identi-
fied on the map. 
(b) PHASED CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey 
the public land described in subsection (a) in parcels 
over a period of up to 20 years, as is required to 
carry out the phased development of renewable en-
ergy or other economic development. 
(2) PAYMENT
OF
FAIR
MARKET
VALUE.—A 
parcel shall be conveyed by the Secretary on pay-
ment by La Paz County, Arizona, to the Secretary, 
of the fair market value of the parcel, as determined 
under paragraph (3). 
(3) APPRAISAL TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the fair 
market value of the Federal land to be conveyed— 
(A) in accordance with the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.); and 
(B) based on an appraisal that is con-
ducted in accordance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisition; and 
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(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice. 
(c) PROTECTION
OF
TRIBAL
CULTURAL
ARTI-
FACTS.—To the greatest extent practicable, the County 
and all subsequent owners of land conveyed under this Act 
shall— 
(1) make good faith efforts to avoid disturbing 
Tribal artifacts; 
(2) minimize impacts on Tribal artifacts if they 
are disturbed; 
(3) work with the Colorado River Indian Tribes 
Tribal Historic Preservation Office to identify arti-
facts of cultural and historic significance; and 
(4) allow Tribal representatives to rebury un-
earthed artifacts at or near where they were discov-
ered. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the 
County may, by mutual agreement— 
(A) make minor boundary adjustments to 
the Federal land to be conveyed under sub-
section (a); and 
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