Carson City Public Land Correction Act
Bill: S.1412 | Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky (D-NV)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Carson City Public Land Correction Act
This bill provides for the conveyance of federal land in Carson City, Nevada.
The Department of the Interior must convey approximately 258 acres of identified federal land to Carson City.
The Department of Agriculture shall convey to Carson City, without consideration, a parcel of approximately 0.45 acres of identified Forest Service land for the expansion of a roadway in the city.
Interior shall dispose of approximately 28 acres of federal land identified as the Prison Hills Property. On the disposal of such land, Carson City shall retain (1) a public utility easement, concurrent with Koontz Lane and Conti Drive in the city, that provides waterlines and access to the water tank and trailhead immediately east of such parcels of federal land; and (2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention basin.
If Carson City offers to convey to Interior the approximately 21 acres of land identified as Bennett Ave Properties and Pinion Hills Dr Property, Interior shall accept the offer and then dispose of the land conveyed to it.
Carson City may enter into an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise convey all or a portion of the approximately 75 acres of identified city land in which the Bureau of Land Management has a reversionary interest to third parties for public purposes.
The bill provides for the disposition of the proceeds of the land sales conducted pursuant to this bill.

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, 
                    Nevada, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Carson City Public Land Correction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Account.--The term ``Account'' means the Carson City 
        Special Account established by section 2601(e)(1)(B) of the 
        Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 
        123 Stat. 1113).
            (2) Carson city federal land collaboration committee.--The 
        term ``Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee'' means 
        a committee composed of--
                    (A) the city manager of the City;
                    (B) a designee of the city manager of the City; and
                    (C) not more than 3 members appointed by the Carson 
                City Board of Supervisors to represent areas of City 
                government, including--
                            (i) the parks, recreation, and open space 
                        department of the City;
                            (ii) the community development department 
                        of the City; and
                            (iii) the property management department of 
                        the City.
            (3) City.--The term ``City'' means Carson City, Nevada.
            (4) Covered land sale.--The term ``covered land sale'' 
        means--
                    (A) a sale or disposal of land under section 3, 4, 
                5, or 6; and
                    (B) a sale of land under subparagraph (E) of 
                section 2601(b)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land 
                Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 
                1110) (as amended by section 8(a)).
            (5) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Carson 
        City OPLMA Lands 2021'' and dated April 26, 2021.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO CARSON CITY, NEVADA.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal 
land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the approximately 258 acres of Federal land depicted 
as ``Lands to Acquire'' on the Map.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection 
(a) (including costs of surveys and administrative costs)--
            (1) shall be paid by the City; and
            (2) are eligible for reimbursement from the Account.
    (d) Sale of Land to Third Parties.--If the City subsequently sells 
all or a portion of the Federal land conveyed to the City under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) the sale shall be for fair market value; and
            (2) the proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in the 
        Account.

SEC. 4. CARSON CITY STREET CONNECTOR CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the 
City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of Federal land described in 
subsection (b) for the expansion of a roadway in the City.
    (b) Description of Federal Land.--The parcel of Federal land 
referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 0.45 acres of Forest 
Service land depicted as ``Proposed Land Transfer'' on the map entitled 
``Carson City OPLMA Lands'' and dated April 28, 2020.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection 
(a) (including any costs for surveys and other administrative costs) 
shall be paid by the City.
    (d) Reversion.--If the Federal land conveyed to the City under 
subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use 
authorized under that subsection, the Federal land shall, at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United 
States.

SEC. 5. DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Disposal.--Subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding 
the land use planning requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall 
dispose of the land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 28 acres of Federal land depicted as ``Prison Hills 
Property'' on the Map.
    (c) Costs.--Any costs relating to the disposal of Federal land 
under subsection (a) (including costs of surveys and administrative 
costs) shall be paid by the person who enters into the disposal 
agreement with the Secretary for the land described in subsection (b).
    (d) Conditions.--On disposal of the land under subsection (a), the 
City shall retain--
            (1) a public access and utility easement concurrent with 
        Koontz Lane and Conti Drive in the City, which provides 
        waterlines and access to the water tank and trailhead 
        immediately east of the parcels of Federal land described in 
        subsection (b); and
            (2) an existing drainage easement for a future detention 
        basin located on APN 010-152-06 depicted as ``Lands for BLM 
        Disposal'' on the Map.

SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Conveyance.--If the City offers to convey to the Secretary all 
right and title of the City in and to the land described in subsection 
(b), not later than 180 days after the date of the offer, the Secretary 
shall accept the offer.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 21 acres of land depicted as ``Bennett Ave 
Properties'' and ``Pinion Hills Dr Property'' on the Map.
    (c) Disposal by Secretary of the Interior.--Subject to valid 
existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712), the Secretary shall dispose of the land conveyed to 
the Secretary under subsection (a).
    (d) Costs.--
            (1) Costs related to conveyance.--Any costs relating to the 
        conveyance under subsection (a) (including costs of surveys and 
        administrative costs)--
                    (A) shall be paid by the City; and
                    (B) are eligible for reimbursement from the 
                Account.
            (2) Costs related to disposal.--Any costs relating to the 
        disposal under subsection (c) (including costs of surveys and 
        administrative costs) shall be paid by the person entering into 
        the disposal agreement with the Secretary for the land conveyed 
        under subsection (a).
    (e) Conditions.--On disposal of the land under subsection (c), the 
City shall retain--
            (1) access and a public utility easement on APN 010-252-02 
        for operation and maintenance of a municipal well; and
            (2) a public right-of-way for Bennett Avenue in the City.

SEC. 7. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.

    (a) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from a covered land sale 
shall be deposited in the Account.
    (b) Use.--Amounts deposited in the Account under subsection (a) 
shall be available to the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
applicable, in collaboration with and on approval in writing by, the 
Carson City Federal Land Collaboration Committee, for--
            (1) the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Secretary or 
        the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, in preparing for a 
        covered land sale, including--
                    (A) the costs of surveys and appraisals; and
                    (B) the costs of compliance with--
                            (i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                            (ii) sections 202 and 203 of the Federal 
                        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
                        U.S.C. 1712, 1713); and
            (2) with respect to land acquired by the City under a 
        covered land sale, the reimbursement of costs incurred by the 
        City for--
                    (A) the conduct of wildlife habitat conservation 
                and restoration projects, including projects that 
                benefit the greater sage-grouse;
                    (B) the development and implementation of 
                comprehensive, cost-effective, and multijurisdictional 
                hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention and 
                restoration projects;
                    (C) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive 
                land or an interest in environmentally sensitive land;
                    (D) wilderness protection and processing wilderness 
                designations, including the costs of appropriate 
                fencing, signage, public education, and enforcement for 
                wilderness areas;
                    (E) capital improvements administered by the Bureau 
                of Land Management and the Forest Service; and
                    (F) educational purposes of the City.
    (c) Investment of Account.--Amounts deposited in the Account under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) shall earn interest in an amount determined by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, based on the current average market 
        yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United 
        States of comparable maturities; and
            (2) may be expended by the Secretary or the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, as applicable, in accordance with this section and 
        in collaboration with and on approval in writing by, the Carson 
        City Federal Land Collaboration Committee.
    (d) Management of Account.--The management and procedures of the 
Account shall be determined by an intergovernmental agreement between 
the City and the Carson City Office of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE OMNIBUS PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2009.

    (a) Amendment to Reversionary Interests.--Section 2601(b)(4) of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
Stat. 1111) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (D), the 
following:
                    ``(E) Sale or lease of land to third parties.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The City may enter into 
                        an agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise 
                        convey all or a portion of the land described 
                        in paragraph (2)(B)(iv) to third parties for 
                        public purposes.
                            ``(ii) Condition.--A sale of land under 
                        clause (i) shall be for not less than fair 
                        market value.''.
    (b) Postponement; Exclusion From Sale.--Section 2601(d) of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
Stat. 1112) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(6) Deadline for sale.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of the Carson City Public Land Correction 
        Act, if there is a qualified bidder for the land described in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
        the Interior shall offer the land for sale to the qualified 
        bidder.''.
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