San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 113-hr-1260
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2013-03-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Birds

Endangered and threatened species

Land transfers

New Mexico

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, on request of the plaintiffs in the case <i>Blancett v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.</i>, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to convey to them by sale all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of approximately 19 acres of certain federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico (including any improvements or appurtenances). </p> <p>Requires deposit of the proceeds of any such conveyance in a special account, to be available for the acquisition of land from willing sellers in the state for resource protection that is consistent with the purposes for which the Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern was established. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1260 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2013 Mr. Ben Ray Luján 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 19 acres of Federal land generally depicted as Lands Authorized for Conveyance 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 entitled 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. 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 portion 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 description of the Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. (2) Costs The administrative costs associated with the conveyance shall be paid by the landowner. (c) Consideration (1) In general As consideration for the conveyance 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 Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of any conveyance of Federal land under subsection (a) in a special account in the Treasury for use in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Use of proceeds Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, for the acquisition of land or interests in land from willing sellers in the State for resource protection that is consistent with the purposes for which the Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern in the State was established. (e) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions for a conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.