Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 117-hr-5087
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2021-08-24
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport Land Conveyance Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior, at the request of Mohave County in Arizona, to convey approximately 10 acres of identified federal land (including any improvements) administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the county.</p> <p>The federal land conveyed shall be used only for public purposes by the Mohave County Airport Authority.</p> <p>Interior must convey the land without consideration and by quitclaim deed within one year of receiving the request from the county.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 24, 2021 Mr. Gosar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land located in Mohave County, Arizona, to Mohave County, Arizona, for public purposes of use by the Mohave County Airport Authority.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport Land Conveyance Act . 2. Land conveyance, Mohave County, Arizona (a) Land conveyance required If, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the County submits a written request to the Secretary requesting that Federal land be conveyed to the County, the Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after receiving such written request, convey to the County, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights. (b) Map; survey (1) Availability of map The Map shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (2) Minor errors The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the Map and legal description of the Federal land. (3) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of the Federal land shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. (c) Terms and Conditions (1) Consideration; quitclaim deed The conveyance of the Federal land to the County under subsection (a) shall be made without consideration and by quitclaim deed. (2) Costs The Secretary shall require the County to pay all costs associated with the conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a) as a condition of such conveyance. (3) Use The Federal land conveyed to the County under subsection (a) shall be used only for public purposes by the Mohave County Airport Authority. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) County The term County means the Mohave County, Arizona. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 10 acres of Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management identified on the Map, and any improvements on such land. (3) Map The term Map means the map entitled Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, Mohave County, AZ and dated July 26, 2021. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.