An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public and acquired lands in the State of Nevada to the County of Mineral, Nevada.
PL 95-265 (H.R.4979), enacted 04/24/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-265—APR. 24, 1978 
92 STAT. 203 
Public Law 95^265 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public and acquired 
lands in the State of Nevada to the county of Mineral, Nevada. 
Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assemJbled, That (a) the Secre-
tary of the Interior, hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary", shall 
issue to the county of Mineral, State of Nevada, a patent or other 
instrument of conveyance for the land owned by the United States 
and comprising approximately two thousand six hundred and twenty 
acres described in this section, or any portion thereof, upon payment 
into the Treasury of the United States the appraised value of the 
parcel to be conveyed, plus the costs of appraisal, surveys and extin-
guishing adverse claims: Provided, That any of the land described in 
this section which remains unconveyed to the county of Mineral on 
and after five years from the date of approval of this Act shall no 
longer be subject to conveyance under this Act. 
(b) The following described lands situated in the State of Nevada 
are hereby made subject to this Act: 
(1) The west half of the northwest quarter of section 26, town-
ship 8 north, range 30 east; the part of the northwest quarter of 
the southwest quarter of section 26, township 8 north, range 30 
east, that is north of the highway 95 right-of-way. 
(2) The northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the 
east half of the east half of section 25, township 8 north, range 29 
east; all of sections 29 and 30, toAvnship 8 north, range 30 east; 
the north half of the southeast quarter of section 28, township 7 
north, range 30 east. 
(3) The part of section 21, township 7 north, range 30 east, 
that is west of Nevada State Highway Route 31; the north half 
of the northwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the north-
west quarter of section 28, township 7 north, range 30 east; the 
part of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 7 north, 
range 30 east, that is west of Nevada State Highway Route 31; 
the part of section 27, township 7 north, range 30 east, that is 
west of Nevada State Highway Route 31; the east half of the 
northwest quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of 
section 34, township 7 north, range 30 east; the part of the north-
east quarter of section 34, township 7 north, range 30 east, that is 
west of Nevada State Highway Route 31; the part of section 35, 
township 7 north, range 30 east, that is west of Nevada State 
Highway Route 31. 
SEC. 2. Upon receipt of a request from the county of Mineral, State 
of Nevada, for the purchase of a tract of the lands described in section 
1, the Secretary shall immediately cause the same to be appraised and, 
upon completion of such appraisal, shall notify the county of Mineral 
of the appraised value of such tract and the county shall have six 
months from the date of such notice to complete the purchase of such 
tract by payment of the appraised value into the Treasury of the 
United States whereupon the Secretary shall issue a patent or other 
instrument conveying such tract to such county. Any such patent or 
Apr. 24, 1978 
[H.R. 4979] ' 
Mineral, Nev. 
Land conveyance, 
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-pt. 1 
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92 STAT. 204 
PUBLIC LAW 95-265—APR. 24, 1978 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
other instrument of conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights 
and easements of record; and shall contain any reservation necessary 
to protect the continuing uses by the United States of real property 
owned by the United States that is adjacent to the tract conveyed. In 
addition, conveyance of section 29, township 8 north, range 30 east, 
shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of section 209 
of the said Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 
Stat. 2757; 43 U.S.C. 1719). 
SEC. 3. All moneys received from the conveyance of lands under the 
terms of this Act shall be disposed of in the same manner as moneys 
received from the sale of public lands, except that moneys received as 
reimbursement for costs of appraisal, surveys, and extinguishing 
adverse claims may be used by the Secr'etary for said purposes without 
appropriation. 
SEC. 4. Subject to valid existing rights on the effective date of this 
Act, the lands described in section 1 which are subject to conveyance 
pursuant to this Act are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appro-
priation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral 
leasing laws. Such withdrawal shall terminate automatically with 
respect to a particular tract upon conveyance of that tract pursuant 
to this Act. Such withdrawal shall terminate upon publication of an 
order in the Federal Register by the Secretary no sooner than five 
years from the effective date of this Act, with respect to any lands or 
interest remaining in the United States at the conclusion of such five-
year period. 
Approved April 24, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-530 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-522 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 123 (1977): Aug. 1, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Vol. 124 (1978): Feb. 24, House concurred in Senate amendment with an 
amendment. 
Apr. 12, Senate concurred in House amendment.