An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in the State of Arizona, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in lands in the State of Arizona, to amend the Act as of March 14, 1978 (92 Stat. 154), and for other purposes.
PL 96-581 (S.1985), enacted 12/23/1980

conveyance. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-581—DEC. 23, 1980 
94 STAT. 3371 
Public Law 96-581 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in the State of 
Dec. 23, 1980 
Arizona, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in 
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lands in the State of Arizona, to amend the Act of March 14, 1978 (92 Stat. 154), 
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and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Secre- 
State of Arizona, 
tary of Agriculture (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
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"Secretary") is authorized to convey by quitclaim deed, subject to the 
provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the following described tract of 
lands and improvements thereon: 
GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN 
(Coconino County, Arizona) 
Township 21 North, Range 7 East 
Section 15: 
North half northeast quarter. 
Northeast quarter northwest quarter, 
Northeast quarter southeast quarter northwest quarter north-
west quarter. 
North half southeast quarter southeast quarter northwest 
quarter northwest quarter. 
Section 16: 
South half northeast quarter northeast quarter northwest 
quarter, 
Northwest quarter northeast quarter northwest quarter, 
South half northeast quarter northwest quarter. 
Northwest quarter northwest quarter. 
North half northeast quarter southwest quarter northwest 
quarter, 
Southeast quarter northeast quarter southwest quarter north-
west quarter, 
North half northwest quarter southwest quarter northwest 
quarter, 
East half southeast quarter southwest quarter northwest 
quarter. 
Southeast quarter northwest quarter. 
The area described contains 256.25 acres more or less. 
(b)(1) Any conveyances pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 
shall be conditioned upon the Secretary entering into agreements or 
land exchanges, sufficient to assure the Secretary that any party with 
whom such agreements or land exchanges are to be made will 
construct on a site to be determined by the Secretary, administrative 
improvements equal in value to the lands and improvements author-
ized to be conveyed by subsection (a) of this section. The lands and 
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Depositing csish. 
Flagstaff 
Medical 
Regional Center. 
Public offers. 
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Quitclaim deed. 
improvements may be conveyed by a series of transactions or land 
exchanges. 
(2) Each party to whom conveyances are to be made may, in the 
discretion of the Secretary, deposit cash in an amount not less than 
the fair market value, to be determined at the time of conveyance, of 
the lands and improvements conveyed. The cash so received shall be 
deposited into a special fund in the Treasury which when appropri-
ated is authorized to remain available until expended by the Secre-
tary for the purposes of constructing administrative improvements as 
described in this Act. If the value of any land and improvements 
thereon authorized to be conveyed by subsection (a) of this section 
exceeds the value of administrative improvements determined to be 
necessary by the Secretary to be constructed with respect to such 
land under this Act, the party to whom such conveyance is to be made 
shall make a cash payment to the United States in an amount equal 
to such difference in value. 
(c)(1) Of the tract of land described in subsection (a) of this section, 
the Secretary shall offer to sell at the fair market value, as deter-
mined on the date of enactment of this Act, to the Flagstaff Medical 
Regional Center, Flagstaff, Arizona, not to exceed 18.25 acres imme-
diately adjacent to said Flagstaff Medical Regional Center and to the 
city of Flagstaff, Arizona, not to exceed 132.5 acres, under special use 
permit in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to the city of 
Flagstaff. Such offers to sell to the Flagstaff Medical Regional Center 
and to the city of Flagstaff shall remain in effect for periods of not to 
exceed 3 years and 10 years, respectively. Subject to the limitations 
contained in this paragraph, the city of Flagstaff and the Flagstaff 
Medical Regional Center may identify any specific tracts of land they 
want to purchase. 
(2) Except for any land to be conveyed to the Flagstaff Medical 
Regional Center and the city of Flagstaff, the Secretary shall solicit 
public offers for the remaining lands and improvements authorized 
under subsection (a) of this section. All offers shall be publicly opened 
at the time and place stated in the solicitation in accordance with the 
administrative requirements of the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
consider price and land values before entering into agreements or 
land exchanges with any party whose offer conforming to the solicita-
tion notice is determined by the Secretary to be most advantageous to 
the Government. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Secretary may reject any offer if the Secretary determines that 
such rejection is in the public interest. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the Secretary) shall convey by quitclaim deed, without 
consideration, to the owners that appear on record in the office of the 
county recorder, Pima County, Arizona, any right, title, or interest, 
including any mineral rights, which the United States may have in 
and to the real property described in subsection (b) of this section. 
Ot)) The real property referred to in subsection (a) of this section 
consists of four separate strips of land that extend for a total distance 
of nearly four miles, designated as roadways in a certain White 
Survey, dated December 15, 1876, made pursuant to an Act of 
Congress dated February 5,1875, crossing sections 2,11, and 14, and 
the east half of sections 3 and 10 of township 14 south, range 13 east of 
the Gila and Salt River base and meridian, in Pima County, Arizona. 
(c) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall cause to be prepared a quitclaim deed effecting 
the title transfer described in section 1, and shall record such deed in 
the office of the county recorder, Pima County, Arizona. 
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(d) Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall notify all individuals or other legal entities which, as 
of the date of such notice, appear upon the tax rolls of Pima County, 
Arizona, as the owners of lands referred to in subsection (b) of this 
section, or of interests in such lands— 
(1) of the conveyance by the United States of its interests in 
such lands under section 1 of this Act, 
(2) of the possible defect in the title to such lands resulting 
from such interests of the United States, and 
(3) of the opportunity to record a quitclaim deed evidencing the 
conveyance described in subsection (a) of this section in the 
records of the affected grantee. 
SEC. 3. The Act of March 14, 1978 (92 Stat. 154), is amended as 
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follows: 
(a) In section 1(a), in the first sentence, delete the phrase "two-
year", and change "September 30, 1980" to "September 30, 1985"; 
and 
(b) In section 1(c) strike the second sentence in its entirety and 
Appropriation 
insert the following: "There is authorized to be appropriated an 
authorization. 
amount not to exceed $1,500,000 annually for fiscal years 1979 
through 1982 to carry out the provisions of this Act: Provided, That 
any appropriations made pursuant to this Act shall be reduced by the 
amount of any payments made to said districts pursuant to the Acts 
of September 23, 1950 (64 Stat. 906), as amended (20 U.S.C. 631 et 
seq.), and September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1100), as amended (20 U.S.C. 
236 et seq.). For the authorizations made in this subsection, any 
amounts authorized but not appropriated in any fiscal year shall 
remain available for appropriation in succeeding fiscal years.". 
SEC. 4. Any mining claim located under the Mining Laws of the 
United States subsequent to June 18,1879, and prior to January 17, 
1969, in the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 9, 
township 1 north, range 5 east of the Gila and Salt River base and 
meridian, State of Arizona, shall be effective to the same extent in all 
respects as if such lands at the time in location, and at all times 
thereafter had been open to the operation of the Mining Laws of the 
United States: Provided, however. That the claimants have complied 
with all requirements of the Mining Laws of the United States, 
including section 314 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 and that the claims would be subject to any valid 
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intervening rights by private parties under the laws of the United 
States. 
Approved December 23, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1473, accompanying S. 1985 (Comm. on Interior and Insular 
Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-954 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
Sept. 24, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 21, considered and passed House, amended. 
Dec. 9, Senate concurred in House amendments.