H.R. 1170
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
Sponsor
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Jan 11, 2023
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,170
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Mar 14, 2013
- Policy Area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Is Law
- No
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
Source: House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-297.
Source: House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-297.
Source: Library of Congress
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: House committee actions
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Source: House committee actions
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Secretary receives an offer from the city of Fernley, Nevada, to purchase identified federal land within the city, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the land.
Permits the city and the Bureau of Reclamation to retain easements or rights-of-way on the federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that are necessary to carry out the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal Irrigation District Canal or the Newlands Project.
Requires the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance.
Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product), solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Secretary receives an offer from the city of Fernley, Nevada, to purchase identified federal land within the city, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the land.
Permits the city and the Bureau of Reclamation to retain easements or rights-of-way on the federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that are necessary to carry out the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal or the Newlands Project.
Requires the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance.
Declares that any conveyances under this Act shall not be considered a major federal action for purposes of an environmental impact statement required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product), solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land.
Withdraws the federal land from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
Natural Resources Committee