Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8299 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Da- kota, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gilt Edge Mine Con- 4 veyance Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 8 means all right, title, and interest of the United 9 States in and to approximately 266 acres of Na- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:17 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8299.IH H8299 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8299 IH tional Forest System land within the Gilt Edge Mine 1 Superfund Boundary, as generally depicted on the 2 map. 3 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en- 4 titled ‘‘Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act’’ and dated 5 August 20, 2020. 6 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 7 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 8 Chief of the Forest Service. 9 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means State of 10 South Dakota. 11 SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the terms and condi- 13 tions described in this Act, if the State submits to the 14 Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal land for the mar- 15 ket value, as determined by the appraisal under subsection 16 (c), the Secretary shall convey the Federal land to the 17 State. 18 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 19 under subsection (a) shall be— 20 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 21 (2) made by quitclaim deed; and 22 (3) subject to any other terms and conditions 23 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 24 interests of the United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:17 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8299.IH H8299 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8299 IH (c) APPRAISAL.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before submitting an offer 2 under subsection (a), the State shall complete an ap- 3 praisal to determine the market value of the Federal 4 land. 5 (2) STANDARDS.—The appraisal under para- 6 graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with— 7 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 8 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 9 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 10 Appraisal Practice. 11 (d) MAP.— 12 (1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 13 kept on file and available for public inspection in the 14 appropriate office of the Forest Service. 15 (2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary 16 may correct any errors in the map. 17 (e) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con- 18 veyance under subsection (a), the State shall pay to the 19 Secretary an amount equal to the market value of the Fed- 20 eral land, as determined by the appraisal under subsection 21 (c). 22 (f) SURVEY.—The State shall prepare a survey that 23 is satisfactory to the Secretary of the exact acreage and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:17 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8299.IH H8299 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 8299 IH legal description of the Federal land to be conveyed under 1 subsection (a). 2 (g) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition on the 3 conveyance under subsection (a), the State shall pay all 4 costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost 5 of— 6 (1) the appraisal under subsection (c); and 7 (2) the survey under subsection (f). 8 (h) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.—Any pro- 9 ceeds received by the Secretary from the conveyance under 10 subsection (a) shall be— 11 (1) deposited in the fund established under 12 Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk 13 Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 14 (2) available to the Secretary until expended, 15 without further appropriation, for the maintenance 16 and improvement of land or administration facilities 17 in the Black Hills National Forest in the State. 18 (i) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.—Notwithstand- 19 ing section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Environ- 20 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 21 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall not 22 be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the 23 Federal land conveyed to the State under this Act. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:17 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8299.IH H8299 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS