S.Amdt. 3476

1. Adds SEC. ___. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS SUITABLE FOR DISPOSAL wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. ___. SALE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS SUITABLE FOR DISPOSAL.

   Inserted: (a) Competitive Sale of Land.--The Secretary shall offer the identified Federal land for disposal by competitive sale for not less than fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser.

   Inserted: (b) Existing Rights.--The sale of identified Federal land under this section shall be subject to valid existing rights.

   Inserted: (c) Proceeds of Sale of Land.--All net proceeds from the sale of identified Federal land under this section shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.

   Inserted: (d) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate--

   Inserted: (1) a list of any identified Federal land that has not been sold under subsection (a) and the reasons such land was not sold; and

   Inserted: (2) an update of the report submitted to Congress by the Secretary on May 27, 1997, pursuant to section 390(g) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127; 110 Stat. 1024), including a current inventory of the Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary that is suitable for disposal.

   Inserted: (e) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Identified federal land.--The term "identified Federal land" means the parcels of Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary that were identified as suitable for disposal in the report submitted to Congress by the Secretary on May 27, 1997, pursuant to section 390(g) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127; 110 Stat. 1024), except the following:

   Inserted: (A) Land not identified for disposal in the applicable land use plan.

   Inserted: (B) Land subject to a Recreation and Public Purpose conveyance application.

   Inserted: (C) Land identified for State selection.

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   Inserted: (D) Land identified for Indian tribe allotments.

   Inserted: (E) Land identified for local government use.

   Inserted: (F) Land that the Secretary chooses to dispose under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).

   Inserted: (G) Land that is segregated for exchange or under agreements for exchange.

   Inserted: (H) Land subject to exchange as authorized or directed by Congress.

   Inserted: (I) Land that the Secretary determines contain significant impediments for disposal including--

   Inserted: (i) high disposal costs;

   Inserted: (ii) the presence of significant natural or cultural resources;

   Inserted: (iii) land survey problems or title conflicts;

   Inserted: (iv) habitat for threatened or endangered species; and

   Inserted: (v) mineral leases and mining claims.

   Inserted: (2) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

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