IIB
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2745
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 17, 2012
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
AN ACT
To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada.
Amendment to the mesquite lands act of 1986
Section 3 of
Public Law
99–548 (commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of
1986
) is amended—
in subsection
(d)(3)(B), by inserting and implementation
after
development
;
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking For a period of 12 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act,
and inserting Until November 29,
2020,
;
in paragraph (3),
by striking Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of
this subsection,
and inserting Not later than November 29,
2019,
;
in paragraph (5),
by striking the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of
this subsection,
and inserting the date specified in paragraph
(1)(A),
; and
in paragraph (6),
by striking of each parcel
and all that follows through the
period and inserting of each parcel under this subsection shall be
deposited into the General Treasury.
; and
in subsection (f)—
in paragraph (1),
by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this subsection, the
and inserting The
;
in paragraph (2), by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
The approximately 218 acres of land
depicted as Hiatus
on the map titled Mesquite Airport
Conveyance
and dated January 13,
2012.
;
in paragraph (3),
by striking until the date that is 12 years after the date of the
enactment of this subsection,
and inserting until November 29,
2020,
;
by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
Reverter
If the land conveyed pursuant to paragraph (1) is not used by the city as an airport or for another public purpose, it shall revert to the United States, at the option of the Secretary, except that the city shall have an exclusive right to purchase such land.
; and
by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
Right to purchase land
Until November 29, 2020, the City of Mesquite, Nevada, subject to all appropriate environmental reviews, including compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall have the exclusive right to purchase the parcels of public land described in paragraph (2) that the Secretary did not convey to the city pursuant to paragraph (1).
Proceeds of sale
The proceeds of the sale of each parcel under this subsection shall be deposited into the General Treasury.
.
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2012.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk