Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2010
S. 3565111th Congress

Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2010

Introduced in the SenateSen. John McCain (R-AZ)21 sections · 2 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Jul 12, 2010

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2010.

Section 2. Purposes

The purposes of this Act are—

(1) to provide a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized, public, multipurpose shooting range in the County; and

(2) to provide the public with—

(A) opportunities for education and recreation;

(B) a location for competitive events and marksmanship training; and

(C) a location for local law enforcement officers to practice and improve their marksmanship skills so that the officers do not have to leave the area to practice those skills.

Section 3. Definitions

In this Act:

(1) Commission

The term Commission means the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

(2) County

The term County means Mohave County, Arizona.

(3) Federal land

The term Federal land means the public land in the County, comprising approximately 315 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled Boundary Cone Road Location and dated ___, 2010.

(4) Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

(a) In general

As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Commission all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land for use as a public shooting range.

(1) In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), with respect to the conveyance under subsection (a), the Mohave Valley Shooting Range Environmental Assessment/Plan Amendment Record of Decision dated February 8, 2010, is final and determined to be legally sufficient for the purposes of, but not limited to—

(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and

(B) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

(2) Treatment of record

The record of decision referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to judicial review by any court of the United States.

(c) Administrative costs

If the Commission accepts the conveyance of the Federal land, the Commission shall be responsible for paying all administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents of and transfer of title to the Federal land under subsection (a).

(d) Requirement

The land conveyed under subsection (a) shall be managed by the Commission for recreation or other public purposes, consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

(e) Reversion

If the Federal land ceases to be used for public purposes, the Federal land shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

(f) Correction of map errors

The Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical error in the map referred to in section 3(3).

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