Public Law 86–433

The term “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Interior.

The term “Commission” shall mean the Colorado River Commission of the State of Nevada.

The term “State” shall mean the State of Nevada.

The term “transfer area” shall mean all of the lands and interests in land owned by the United States and described in section 2 of this Act, except (1) lands in which the Fort Mohave Indian Tribe holds an interest, (2) lands excluded at the request of the Commission because of conflict with a mining claim or claims, and (3) lands or interests in land reserved to the United States pursuant to section 7 of this Act.

All of sections 1, 12, and 13 and fractional sections 24 and 25, township 33 south, range 65 east.

All of sections 6, 7, and 8, fractional sections 4, 5. 9, 10, and 15, east half, east half northwest quarter, and southwest quarter section 16, west half northeast quarter, west half, and southeast quarter fractional section 17, all of section 18, fractional sections 19, 20, 21, and 30, township 33 south, range 66 east.

East half section 20, all of sections 21, 22, and 23, fractional sections 24 and 26, all of sections 27 and 28, east half section 29, southeast quarter section 31, fractional sections 32, 34, and 35, township 32 south, range 66 east.

Notwithstanding the specific land descriptions in items 1 through 3, the eastern boundary of the transfer area is the centerline of the Colorado River as it exists on the date of approval of this Act, and all range references contained in the foregoing refer to the Mount Diablo base and meridian.

The Commission, within three years after the effective date of this Act, shall submit to the Secretary a proposed plan of development for the entire transfer area, which plan shall include but need not be limited to the general terms and conditions under which individuals, governmental agencies or subdivisions, corporations, associations or other legal entities may acquire rights, title, or interests in and to lands within the transfer area.

At any time after submission of a proposed plan, as required by the preceding subsection, the Commission may select for transfer from Federal to State ownership the entire transfer area. The application for transfer of title to the transfer area shall be made to the Secretary and shall be accompanied by a development and acquisition planning report containing such information relative to any proposed development and acquisition payment plan as may by regulation be required by the Secretary. No acquisition payment plan shall be considered by the Secretary unless such plan provides for payment by the State into the Treasury of the United States, within five years of the delivery of patent to the Commission, of an amount equal to the appraised fair market value of the lands conveyed.

At the earliest practicable date following the effective date of

Appraisal.

this Act, the Secretary shall cause an appraisal to be made of the fair market value of the lands within the entire transfer area, including mineral and material values, if any; such appraisal when completed shall constitute the only basis, except for such adjustment as may be required by virtue of the provisions of sections 1 and 6 of this Act, for determining the compensation to be paid to the United States by the Commission for the transfer of the lands to which this Act is applicable.

As soon as a proposed unit development and acquisition planning report is found by the Secretary to comply with the provisions of this Act and with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe as to the contents thereof, the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate a contract of sale with the Commission and to prepare appropriate conveyancing instruments for the lands involved. Thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress, for reference to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, copies of the Commission application, proposed development and acquisition planning report, and proposed contract of sale and conveyancing instruments, together with his comments and recommendations, if any.

No contract of sale or instrument of conveyance shall be executed by the Secretary with respect to any lands applied for by the Commission prior to sixty calendar days (which sixty days, however, shall not include days on which either the House of Representatives or the Senate is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) from the day on which the Secretary makes the submissions required by the preceding subsection, unless the Congress, prior to the expiration of said sixty days, approves the execution of such contract of sale and instrument of conveyance.