Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 2.djvu/165

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PUBLIC LAW 106-298—OCT. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 1047 (2) COUNTY.— The term "County" means Lincoln County, Nevada. (3) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The term "special account" means the account in the Treasury of the United States established under section 5. SEC. 4. DISPOSAL OF LAND. (a) DISPOSAL. — (1) IN GENERAL. —As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the land use planning and land sale requirements contained in sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711, 1712), the Secretary, in cooperation with the County and the City, in accordance with this Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and other applicable law, and subject to valid existing rights, shall dispose of the land described in subsection (b) in a competitive bidding process, at a minimum, for fair market value. (2) TIMING. — The Secretary shall dispose of— Deadlines. (A) the land described in subsection (b)(1)(A) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) the land described in subsection (b)(1)(B) not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) LAND DESCRIPTION. — (1) IN GENERAL.—The land referred to in subsection (a) is the land depicted on the map entitled "Public Lands Identified for Disposal in Lincoln County, Nevada" and dated July 24, 2000, consisting of— (A) the land identified on the map for disposal within 1 year, comprising approximately 4,817 acres; and (B) the land identified on the map for disposal within 5 years, comprising approximately 8,683 acres. (2) MAP. — The map described in paragraph (1) shall be availalDle for public inspection in the Ely Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. (c) SEGREGATION.— Subject to valid existing rights, the land described in subsection (b) is segregated from all forms of entry and appropriation (except for competitive sale) under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (d) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZONING.— The Secretary shall ensure that qualified bidders intend to comply with— (1) County and City zoning ordinances; and (2) any master plan for the area developed and approved by the County and City. SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. (a) LAND SALES.— Of the gross proceeds of sales of land under this Act in a fiscal year— (1) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State of Nevada for use in the general education program of the State; (2) 10 percent shall be returned to the County for use as determined through normal county budgeting procedures, with emphasis given to support of schools, of which no amount