Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/1133

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123STA T . 1113 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9(A)consi s te nt w it h s ub sections ( d ) a nd( f ) of section 203 of the F ede r a lL and P olic y and M ana g e m ent Act of 1976 ( 4 3 U.S . C . 1713)

( B ) unless otherwise determined by the Secretary , through a com p etiti v e bidding process; and (C) for not less than fair mar k et value. ( 5 ) WITHDRAW A L . — (A) INGE NERAL.—Sub j ect to valid e x isting rights and except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal land described in paragraph (2) is withdrawn from— (i) all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws; (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (iii) operation of the mineral leasing and geo - thermal leasing laws. (B) EXC E P TI O N.—Subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply to sales made consistent with this subsection. (6) D EADLINE F OR S ALE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, if there is a q ualified bidder for the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall offer the land for sale to the qualified bidder. (B) POSTPONE M ENT; EXCL U SION FROM SALE.— (i) R E Q UEST BY CARSON CITY FOR POSTPONEMENT OR EXCLUSION.—At the request of the City, the Sec- retary shall postpone or exclude from the sale under subparagraph (A) all or a portion of the land described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). (ii) INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.—Unless specifi- cally requested by the City, a postponement under clause (i) shall not be indefinite. (e) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— O f the proceeds from the sale of land under subsections (b)(4)(D)(ii) and (d)(1)— (A) 5 percent shall be paid directly to the State for use in the general education program of the State; and (B) the remainder shall be deposited in a special account in the T reasury of the United States, to be known as the ‘ ‘Carson City Special Account ’ ’, and shall be available without further appropriation to the Secretary until expended to— (i) reimburse costs incurred by the Bureau of Land Management for preparing for the sale of the Federal land described in subsection (d)(2), including the costs of— (I) surveys and appraisals; and (II) compliance with— (aa) the N ational Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and (bb) sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713); (ii) reimburse costs incurred by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service for preparing for, and