Stockdale Mountain Land Conveyance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10935 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10935

   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to offer for sale certain 
Bureau of Land Management land in Monterey County, California, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2026

  Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to offer for sale certain 
Bureau of Land Management land in Monterey County, California, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stockdale Mountain Land Conveyance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall offer the covered land for sale to the public through 
competitive bidding procedures in accordance with section 2711.3-1 of 
title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
    (b) Method of Conveyance.--The sale of the covered land under 
subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) conducted in accordance with applicable Federal law 
        governing the disposal of public lands; and
            (2) for not less than the fair market value of the covered 
        land, as determined under subsection (d).
    (c) Survey and Legal Description.--The Secretary may, as necessary 
to carry out this Act--
            (1) complete any surveys or legal descriptions of the 
        covered land; and
            (2) correct any minor errors in the legal descriptions.
    (d) Appraisal.--Before offering the covered land for sale under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine the fair market value of 
the covered land through an appraisal conducted in accordance with the 
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and other 
applicable Federal appraisal requirements.
    (e) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from any sale under this 
Act shall be made available to the Secretary without subsequent 
appropriation or fiscal year limitation to make grants under subsection 
(f).
    (f) Wildlife and Conservation Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants on a 
        competitive basis to one or more covered entities for wildlife 
        habitat protection, habitat restoration, and related 
        conservation activities, with priority given to such activities 
        supporting the habitat and wildlife of Stockdale Mountain and 
        southern Monterey County, California.
            (2) Application.--A covered entity applying for a grant 
        under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
        as the Secretary may require.
            (3) Covered entity defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``covered entity'' means a State government, a local 
        government, or a nonprofit organization.
    (g) Existing Rights and Interest.--The sale and conveyance of the 
covered land under this Act--
            (1) shall be subject to valid existing rights; and
            (2) shall not affect any easement, permit, lease, or other 
        interest in the covered land existing on the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
    (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to alter any Federal environmental review requirement applicable to the 
sale or conveyance of the covered land.
    (i) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means the 
        approximately 2,000-acre parcel of Bureau of Land Management 
        land generally depicted as ``Stockdale Mountain Land 
        Conveyance'' on the map titled ``Stockdale Mountain Land 
        Conveyance Act'' and dated July 29, 2026.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
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