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PUBLIC LAW 99-548—OCT. 27, 1986

(2) For a period of four years after the date of enactment of this Act, the city shall have the exclusive right to purchase public lands within the area identified on the map as "Area Two". (c) THIRD AREA.—(1) No later than five years after the date of enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite shall notify the Secretary as to which if any of the public lands within the area specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection the city wishes to purchase. (2) For a period of six years after the date of enactment of this Act, the city shall have the exclusive right to purchase public lands within the area identified on the map as "Area Three". SEC. 4. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALES.

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(a) The City of Mesquite shall seek lands in compact and contiguous parcels and shall be subject to a determination by the Secretary that disposition of the lands sought is compatible with proper management by the Bureau of Land Management of public lands within the city limits which will remain in Federal ownership. Subject to such determination, and to the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the city the opportunity to purchase public lands within the city limits. (b) After the expiration of the time of the exclusive right provided for in section 3, the Secretary may offer the public lands within the city limits (except within the Public Lands Retention Area) for sale under appropriate provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. The City of Mesquite will be given an opportunity to meet the high bid. If the City of Mesquite matches the highest bid at the sale, it shall be declared the high bidder and allowed to purchase the property. (c) The Secretary shall retain in Federal ownership the public lands in the Public Lands Retention Area, and is authorized to retain such other public lands within the city limits as which the Secretary determines it would best serve the public interest to retain in Federal ownership. (d) The Secretary is hereby authorized to attach such conditions to any sale under this Act and patent issued pursuant to it, as the Secretary of the Interior determines to be reasonable and appropriate. (e) AH disposals of public lands within the city limits shall be subject to valid existing rights and for fair market value. Approved October 27, 1986. sir . "; • a|j.c.' ',1

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3352: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-897 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): Sept. 30, considered and passed House. Oct. 9, considered and passed Senate.

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