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HR 6640 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona California Land transfers Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land…

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To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec 5, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 5, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to River Bottom Farms of La Paz County, Arizona, specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Riverside County, California, in exchange for two specified parcels of non-federal land in the county from River Bottoms Farms that are contiguous to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.

Subjects the conveyed federal land to valid existing rights, including easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid encumbrances on the such land as of the date of conveyance.

Requires the values of the federal and non-federal lands to be exchanged to be equal, or equalized, by a cash payment to the Secretary or River Bottom Farms, as appropriate.

Requires the acquired non-federal land to become a part of the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.

What's happening now December 11, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Dec 5, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6640: To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6640/
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"H.R. 6640: To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6640/.
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H.R. 6640, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6640/.
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[H.R. 6640: To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6640/)
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