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PUBLIC LAW 106-301—OCT. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 1061 ratified and confirmed, and set forth the obligations of the United States, the State of Utah, and the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, as a matter of Federal law. (c) CONDITION.— Before exchanging any lands under this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Utah shall each document in a statement of value how the determination of approximately equal value was made in accordance with section 206(h) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(h)), provided that the provisions of paragraph (1)(A) of section 206(h) of such Act shall not apply. In addition, the Secretary and the State shall select an independent qualified appraiser who shall review the statements of value as prepared by the Secretary and the State of Utah and all documentation and determine if the lands are of approximately equal value. If there is a finding of a difference in value, then the Secretary and the State shall adjust the exchange to achieve approximately equal value. SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES. (a) CONVEYANCES. —All conveyances under sections 2 and 3 Deadline. of the Agreement shall be completed within 70 days after the date on which the condition set forth in section 3(c) is met. (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The maps and legal descriptions referred to in the Agreement depict the lands subject to the conveyances under the Agreement. (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY. —The maps and descriptions referred to in the Agreement shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Secretary of the Interior and the Utah State Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (3) CONFLICT. —In case of any conflict between the maps and the legal descriptions in the Agreement, the legal descriptions shall control. SEC. 5. COSTS. The United States and the State of Utah shall each bear its own respective costs incurred in the implementation of this Act. Approved October 13, 2000. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4579: SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-463 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): July 11, considered and passed House. Oct. 3, considered and passed Senate.