[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5241 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5241

              To amend section 9147 of Public Law 102-396.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1994

Mrs. Unsoeld introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
         to the Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
              To amend section 9147 of Public Law 102-396.

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

SECTION 1.

    Section 9147 of Public Law 102-396 is amended by striking all text 
after the words, ``is further modified to'' in the fourth line of 
subparagraph (a) and inserting the following language: ``authorize the 
Secretary of the Army to convey to the City of North Bonneville, 
Washington, at no further cost to the City, all right, title and 
interest in the United States in and to--
            ``(1) any municipal facilities, utilities, fixtures, and 
        equipment for the relocated City, and any remaining lands 
        designated as open spaces or municipal lots not previously 
        conveyed to the City, specifically, Lots M1 through M15, M16 
        (the `community center lot'), M18, M19, M22, M24, S42 through 
        S45, and S52 through S60, as shown on the plats of relocated 
        North Bonneville recorded in Skamania County, Washington;
            ``(2) the `school lot' described as Lot 2, block 5, on the 
        plats of relocated North Bonneville, recorded in Skamania 
        County, Washington;
            ``(3) Parcels 2 and C, but only upon the completion of any 
        environmental response actions required under applicable law;
            ``(4) that portion of Parcel B lying south of the existing 
        City boundary, west of the sewage treatment plant, and north of 
        the drainage ditch that is located adjacent to the northerly 
        limit of the Hamilton Island landfill, provided the Secretary 
        of the Army determines, at the time of the proposed conveyance, 
        that the Army has taken all action necessary to protect human 
        health and the environment;
            ``(5) such portions of Parcel H which can be conveyed 
        without a requirement for further investigation, inventory or 
        other action by the Department of the Army under the provisions 
        of the National Historic Preservation Act;
            ``(6) such easements as the Secretary of the Army deems 
        necessary for--
                    ``(A) sewer and water line crossings of relocated 
                Washington State Highway No. 14; and
                    ``(B) reasonable public access to the Columbia 
                River across those portions of Hamilton Island that 
                remain under the ownership of the United States;
            ``(7) The conveyances referred to in subsections (a)(1), 
        (a)(2), (a)(5) and (a)(6)(A) shall be completed within one 
        hundred and eighty days after the United States receives the 
        release referred to in subsection (b)(1). All other conveyances 
        shall be completed expeditiously, subject to any conditions 
        specified in the applicable subsection.
    ``(b) The conveyances authorized in subsection (a) are intended to 
resolve all outstanding issues between the United States and the City 
of North Bonneville.
            ``(1) As a prerequisite to such conveyances, the City of 
        North Bonneville shall execute an acknowledgement of payment of 
        just compensation and shall execute a release of any and all 
        claims for relief of any kind against the United States growing 
        out of the relocation of the City of North Bonneville, or any 
        prior Federal legislation relating thereto, and shall dismiss, 
        with prejudice, any pending litigation, if any, involving such 
        matters.
            ``(2) Upon receipt of the City's acknowledgement and 
        release referred to in subsection (b)(1), the Attorney General 
        of the United States shall dismiss any pending litigation, if 
        any, arising out of the relocation of the City of North 
        Bonneville, and execute a release of any and all rights to 
        damages of any kind under the February 20, 1987, judgment of 
        the United States Claims Court, including any interest thereon.
            ``(3) Within sixty days after the conveyances authorized in 
        subsections (a)(1) through (a)(6)(A) have been completed, the 
        City shall execute an acknowledgement that all entitlements 
        under those subsections have been completed and shall execute a 
        release of any and all claims for relief of any kind against 
        the United States arising out of this legislation.
    ``(c) Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the City 
of North Bonneville, or any successor in interest thereto, shall--
            ``(1) be precluded from exercising any jurisdiction over 
        any lands owned in whole or in part by the United States and 
        administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in connection 
        with the Bonneville project; and
            ``(2) be authorized to change the zoning designations of, 
        sell, or resell Parcels S35 and S56, which are presently 
        designated as open spaces.''.
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