[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 1324 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 642

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1324

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                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands of 
  the Columbia Basin Federal reclamation project, Washington, and for 
                            other purposes.

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           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

                        Reported with amendments





                                                       Calendar No. 642
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1324

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands of 
  the Columbia Basin Federal reclamation project, Washington, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 30 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

Mr. Gorton (for himself and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

               Reported by Mr. Johnston, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands of 
  the Columbia Basin Federal reclamation project, Washington, 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. LAND EXCHANGE.

    The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Secretary'') is authorized to convey to the Boise Cascade Corporation 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Corporation''), a corporation formed 
under the statutes of the State of -I-d-a-h-o Delaware, with its 
-p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e principal place of business at Boise, Idaho, title 
to approximately seven acres of land, more or less, located in sections 
14 and 23, township 36 north, range 37 east, Willamette Meridian, 
Stevens County, Washington, further identified in the records of the 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, as Tract No. GC-
19860, and to accept from the Corporation in exchange therefor, title 
to approximately one hundred and thirty-six acres of land located in 
section 19, township 37 north, range 38 east and section 33, township 
38 north, range 37 east, Willamette Meridian, Stevens County, 
Washington, and further identified in the records of the Bureau of 
Reclamation, Department of the Interior, as Tract No. GC-19858 and 
Tract No. GC-19859, respectively.

SEC. 2. APPRAISAL.

    The properties so exchanged either shall be approximately equal in 
fair market value or if they are not approximately equal, shall be 
equalized by the payment of cash to the Corporation or to the Secretary 
as required or in the event the value of the Corporation's lands is 
greater, the acreage may be reduced so that the fair market value is 
approximately equal: Provided, That the Secretary shall order 
appraisals made of the fair market value of each tract of land included 
in the exchange without consideration for improvements -t-h-e-r-e-o-n-, 
-w-i-t-h -s-a-i-d -a-p-p-r-a-i-s-a-l-s -t-o -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e 
-f-i-n-a-l -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -v-a-l-u-e-: Thereon: 
Provided further, That any cash payment received by the Secretary shall 
be covered in the Reclamation Fund and -b-e -p-l-a-c-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-c-r-e-d-i-t -o-f credited to the Columbia Basin project.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

    Costs of conducting the necessary land surveys, preparing the legal 
descriptions of the lands to be conveyed, performing the appraisals, 
and administrative costs incurred in completing the exchange shall be 
borne by the Corporation.

SEC. 4. LIABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.

    (a) The Secretary shall not acquire any lands under this Act if the 
Secretary determines that such lands, or any portion thereof, have 
become contaminated with hazardous substances (as defined in the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9601)).
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any hazardous 
wastes or other substances placed on any of the lands covered by this 
Act after their transfer to the ownership of any party, but nothing in 
this Act shall be construed as either diminishing or increasing any 
responsibility or liability of the United States based on the condition 
of such lands on the date of their transfer to the ownership of another 
party. The Corporation shall indemnify the United States for 
liabilities arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), and the Resource 
Conservation Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.