[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2248 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2248

To permit the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the 
  Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by 
  Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington; and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 29 (legislative day, June 7), 1994

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To permit the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the 
  Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by 
  Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 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.

    (a) Exchange.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may 
convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in National 
Forest System lands described in subsection (b)(1) to Public Utility 
District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington (referred to in this 
section as the ``Public Utility District''), in exchange for the 
conveyance to the Department of Agriculture by the Public Utility 
District of all right, title, and interest of the Public Utility 
District in the lands described in subsection (b)(2).
    (b) Descriptions of Lands.--
            (1) National forest system lands.--The National Forest 
        System lands referred to in subsection (a) are 90 acres, more 
        or less, that are partially occupied by a wastewater treatment 
        facility referred to in subsection (c)(3)(A) with the following 
        legal description:
                    (A) The NE \1/4\ of SW \1/4\ of section 27 of 
                township 27 north, range 17 east, Willamette Meridian, 
                Chelan County, Washington.
                    (B) The N \1/2\ of SE \1/4\ of SW \1/4\ of such 
                section 27.
                    (C) The W \1/2\ of NW \1/4\ of SE \1/4\ of such 
                section 27.
                    (D) The NW \1/4\ of SW \1/4\ of SE \1/4\ of such 
                section 27.
            (2) Public utility district lands.--The lands owned by the 
        Public Utility District are 109.15 acres, more or less, with 
        the following legal description:
                    (A) S \1/2\ of SW \1/4\ of section 35 of township 
                26 north, range 17 east, Willamette Meridian, Chelan 
                County, Washington.
                    (B) The area specified by Public Utility District 
                No. 1 as Government Lot 5 in such section 35.
    (c) Requirements for Exchange.--
            (1) Appraisals required.--Before making an exchange 
        pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct an 
        appraisal of the lands that are subject to the exchange to 
        determine the fair market value of the lands. Such appraisal 
        may not include the value of the wastewater treatment facility 
        referred to in paragraph (3)(A).
            (2) Additional consideration.--If, on the basis of an 
        appraisal made under paragraph (1), the Secretary determines 
        that the fair market value of the lands to be conveyed by one 
        party under subsection (a) is less than the fair market value 
        of the lands to be conveyed by the other party under subsection 
        (a), then, as a condition of making the exchange under 
        subsection (a), the party conveying the lands with the lesser 
        value shall pay the other party the amount by which the fair 
        market value of the lands of greater value exceeds the fair 
        market value of the lands of lesser value.
            (3) Conveyance of wastewater treatment facility.--(A) As 
        part of an exchange made under subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall convey to the Public Utility District of Chelan County, 
        Washington all right, title, and interest of the United States 
        in the wastewater treatment facility (including the wastewater 
        treatment plant and associated lagoons) located on the lands 
        described in subsection (b)(1) that is in existence on the date 
        of the exchange.
            (B) As a condition for the exchange under subsection (a), 
        the Public Utility District shall provide for a credit equal to 
        the fair market value of the wastewater treatment facility 
        conveyed pursuant to subparagraph (A) (determined as of 
        November 4, 1991), that shall be applied to the share that the 
        Federal Government is obligated to pay for a new wastewater 
        treatment facility constructed by the Public Utility District 
        after such date.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the exchange 
under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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