[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1581 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1581

 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands under 
   the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the City of 
                            Sumpter, Oregon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 1995

  Mr. Cooley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands under 
   the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the City of 
                            Sumpter, Oregon.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, CITY OF SUMPTER, OREGON.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
convey, without consideration, to the city of Sumpter, Oregon (in this 
section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to a parcel of real property of approximately 
1.43 acres consisting of all of block 8 of the REVISED PLAN OF SUMPTER 
TOWNSITE in the City, as shown in plat recorded March 6, 1897, in Plat 
Book 3, page 26; including the alley running through such block, 
vacated by Ordinance No. 1966-3, recorded December 14, 1966, in Deed 
66-50-014.
    (b) Additional Description of Property.--The real property to be 
conveyed under subsection (a) consists of the same property that was 
deeded to the United States in the following deeds:
            (1) Warranty Deed from Sumpter Power & Water Company to the 
        United States of America dated October 12, 1949, and recorded 
        in Vol. 152, page 170 of Baker County records on December 22, 
        1949.
            (2) Warranty Deed from Mrs. Alice Windle to the United 
        States of America dated October 11, 1949, and recorded in Vol. 
        152, page 168 of Baker County records on December 22, 1949.
            (3) Warranty Deed from Alice L. Windle Charles and James M. 
        Charles to the United States of America dated August 8, 1962, 
        and recorded in Book 172, page 1331 on August 27, 1962.
    (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the condition that the City use the conveyed 
property only for public purposes, such as a city park, information 
center, or interpretive area.
    (d) Release.--Notwithstanding the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.), upon making the conveyance required by subsection (a), the 
United States is relieved from liability for any and all claims arising 
from the presence of hazardous materials on the conveyed property, and 
the City shall thereafter be liable for any and all such claims.
    (e) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary of Agriculture 
determines that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
being used in accordance with the condition specified in subsection (c) 
or that the City has initiated proceedings to sell, lease, exchange, or 
otherwise dispose of all or a portion of the property, then, at the 
option of the Secretary, the United States shall have a right of 
reentry with regard to the property, with title thereto revesting in 
the United States.
    (f) Authorized Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding subsections (c) 
and (e), the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the City to dispose 
of the real property conveyed under subsection (a) if the proceeds from 
such disposal are at least equal to the fair market value of the 
property and are paid to the United States. The Secretary shall deposit 
amounts received under this subsection into the special fund in the 
Treasury into which funds are deposited pursuant to the Act of December 
4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), commonly known as the Sisk Act. The disposal 
of the conveyed property under this subsection shall be subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
    (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States.
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