[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 1198 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1198

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                                 An Act


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the 
                      City of Grants Pass, Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS, OREGON.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon (in this section 
referred to as the ``City''), without monetary compensation, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Property Described.--
        (1) In general.--The real property referred to in subsection 
    (a) is that parcel of land depicted on the map entitled ``Merlin 
    Landfill Map'' and dated June 20, 1997, consisting of--
            (A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of Land Management 
        land on which the City has operated a landfill under lease; and
            (B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of Land Management 
        land that are adjacent to the land described in subparagraph 
        (A).
        (2) Determination by secretary.--The Secretary of the Interior 
    may determine more particularly the real property described in 
    paragraph (1).
    (c) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the City to agree to 
indemnify the Government of the United States for all liability of the 
Government that arises from the property.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.