[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1198 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1198


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 9, 1997

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.