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[H.R. 1198 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 100
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1198

                          [Report No. 105-166]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 1997

 Mr. Smith of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

                              July 8, 1997

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS, 
              OREGON.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Property Described.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The real property referred to in 
        subsection (a) is that parcel of land depicted on the map 
        entitled ``</DELETED>____________<DELETED>'' and dated 
        </DELETED>____________<DELETED>, 1997, consisting of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of 
                Land Management land on which the City has operated a 
                landfill under lease; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of 
                Land Management land that are adjacent to the land 
                described in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Determination by secretary.--The Secretary of 
        the Interior may determine more particularly the real property 
        described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 100

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1198

                          [Report No. 105-166]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 8, 1997

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed