[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1944 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1944

To provide for a land exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski Area and 
                   other land in the State of Oregon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for a land exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski Area and 
                   other land in the State of Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE INVOLVING WARNER CANYON SKI AREA AND OTHER LAND 
              IN OREGON.

    (a) Authorization of Exchange.--If title acceptable to the 
Secretary for non-Federal land described in subsection (b) is conveyed 
to the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to Lake 
County, Oregon, subject to valid existing rights of record, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of Federal 
land consisting of approximately 295 acres within the Warner Canyon Ski 
Area of the Freemont National Forest, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange'', dated June 1997.
    (b) Non-Federal Land.--The non-Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of--
            (1) approximately 320 acres within the Hart Mountain 
        National Wildlife Refuge, as generally depicted on the map 
        referred to in subsection (a); and
            (2) such other parcels of land owned by Lake County, 
        Oregon, within the Refuge as are necessary to ensure that the 
        values of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged 
        under this section are approximately equal in value, as 
        determined by appraisals.
    (c) Acceptable Title.--Title to the non-Federal land conveyed to 
the United States under subsection (a) shall be such title as is 
acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior, in conformance with title 
approval standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions.
    (d) Valid Existing Rights.--The conveyance shall be subject to such 
valid existing rights of record as may be acceptable to the Secretary 
of the Interior.
    (e) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall process the land 
exchange authorized by this section in the manner provided in subpart 
2200 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act).
    (f) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file 
and available for inspection in 1 or more local offices of the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
    (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the Interior 
or the Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the conveyances under this section as 
either Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States.
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