[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4129 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4129

To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of land in 
   the State of Washington from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
 Secretary of Energy and to transfer administrative jurisdiction over 
 certain parcels of land in the State of Washington from the Secretary 
              of Energy to the Secretary of the Interior.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 1998

 Mr. Hastings of Washington (for himself and Mr. Dicks) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of land in 
   the State of Washington from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
 Secretary of Energy and to transfer administrative jurisdiction over 
 certain parcels of land in the State of Washington from the Secretary 
              of Energy to the Secretary of the Interior.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.

    (a) Transfer From BLM to Department of Energy.--
            (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
        following parcels of land in the State of Washington, 
        comprising approximately 49,280 acres, is transferred from the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        Bureau of Land Management, to the Secretary of Energy:
                    (A) Sections 6 and 8, the portion of the NE\1/4\ of 
                18 north of the north right-of-way for Horn Rapids 
                Road, T10N, R28E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (B) Section 6, the portion of S\1/2\ of 12 north of 
                the north right-of-way of Horn Rapids Road, the portion 
                of 2 north of the north right-of-way of Route 240, 
                NE\1/2\ of 8, N\1/2\ and W\1/2\, SW\1/4\ and the 
                portion of the NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ of 4, north of the 
                Yakima River, T10N, R27E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (C) NW\1/4\ of 2, T11N, R24E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (D) NE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of 4, NE\1/4\ and the 
                N\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ of 2, NW\1/4\ and W\1/2\ of the 
                NE\1/4\ of 6, T11N, R26E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (E) Sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 24, T11N, 
                R26E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (F) Sections 2, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 
                30, 32, 34, and the NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of 4, SW\1/4\ 
                of 6, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of 20, T11N, R27E, 
                Willamette Meridian.
                    (G) Sections 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, 20, 28, 30, and 32, 
                NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ of 22 and all land lying west of 
                the Columbia River in 2, T11N, R28E, Willamette 
                Meridian.
                    (H) Sections 14, 24, and 26, T12N, R24E, Willamette 
                Meridian.
                    (I) Sections 6, 8, 10, 18, 22, 24, and 30, NW\1/4\, 
                NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of 4, W\1/2\, and the E\1/2\ of the 
                NE\1/4\ and the NE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of 20, N\1/2\ of 
                the NW\1/4\ and N\1/2\ of the NE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ of 
                the SE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of 26, NE\1/4\ 
                of the NE\1/4\ of 32, S\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ and S\1/2\ 
                of the NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\ of 34, T12N, R25E, Willamette 
                Meridian.
                    (J) Sections 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34, 
                T12N, R26E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (K) Sections 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 
                and 34, NE\1/4\ and S\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ of 4, S\1/2\ 
                and NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of 6, SW\1/4\, and the NW\1/
                4\, SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ of the 
                NW\1/4\ of 8, T12N, R27E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (L) Section 30, S\1/2\ and NW\1/4\ of 32, S\1/2\ of 
                34, T12N, R28E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (M) S\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ of 14, N\1/2\ 
                of the NE\1/4\ of 24, SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of 22, 
                T13N, R24E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (N) Sections 24, 28, S\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ and 
                SW\1/4\ of 18, NW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of 20, S\1/2\ of 
                32, T13N, R25E, Willamette Meridian.
            (2) Withdrawal and use.--The land described in paragraph 
        (1) is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the 
        public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing 
        laws, and reserved for the use of the Hanford project of the 
        Department of Energy.
            (3) Authorities.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
                exercise all of the authorities with respect to the 
                land described in paragraph (1) under the Atomic Energy 
                Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the Atomic 
                Energy Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
                    (B) Disposal.--Any disposal of land described in 
                paragraph (1) under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
                U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or the Atomic Energy Community Act 
                of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) shall be subject to 
                valid existing rights of third parties.
                    (C) Effect.--This paragraph does not add to, 
                modify, or eliminate any authority of the Secretary of 
                Energy to dispose of property under the Atomic Energy 
                Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or the Atomic 
                Energy Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
    (b) Transfer From Department of Energy to BLM.--
            (1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
        following parcels of land in the State of Washington, 
        comprising approximately 48,640 acres, is transferred from the 
        Secretary of Energy to the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management:
                    (A) Sections 13, 24, 25, 34-36, NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ 
                of 11, NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of 14, NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ 
                of 23, NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of 26, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ 
                of 33, except NW\1/4\ of section 12, T14N, R26E, 
                Willamette Meridian.
                    (B) Sections 7, 17-20, 28-34, T14N, R27E, 
                Willamette Meridian.
                    (C) Sections 1-4, 9-13, 15-17, 20-24, SE\1/4\ of 5, 
                NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ of 8, NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\ 
                of 27, NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\ of 26, NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ and 
                SE\1/4\ of 25, NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of 
                14, NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of 14, NW\1/4\ 
                and NE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of 14, SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ 
                of the NE\1/4\ of 14, T13N, R26E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (D) Sections 3-10, 14-17, 19-30, 35, 36, NE\1/4\ 
                and NW\1/4\ of 31, NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\ of 32, NE\1/4\ 
                and NW\1/4\ of 33, NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of 34, 
                NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ 
                SW\1/4\ of 18, T13N, R27E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (E) Sections 30-32, T13N, R28E, Willamette 
                Meridian.
                    (F) Section 1, NW\1/4\ and NE\1/4\ of 2, NE\1/4\ of 
                12, NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of 12, NE\1/4\ 
                and SE\1/4\ of 13, T12N, R27E, Willamette Meridian.
                    (G) Sections 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 15-17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 
                29, NE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of 6, NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\ of 8, 
                NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\ of 33, NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\ of 35, 
                T12N, R28E, Willamette Meridian.
            (2) Status.--The land described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall be treated as public land (within the 
                meaning of section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and 
                Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) and shall be 
                subject to all of the laws (including regulations) 
                applicable to the public land; and
                    (B) is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation 
                under the public land laws, including the mining and 
                mineral leasing laws, and reserved for the use of the 
                Secretary of Energy in connection with the Hanford 
                operations of the Department of Energy until the 
                withdrawal and reservation are revoked by order of the 
                Secretary of the Interior with the concurrence of the 
                Secretary of Energy.
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