[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4630 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4630

  To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management 
 lands in Douglas County, Oregon, containing a county park and certain 
                adjacent lands to the county government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 1998

   Mr. DeFazio (for himself and 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 the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management 
 lands in Douglas County, Oregon, containing a county park and certain 
                adjacent lands to the county government.

    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 ``Miwaleta Park Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS, DOUGLAS 
              COUNTY, OREGON.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
convey, without consideration, to the County of Douglas, Oregon (in 
this section referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to certain lands, including 
improvements thereon, consisting of the following:
            (1) Milwaleta Park, which is a county park managed under 
        agreement by the County on Bureau of Land Management lands.
            (2) A parcel of Bureau of Land Management lands that is 
        adjacent to the county park and is generally described as all 
        of the land which lies between Cow Creek County Road (#36) and 
        the high water line of Galesville Reservoir, in the SE 1/4 of 
        the NW 1/4; SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4; SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4; and W 
        1/2 of the NW 1/4 of section 27, township 31 south, range 4 
        west, Willamette meridian, in the State of Oregon.
    (b) Purpose of Conveyance.--The purpose of the conveyance under 
subsection (a) is to permit the County to retain and use the conveyed 
lands as a county park. Upon receipt of lands, the County may manage 
and exercise any program or policy that the County considers 
appropriate in the use of the lands for park purposes.
    (c) Description of Lands.--The exact acreage and legal description 
of the lands to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 
borne by the County.
    (d) Impact on FERC Withdrawal.--The conveyance of the lands under 
subsection (a) does not supersede the conditions and rights provided in 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Withdrawal No. 7161. In cases 
where a conflict arises between the use of the conveyed lands as a park 
and the purposes of the withdrawal, the purposes of the withdrawal 
shall prevail.
    (e) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines that the 
lands conveyed under subsection (a) are not being used in accordance 
with the purpose of the conveyance specified in subsection (b), all 
right, title, and interest in and to the lands, including any 
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United 
States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the lands. Any 
determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on 
the record after an opportunity for a hearing.
    (f) Costs of Competing Transfer.--Except as provided in subsection 
(c), costs associated with completing the land conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be borne by the party incurring such costs.
    (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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