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[S. 799 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 239
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 799

                          [Report No. 105-125]

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the personal 
   representative of the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land comprising the Steffens family property.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 1997

 Mr. Thomas (for himself and Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                            October 30, 1997

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [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 transfer to the personal 
   representative of the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land comprising the Steffens family property.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
shall, without consideration or other reimbursement, transfer to Marie 
Wambeke of Big Horn County, Wyoming, personal representative of the 
estate of Fred Steffens, the land that was acquired by Fred Steffens 
under a Warranty Deed and Release of Homestead from Frank G. McKinney 
and Margaret W. McKinney on September 28, 1928, and thereafter occupied 
by Fred Steffens, known as ``Farm C'' in the E</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/
2</DELETED>\<DELETED>NW</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/4</DELETED>\ <DELETED>of 
Section 27 in Township 57 North, Range 97 West, 6th Principal Meridian, 
Wyoming.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.

    (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of 
the Interior is directed to issue, without consideration, a quitclaim 
deed to Marie Wambeke of Big Horn County, Wyoming, the personal 
representative of the estate of Fred Steffens, to the land described in 
subsection (b): Provided, That all minerals underlying such land are 
hereby reserved to the United States.
    (b) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 80-parcel known as ``Farm Unit C'' in the E\1/2\NW\1/
4\ of Section 27 in Township 57 North, Range 97 West, 6th Principal 
Meridian, Wyoming.
    (c) Revocation of Withdrawal.--The Bureau of Reclamation withdrawal 
for the Shoshone Reclamation Project under Secretrial Order dated 
October 21, 1913 is hereby revoked with respect to the lands described 
in subsection (b)
                                     

                                                       Calendar No. 239

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 799

                          [Report No. 105-125]

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                                 A BILL

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the personal 
   representative of the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land comprising the Steffens family property.

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                            October 30, 1997

                       Reported with an amendment