[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 964 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 964

      To direct a property conveyance in the State of California.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 1997

 Mr. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
      To direct a property conveyance in the State of California.

    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 ``Ward Valley Land Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

    Effective upon the tendering to the Secretary of the Treasury of 
$500,100 on behalf of the State of California and the tendering to the 
Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of a written commitment 
by the State to carry out environmental monitoring and protection 
measures based on recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences 
subject to Federal oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2021, as amended, all right, title and interest 
of the United States in the property depicted on a map designated USGS 
7.5 minute quadrangle, west of Flattop Mtn, CA 1984, entitled 
``Location Map for Ward Valley Site'', located in San Bernardino 
Meridian, Township 9 North, Range 19 East, and improvements thereon, 
together with all necessary easements for utilities and ingress and 
egress to such property, including, but not limited to, the right to 
improve those easements, are conveyed by operation of law to the 
Department of Health Services of the State of California. Upon the 
request of the State of California, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
provide evidence of title transfer.
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