[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1778 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1778

  To provide for equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 25, 1999

 Mr. Craig (for himself and Mr. Crapo) 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 provide for equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir.

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

SECTION 1. EXCHANGES OF LAND EXCESS TO CASCADE RESERVOIR RECLAMATION 
              PROJECT.

    Section 5 of Public Law 86-92 (73 Stat. 219) is amended by striking 
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Land Exchanges.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may exchange land of 
        either class described in subsection (a) for non-Federal land 
        of not less than approximately equal value, as determined by an 
        appraisal in accordance with section 206(d) of the Federal Land 
        Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)).
            ``(2) Equalization.--If the land exchanged under paragraph 
        (1) are not of equal value, the values shall be equalized in 
        accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).''.
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