[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1894 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1894

 To provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 9, 1999

 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO PARK COUNTY, WYOMING.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the parcel of land described in subsection (d) has been 
        withdrawn from the public domain for reclamation purposes and 
        is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation;
            (2) the land has been subject to a withdrawal review, a 
        level I contaminant survey, and historical, cultural, and 
        archaeological resource surveys by the Bureau of Reclamation;
            (3) the Bureau of Land Management has conducted a cadastral 
        survey of the land and has determined that the land is no 
        longer suitable for return to the public domain; and
            (4) the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land 
        Management concur in the recommendation of disposal of the land 
        as described in the documents referred to in paragraph (2).
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Park County, 
        Wyoming.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
    (c) Conveyance.--In consideration of payment of $240,000 to the 
Secretary by the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of 
land described in subsection (d).
    (d) Description of Property.--The parcel of land described in this 
subsection is the parcel located in the County comprising 190.12 acres, 
the legal description of which is as follows:

             Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming

T. 53 N., R. 101 W.                                             Acreage
        Section 20, S\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\............        5.00
        Section 29, Lot 7..................................        9.91
                 Lot 9.....................................       38.24
                 Lot 10....................................       31.29
                 Lot 12....................................        5.78
                 Lot 13....................................        8.64
                 Lot 14....................................         .04
                 Lot 15....................................        9.73
                 S\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\...............        5.00
                 SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\.....................       10.00
                 SE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.....................       10.00
                 NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\.....................       10.00
                 Tract 101.................................       13.24
        Section 30, Lot 31.................................       16.95
                 Lot 32....................................       16.30
    (e) Reservation of Rights.--The instrument of conveyance under 
subsection (c) shall reserve all rights to locatable, salable, and 
leasable oil and gas reserves.
    (f) Leases, Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Special Use Permits.--The 
conveyance under subsection (c) shall be subject to any land use 
leases, easements, rights-of-way, and special use permits in existence 
as of the date of the conveyance.
    (g) Environmental Liability.--
            (1) Liability of the future owners.--
                    (A) Finding.--Congress finds that--
                            (i) the United States has in good faith 
                        exercised due diligence in accordance with 
                        applicable laws (including regulations), in an 
                        effort to identify any environmental 
                        contamination on the parcel of land described 
                        in subsection (d); and
                            (ii) the parcel is free of any 
                        environmental contamination.
                    (B) Release from liability.--The United States 
                holds harmless and releases from all liability any 
                future owners of the conveyed land for any violation of 
                environmental law or other contamination problem 
                arising from any action or inaction of any tenant of 
                the land that vacates the lease before the date of the 
                conveyance under subsection (c).
            (2) Liability of tenants.--A tenant of the parcel of land 
        described in subsection (d) on the date of the conveyance or 
        thereafter shall be liable for any violation of environmental 
        law or other contamination problem that results from any action 
        or inaction of the tenant after the date of the conveyance.
    (h) Use of Land.--The conveyance under subsection (c) shall be 
subject to the condition that the County--
            (1) use the land for the promotion of economic development; 
        or
            (2) transfer the land to a local organization formed for 
        the purpose of promoting economic development.
    (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (c) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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