[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2069 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 792
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2069
[Report No. 106-402]
To permit the conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2000
Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Thomas) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
September 7, 2000
Reported by Mr. Murkowski, without amendment
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A BILL
To permit the conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF PUBLIC PURPOSE CONDITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the parcel of land described in subsection (c) was
patented to the town (now City) of Powell, Wyoming, by the
United States General Land Office on October 17, 1934, to help
establish a town near the Shoshone Irrigation Project;
(2) the land was patented with the condition that it be
used forever for a public purpose, as required by section 3 of
the Act of April 16, 1906 (43 U.S.C. 566);
(3) the land has been used to house the Powell Volunteer
Fire Department, which serves the firefighting and rescue needs
of a 577 square mile area in northwestern Wyoming;
(4) the land is located at the corner of U.S. Highway 14
and the main street of the business district of the City;
(5) because of the high traffic flow in the area, the
location is no longer safe for the public or for the fire
department;
(6) in response to population growth in the area and to
National Fire Protection Association regulations, the fire
department has purchased new firefighting equipment that is
much larger than the existing fire hall can accommodate;
(7) accordingly, the fire department must construct a new
fire department facility at a new and safe location;
(8) in order to relocate and construct a new facility, the
City must sell the land to assist in financing the new fire
department facility; and
(9) the Secretary of the Interior concurs that it is in the
public interest to eliminate the public purpose condition to
enable the land to be sold for that purpose.
(b) Elimination of Condition.--
(1) Waiver.--The condition stated in section 3 of the Act
of April 16, 1906 (43 U.S.C. 566), that land conveyed under
that Act be used forever for a public purpose is waived insofar
as the condition applies to the land described in subsection
(c).
(2) Instruments.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
execute and cause to be recorded in the appropriate land
records any instruments necessary to evidence the waiver made
by paragraph (1).
(c) Land Description.--The parcel of land described in this
subsection is a parcel of land located in Powell, Park County, Wyoming,
the legal description of which is as follows:
Lot 23, Block 54, in the original town of Powell, according
to the plat recorded in Book 82 of plats, Page 252, according
to the records of the County Clerk and Recorder of Park County,
State of Wyoming.
Calendar No. 792
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2069
[Report No. 106-402]
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A BILL
To permit the conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming.
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September 7, 2000
Reported without amendment