[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 610 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 631
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 610
[Report No. 106-313]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County
and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District,
Wyoming, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 15, 1999
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
June 27, 2000
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 convey certain land under
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County
and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District,
Wyoming, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey to
the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to such portions of the Federal
land in Big Horn County and Washakie County, Wyoming, described in
subsection (c) as the district enters into an agreement with the
Secretary to purchase.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Price.--The price of the land conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be equal to the appraised value of the land, as
determined by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection
(a) is described as follows: parts of secs. 28, 32, parts of secs. 33,
34, T. 50 N., R. 93 W.; all of T. 49 N., R. 93 W. (except parts of secs
1, 2, 6, 7, 30, 31 and SW</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/
4</DELETED>\<DELETED>NE</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/4</DELETED>\ <DELETED>of
sec. 12); parts of secs. 18, 19, 30, 31, T. 49 N., R. 92 W.; secs. 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 36, T.
48 N., R. 93 W.; parts of secs. 1, 12, 13, sec. 24, parts of sec. 25,
T. 48 N., R. 92</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/2</DELETED>\ <DELETED>W.; and
parts of secs. 18, 19, T. 48 N., R. 92 W., Big Horn County and Washakie
County, Wyoming.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Use of Proceeds.--Proceeds of the sale of land under
subsection (a) shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury
of the United States and shall be available to the Secretary of the
Interior, without further Act of appropriation, for the acquisition of
land and interests in land in the Worland District of the Bureau of
Land Management in the State of Wyoming that will benefit public
recreation, public access, fish and wildlife habitat, or cultural
resources.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE.
(a) In General.--On completion of an environmental analysis under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this Act as the
``Secretary''), shall convey to the Westside Irrigation District,
Wyoming (referred to in this Act as ``Westside''), all right, title,
and interest (excluding the mineral interest) of the United States in
and to such portions of the Federal land in Big Horn County and
Washakie County, Wyoming, described in subsection (c), as the district
enters into an agreement with the Secretary to purchase.
(b) Price.--The price of the land conveyed under subsection (a)
shall be equal to the appraised value of the land, as determined by the
Secretary.
(c) Land Description.--
(1) In general.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is
the approximately 16,500 acres of land in Big Horn County and
Washakie County, Wyoming, as depicted on the map entitled
``Westside Project'' and dated May 9, 2000.
(2) Adjustment.--On agreement of the Secretary and
Westside, acreage may be added to or subtracted from the land
to be conveyed as necessary to satisfy any mitigation
requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(d) Use of Proceeds.--Proceeds of the sale of land under subsection
(a) shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the
United States and shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior,
without further Act of appropriation, for the acquisition of land and
interests in land in the Worland District of the Bureau of Land
Management in the State of Wyoming that will benefit public recreation,
public access, fish and wildlife habitat, or cultural resources.
Calendar No. 631
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 610
[Report No. 106-313]
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County
and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District,
Wyoming, and for other purposes.
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June 27, 2000
Reported with an amendment