[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 977 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 977

   To provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management to 
  Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and certain adjacent land.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 1999

    Mr. Smith of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden) 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 by the Bureau of Land Management to 
  Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and certain adjacent land.

    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 ``Miwaleta Park Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND, DOUGLAS 
              COUNTY, OREGON.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
        in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall convey, without 
        consideration, to Douglas County, Oregon (referred to in this 
        section as the ``County''), all right, title, and interest of 
        the United States in and to a parcel of land (including 
        improvements on the land) described in paragraph (2) and 
        consisting of--
                    (A) Miwaleta Park, a county park managed under 
                agreement by the County on Federal land managed by the 
                Bureau of Land Management; and
                    (B) an adjacent tract of Federal land managed by 
                the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Legal description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
        paragraph (1) is the parcel in the SW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\; 
        SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of sec. 27, T. 31 S., R. 4 W., W.M., 
        Douglas County, Oregon, described as follows:
                The property lying between the southerly right-of-way 
                line of the relocated Cow Creek County Road No. 36 and 
                contour elevation 1881.5 MSL, comprising approximately 
                28.50 acres.
    (b) Use of Land.--
            (1) In general.--After conveyance of land under subsection 
        (a), the County may manage and exercise any program or policy 
        that the County considers appropriate in the use of the land 
        for park purposes.
            (2) Reversionary interest.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
                the land conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
                used for park purposes--
                            (i) all right, title, and interest in and 
                        to the land, including any improvements on the 
                        land, shall revert to the United States; and
                            (ii) the United States shall have the right 
                        of immediate entry onto the land.
                    (B) Determination on the record.--Any determination 
                of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be made 
                on the record.
    (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the land to 
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 
satisfactory to the Secretary and paid for by the County.
    (d) Impact on FERC Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--The conveyance of land under subsection 
        (a) shall have no effect on the conditions and rights provided 
        in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Withdrawal No. 7161.
            (2) Conflicts.--In a case of conflict between the use of 
        the conveyed land as a park and the purposes of the withdrawal, 
        the purposes of the withdrawal shall prevail.
    (e) Costs of Conveyance.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be 
borne by the party incurring the costs.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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