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                                                       Calendar No. 596
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2482

                          [Report No. 107-277]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to Deschutes and Crook 
   Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2002

    Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                           September 12, 2002

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, 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 grant to Deschutes and Crook 
   Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY TO WEST BUTTE ROAD IN THE STATE 
              OF OREGON.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) BLM road.--The term ``BLM road'' means the 
        unpaved Bureau of Land Management road in the State of Oregon 
        known as West Butte Road and identified on the map as BLM Road 
        No. 6520.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Crook 
        County and Deschutes County in the State of Oregon.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``BLM Central Oregon Public Lands Map, 1998''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        Bureau of Land Management.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Grant to Counties.--The Secretary shall grant to each 
of the Counties a right-of-way to the BLM road.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Boundaries.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The rights-of-way granted under 
        subsection (b) shall extend from Reservoir Road in Crook County 
        to United States Route 20 in Deschutes County, 
        Oregon.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Modifications.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) State roads.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Secretary 
                        shall amend the rights-of-way of each of the 
                        Counties to serialized Oregon Road 46940 and 
                        Oregon Road 51362 to include the BLM 
                        road.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Effect.--The rights-of-way 
                        amended under clause (i) shall be subject to 
                        any conditions that apply to the rights-of-way 
                        on the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) BLM road.--The Secretary shall adjust 
                the boundaries of the rights-of-way granted under 
                subsection (b) in portions of the BLM road on which the 
                alignment of the BLM road does not meet the standards 
                applicable to an improved road, to meet approved 
                standards with the least environmental 
                impact.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Relinquishment of Rights-of-Way.--In exchange for the 
rights-of-way granted under subsection (b), the Counties shall 
relinquish any right-of-way of the Counties to the portion of the road 
known as George Millican Road (identified on the map as serialized 
Oregon Road 46940) that is located in the area described in subsection 
(c)(1).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. COUNTY-RIGHT-OF-WAY TO WEST BUTTE ROAD IN THE STATE OF 
              OREGON.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) West butte road.--The term ``West Butte Road'' means 
        the unpaved Bureau of Land Management road in the State of 
        Oregon identified on the map as BLM Road 6520.
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means each of Crook County 
        and Deschutes County in the State of Oregon.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``West 
        Butte Road Right of Way'' dated July 17, 2002.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
    (b) Grant to Counties.--Effective on the date the Secretary has 
received from a county notice that the county relinquishes any right in 
and to a right-of-way under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes (43 
U.S.C. 932 note) by such county to the portion of the road known as 
George Millican Road that is located in the area described in 
subsection (c)(1), such county is granted a right-of-way to the West 
Butte Road located within such county by operation of law, subject only 
to the common terms, conditions, and stipulations identified in the 
county's rights-of-way grants that apply on the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (c) Boundaries.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the rights-of-
        way granted under subsection (b) shall--
                    (A) extend in length from Reservoir Road in Crook 
                County to United States Route 20 in Deschutes County, 
                Oregon; and
                    (B) shall extend in width 100 feet on each side of 
                the centerline of West Butte Road.
            (2) Modifications.--
                    (A) State roads.--The Secretary shall modify the 
                existing rights-of-way of each of the counties as 
                contained in its respective road case file to include 
                the rights-of-way granted under subsection (b).
                    (B) West butte road.--The Secretary shall adjust 
                the right-of-way width and alignment granted under 
                subsection (b) in portions of the West Butte Road as 
                necessary to meet applicable State and Federal highway 
                standards.




                                                       Calendar No. 596

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2482

                          [Report No. 107-277]

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                                 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to Deschutes and Crook 
   Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road.

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                           September 12, 2002

                       Reported with an amendment