[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4690 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4690

  To transfer certain lands along the Cle Elum River in the State of 
 Washington to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior, to support a land exchange involving a portion of such lands, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2004

  Mr. Hastings of Washington introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To transfer certain lands along the Cle Elum River in the State of 
 Washington to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior, to support a land exchange involving a portion of such lands, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Cle Elum River Corridor Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER, CLE ELUM RIVER CORRIDOR, WASHINGTON.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer, without reimbursement, 
to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior 
certain lands and interests in lands, previously transferred to the 
Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 7(c) of Public Law 89-72 
(16 U.S.C. 460l-18), that are located in sections 10 and 11 of township 
20 north, range 14 east, Willamette meridian, and generally depicted on 
a map entitled ``Cle Elum River Corridor Boundary Adjustment, Sheet 1'' 
and dated March 21, 2004.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE, CLE ELUM RIVER CORRIDOR, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Acceptance of Private Lands.--Subject to subsection (d), if 
MountainStar Resort Development, LLC, offers to the Secretary of the 
Interior, within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
parcel of land consisting of approximately 38 acres located in section 
11 of township 20 north, range 14 east, Willamette meridian, and 
generally depicted on a map entitled ``Cle Elum River Corridor Boundary 
Adjustment, Sheet 2'' and dated March 21, 2004, the Secretary shall 
accept the parcel. The Secretary of the Interior shall have 
jurisdiction over the parcel accepted under this subsection.
    (b)  Conveyance of Lands in Exchange.--Upon acceptance of title by 
the Secretary of the Interior to the parcel of lands described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall convey to MountainStar Resort 
Development, LLC, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 38 acres located 
in sections 10 and 11 of township 20 north, range 14 east, Willamette 
meridian, and generally depicted on a map entitled ``Cle Elum River 
Corridor Boundary Adjustment, Sheet 3'' and dated March 21, 2004.
    (c) Equal Value Exchange.--The exchange under this section shall be 
consummated on an equal value basis, except that the Secretary of the 
Interior and MountainStar Resort Development, LLC, may agree to 
equalize the agreed-upon values of the Federal and non-Federal lands 
involved in the exchange through the inclusion of monetary 
consideration, so long as any adjustment agreed to does not exceed 25 
percent of the value of the Federal lands to be conveyed.
    (d) Conditions of Conveyance.--The exchange under this section 
shall be subject to the conditions that--
            (1) MountainStar Resort Development, LLC, convey title 
        acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior; and
            (2) there is no hazardous material on the property to be 
        acquired by the United States, as determined by the Secretary.
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