[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 714

   To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land 
  Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve 
  management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National 
                Recreation Area, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 26, 2003

 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill; 
        which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy 
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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land 
  Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve 
  management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National 
                Recreation Area, 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. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN DOUGLAS 
              COUNTY, OREGON.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior 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 the parcel 
        described in paragraph (2) for use by the County for 
        recreational purposes.
            (2) Parcel.--The parcel referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
        parcel of real property consisting of approximately 68.8 acres 
        under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
        Management in the County, as depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Umpqua River Lighthouse and Coast Guard Museum Master Plan 
        Study'', dated April 17, 2002.
    (b) Purposes of Conveyance.--The purposes of the conveyance under 
subsection (a) are to improve management of and recreational access to 
the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area by--
            (1) improving public safety and reducing traffic congestion 
        along Salmon Harbor Drive (County Road No. 251) in the County;
            (2) providing a staging area for off-highway vehicles; and
            (3) facilitating policing of unlawful camping and parking 
        along Salmon Harbor Drive and adjacent areas.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that the 
        parcel conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used by the 
        County for a recreational purpose--
                    (A) all right, title, and interest in and to the 
                parcel, including any improvements on the parcel, shall 
                revert to the United States; and
                    (B) the United States shall have the right of 
                immediate entry onto the parcel.
            (2) Determination on the record.--Any determination of the 
        Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record 
        after an opportunity for an agency hearing.
    (d) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the parcel 
to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey--
            (1) that is satisfactory to the Secretary; and
            (2) the cost of which shall be paid by the County.
    (e) 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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