[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4789 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4789

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land 
    located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells 
   Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas 
              County, Washington, to the utility district.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land 
    located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells 
   Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas 
              County, Washington, to the utility district.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND, WELLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, 
              PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, 
              WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--At the request of Public Utility District 
No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington (in this section referred to as the 
``Utility District''), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to 
the Utility District all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to eight parcels of public land that are located entirely 
or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project 
of the Utility District and are administered by the Secretary through 
the Bureau of Land Management. The parcels consist of a total of 
approximately 382 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``__________'' 
and dated ______, 2006.
    (b) Time for Conveyance.--Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary 
shall complete the conveyance under this section not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives the Utility District's 
request for the conveyance under subsection (a).
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as possible after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare legal 
descriptions of the parcels of land to be conveyed under this section. 
The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the map referred to in 
subsection (a) or in the legal descriptions prepared under this 
subsection. The map and legal descriptions shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management.
    (d) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of land 
under this section, the Utility District shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed land, as 
determined by an appraisal satisfactory to the Secretary and conforming 
to the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions.
    (e) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds 
from the conveyance of land under this section in the working capital 
fund of the Bureau of Land Management established by section 306 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1736).
    (f) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land to be 
conveyed under this section is withdrawn from location, entry, and 
patent under the public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing 
laws, including geothermal leasing laws.
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