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                                                 Union Calendar No. 374
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4789

                          [Report No. 109-634]

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

                           September 6, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 16, 2006]

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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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Douglas County, Washington, PUD 
Conveyance Act.''

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Public land.--The term ``public land'' means the 
        approximately 622 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau 
        of Land Management and identified on the map as ``_____''.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``_______'', prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and 
        dated ____, 2006.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Pud.--The term ``PUD'' means the Public Utility 
        District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, WA, PUD.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), and notwithstanding section 24 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818) and Federal Power Order for Project 
2149, and subject to valid existing rights, if not later than 45 days 
after the date of completion of the appraisal required under subsection 
(b), the PUD submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the public 
land for the appraised value, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 
days after the date of the offer, convey to the PUD all right, title, 
and interest to the public land.
    (b) Appraisal.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the public 
land. The appraisal shall be conducted in accordance with the ``Uniform 
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions'' and the ``Uniform 
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice''.
    (c) Payment.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
public land is conveyed under this section, the PUD shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the public land as 
determined under subsection (b).
    (d) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of conveyance, any costs 
related to the conveyance under this section shall be paid by the PUD.
    (e) Disposition of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the 
proceeds from the sale 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).

SEC. 4. SEGREGATION OF LANDS.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Except as provided in section 3(a), effective 
immediately upon enactment of this Act, and subject to valid existing 
rights, the public land is withdrawn from
            (1) all forms or entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
        the public land laws, and all amendments thereto;
            (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws, 
        and all amendments thereto; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws, and all amendments thereto.
    (b) Term.--This section expires two years from the date of 
enactment of this Act or on the date of the completion of the sale 
contemplated in section 3 of this Act, whichever is earlier.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 374

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4789

                          [Report No. 109-634]

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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.

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                           September 6, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed