[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5999 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5999

  To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of National Forest System 
land in Kittitas County, Washington, to facilitate the construction of 
         a new fire and rescue station, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2006

 Mr. Hastings of Washington (for himself and Mr. Reichert) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of National Forest System 
land in Kittitas County, Washington, to facilitate the construction of 
         a new fire and rescue station, 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 ``Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND, KITTITAS COUNTY, 
              WASHINGTON.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
convey, without consideration, to the King and Kittitas Counties Fire 
District #51 of King and Kittitas Counties, Washington (in this section 
referred to as the ``District''), all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to a parcel of National Forest System land in 
Kittitas County, Washington, consisting of approximately three acres 
within the NW\1/4\,SW\1/4\,SE\1/4\ of section 4, township 22 north, 
range 11 east, Willamette meridian, for the purpose of permitting the 
District to use the parcel as a site for a new Snoqualmie Pass fire and 
rescue station.
    (b) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used 
in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such 
subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall 
revert, at the option of the Secretary, to the United States, and the 
United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the 
property. Any determination of the Secretary under this subsection 
shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.
    (c) Survey.--If necessary, the exact acreage and legal description 
of the lands to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of a survey shall be 
borne by the District.
    (d) 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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