[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1139 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 288
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1139

                          [Report No. 111-138]

   To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property 
  conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2009

   Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             March 2, 2010

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property 
  conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Wallowa Forest Service 
Compound Conveyance Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF WALLOWA, OREGON.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of 
        Wallowa, Oregon.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Agriculture.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Wallowa forest service compound.--The term 
        ``Wallowa Forest Service Compound'' means the Wallowa Ranger 
        Station that is--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) located at 602 West First Street, 
                Wallowa, Oregon; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) under the jurisdiction of the 
                Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Duty of Secretary.--As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, the 
Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration and by 
quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States, 
except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), in and to the Wallowa 
Forest Service Compound.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Use of Wallowa Forest Service Compound.--As a 
condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the City shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) use the Wallowa Forest Service Compound as an 
        interpretive center;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ensure that the Wallowa Forest Service 
        Compound is managed by a nonprofit entity; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) agree to manage the Wallowa Forest Service 
        Compound--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) with due consideration and protection 
                for the historic values of the Wallowa Forest Service 
                Compound; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in accordance with such terms and 
                conditions as are agreed to by the Secretary and the 
                City.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Reversion.--In the quitclaim deed to the City, the 
Secretary shall provide that the Wallowa Forest Service Compound shall 
revert to the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the 
Wallowa Forest Service Compound is--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) used for a purpose other than the purposes 
        described in subsection (c)(1); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) managed by the City in a manner that is 
        inconsistent with subsection (c)(3).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wallowa Forest Service Compound 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF WALLOWA, OREGON.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Wallowa, 
        Oregon.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (3) Wallowa forest service compound.--The term ``Wallowa 
        Forest Service Compound'' means the approximately 1.11 acres of 
        National Forest System land that--
                    (A) was donated by the City to the Forest Service 
                on March 18, 1936; and
                    (B) is located at 602 First Street, Wallowa, 
                Oregon.
    (b) Conveyance.--On the request of the City submitted to the 
Secretary by the date that is not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act and subject to the provisions of this Act, the 
Secretary shall convey to the City all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the Wallowa Forest Service Compound.
    (c) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) by quitclaim deed;
            (2) for no consideration; and
            (3) subject to--
                    (A) valid existing rights; and
                    (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
                require.
    (d) Use of Wallowa Forest Service Compound.--As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (b), the City shall--
            (1) use the Wallowa Forest Service Compound as a historical 
        and cultural interpretation and education center;
            (2) ensure that the Wallowa Forest Service Compound is 
        managed by a nonprofit entity; and
            (3) agree to manage the Wallowa Forest Service Compound 
        with due consideration and protection for the historic values 
        of the Wallowa Forest Service Compound.
    (e) Reversion.--In the quitclaim deed to the City, the Secretary 
shall provide that the Wallowa Forest Service Compound shall revert to 
the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if any of the 
conditions under subsection (c) or (d) are violated.
                                                       Calendar No. 288

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1139

                          [Report No. 111-138]

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                                 A BILL

   To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property 
  conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes.

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                             March 2, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment