[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1437 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1437

  To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the 
 United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, 
 acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the 
  State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural 
Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, 
                                Oregon.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2013

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the 
 United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, 
 acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the 
  State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural 
Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, 
                                Oregon.

    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 ``Hermiston Agricultural Research and 
Extension Center Land Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Research center land.--The term ``research center 
        land'' means the approximately 290 acres of land in Hermiston, 
        Oregon, identified as the ``Reversionary Interest Area'' on the 
        map entitled ``Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension 
        Center'' and dated July 23, 2013, including any improvements 
        to, and building on, the land.
            (2) Patent.--The term ``patent'' means the patent granted 
        by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (acting on 
        behalf of the United States) to the State, numbered 130889, and 
        dated September 17, 1954.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon 
        (acting through the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on 
        behalf of Oregon State University).

SEC. 3. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST AND RESERVATION OF MINERAL 
              RIGHTS TO BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND CONVEYED TO THE 
              STATE OF OREGON FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HERMISTON 
              AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER.

    (a) Release of Reversionary Interest and Reservation of Mineral 
Rights.--Subject to subsection (b), there are released by the United 
States without consideration--
            (1) the reversionary interest retained by the United States 
        to the research center land under the patent; and
            (2) the reservation of mineral rights by the United States 
        to the research center land under the patent.
    (b) Condition.--The release of the reversionary interest under 
subsection (a)(1) is subject to the condition that the State agrees to 
use any consideration received by the State from the sale, lease, or 
other conveyance of the research center land after the date of 
enactment of this Act for agricultural experimental and research work 
of Oregon State University.
    (c) Instrument of Release.--The Secretary of the Interior (acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management) shall execute 
and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended deed, or 
other appropriate instrument reflecting the release under subsection 
(a).
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