[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S7226]
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                      STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 799) to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the personal representative of 
the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land 
comprising the Steffens family property, which had been reported from 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment to 
strike all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following:

     SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.

       (a) Conveyance.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is directed to issue, without 
     consideration, a quitclaim deed to Marie Wambeke of Big Horn 
     County, Wyoming, the personal representative of the estate of 
     Fred Steffens, to the land described in subsection (b): 
     Provided, That all minerals underlying such land are hereby 
     reserved to the United States.
       (b) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection 
     (a) is the approximately 80-parcel known as ``Farm Unit C'' 
     in the E\1/2\NW\1/4\ of Section 27 in Township 57 North, 
     Range 97 West, 6th Principal Meridian, Wyoming.
       (c) Revocation of Withdrawal.--The Bureau of Reclamation 
     withdrawal for the Shoshone Reclamation Project under 
     Secretrial Order dated October 21, 1913 is hereby revoked 
     with respect to the lands described in subsection (b).

  The amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 799), as amended, was passed.

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