[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 173 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S15870]
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        CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF LAND IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 714) to provide for the 
conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in 
Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and 
recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and 
for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, with amendments, as follows:
  [Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.]

                                 S. 714

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

     SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN 
                   DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey, without consideration and subject to valid existing 
     rights, to Douglas County, Oregon (referred to in this 
     section as the ``County''), all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to the parcel described in paragraph 
     (2) for use by the County for recreational purposes.
       [(2) Parcel.--The parcel referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     the parcel of real property consisting of approximately 68.8 
     acres under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management in the County, as depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Umpqua River Lighthouse and Coast Guard Museum 
     Master Plan Study'', dated April 17, 2002.]
       (2) Parcel.--The parcel referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
     parcel of land consisting of approximately 68.8 acres under 
     the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``S. 
     714, Douglas County, Oregon Land Conveyance'', dated May 21, 
     2003.
       (b) Purposes of Conveyance.--The purposes of the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) are to improve management of and 
     recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation 
     Area by--
       (1) improving public safety and reducing traffic congestion 
     along Salmon Harbor Drive (County Road No. 251) in the 
     County;
       (2) providing a staging area for off-highway vehicles; and
       (3) facilitating policing of unlawful camping and parking 
     along Salmon Harbor Drive and adjacent areas.
       [(c) Reversionary Interest.--
       [(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     parcel conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used by the 
     County for a recreational purpose--
       [(A) all right, title, and interest in and to the parcel, 
     including any improvements on the parcel, shall revert to the 
     United States; and
       [(B) the United States shall have the right of immediate 
     entry onto the parcel.
       [(2) Determination on the record.--Any determination of the 
     Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record 
     after an opportunity for an agency hearing.
       [(d)](c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description 
     of the parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by a survey--
       (1) that is satisfactory to the Secretary; and
       (2) the cost of which shall be paid by the County.
       [(e)](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.

  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 714), as amended, was read the third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                 S. 714

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

     SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN 
                   DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Conveyance.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey, without consideration and subject to valid existing 
     rights, to Douglas County, Oregon (referred to in this 
     section as the ``County''), all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to the parcel described in paragraph 
     (2) for use by the County for recreational purposes.
       (2) Parcel.--The parcel referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
     parcel of land consisting of approximately 68.8 acres under 
     the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``S. 
     714, Douglas County, Oregon Land Conveyance'', dated May 21, 
     2003.
       (b) Purposes of Conveyance.--The purposes of the conveyance 
     under subsection (a) are to improve management of and 
     recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation 
     Area by--
       (1) improving public safety and reducing traffic congestion 
     along Salmon Harbor Drive (County Road No. 251) in the 
     County;
       (2) providing a staging area for off-highway vehicles; and
       (3) facilitating policing of unlawful camping and parking 
     along Salmon Harbor Drive and adjacent areas.
       (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by a survey--
       (1) that is satisfactory to the Secretary; and
       (2) the cost of which shall be paid by the County.
       (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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