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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3013 

To provide for the disposal of certain Forest Service administrative sites 

in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2005 

Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the disposal of certain Forest Service administrative sites in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oregon National For5 est Administrative Site Disposal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES, NATIONAL 

7 FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, OREGON. 

8 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

9 Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

10 may sell or exchange, under such terms and conditions 
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1 as the Secretary may prescribe, any or all right, title, and 

2 interest of the United States in and to the following Na3 tional Forest System lands and improvements thereon lo4 cated in the Rogue River, Siskiyou, Siuslaw, Umpqua, and 

5 Willamette National Forests in the State of Oregon: 

6 (1) TRACT ROR-A.—Star Gulch Complex, Jack7 sonville, Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.25 

8 acres in the north half of section 28, township 39 

9 south, range 3 west, Willamette meridian, and con10 taining the Star Gulch complex buildings of the Ap11 plegate Ranger District. 

12 (2) TRACT ROR-B.—Butte Falls Houses, Butte 

13 Falls, Oregon, consisting of approximately 0.50 

14 acres in the S1/2NE1/4 of section 10, township 35 

15 south, range 2 east, Willamette meridian, and con16 taining those Forest lands in the Butte Falls Ranger 

17 District associated with Butte Falls Houses. 

18 (3) TRACT SIS-A.—Old Agness Guard Station, 

19 Agness, Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.5 

20 acres in the SE1/4, NE1/4, Lot 14, of section 7, 

21 township 35 south, range 11 west, Willamette merid22 ian, and containing those Forest lands in the Gold 

23 Beach Ranger District and associated administrative 

24 buildings at the Old Agness Guard Station. 
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1 (4) TRACT SIS-B.—Chetco Ranger District 

2 Housing Complex, Brookings, Oregon, consisting of 

3 approximately 1.5 acres in the SW1/4, Block 29, of 

4 section 5, township 41 south, range 13 west, Wil5 lamette meridian, and containing the Chetco Ranger 

6 District and the associated housing complex. 

7 (5) TRACT SIS-C.—Daycare center on Wallace 

8 Street in Gold Beach, Oregon, consisting of approxi9 mately 0.25 acres. 

10 (6) TRACT SIS-D.—Powers South Work Center, 

11 Powers, Oregon, consisting of approximately 1.59 

12 acres in the east 1/2 of section 13, township 31 

13 south, range 12 west, Willamette meridian, and con14 taining the South Compound site and associated ad15 ministrative buildings. 

16 (7) TRACT SIU-B.—Gardiner Administrative 

17 Site, Gardiner, Oregon, consisting of approximately 

18 3.4 acres in the NW1/4NE1/4 of section 22, town19 ship 21 south, range 12 west, Willamette meridian, 

20 and containing the Gardiner Administrative Site and 

21 the associated administrative buildings. 

22 (8) TRACT SIU-C.—Waldport Administrative 

23 Site, Waldport, Oregon, consisting of approximately 

24 6.65 acres in the SW1/4SW1/4 of section 19, town25 ship 13 south, range 11 west, and the SE1/4SE1/ 
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1 4 of section 24, township 13 south, range 12 west, 

2 Willamette meridian, and containing the Waldport 

3 Administrative Site and the associated administra4 tive buildings. 

5 (9) TRACT UMP-A.—Roseburg Service Center 

6 Administrative Site, Roseburg, Oregon, consisting of 

approximately 2.92 acres in the NE1⁄4NW1 7 ⁄4 of sec8 tion 20, township 27 south, range 5 west, Umpqua 

9 meridian. 

10 (10) TRACT UMP-B.—Roseburg Powder House 

11 Administrative Site, Roseburg, Oregon, consisting of 

12 approximately 1.34 acres in section 15, township 27 

13 south, range 5 west, Umpqua meridian. 

14 (11) TRACT UMP-C.—Brown Street Residence 

15 Administrative Site, Glide, Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.35 acres in the E1⁄2NW1 16 ⁄4 of section 

17 19, township 26 south, range 3 west, Umpqua me18 ridian. 

19 (12) TRACT WIL-A.—Blue River Administrative 

20 Site, Blue River, Oregon, consisting of approxi21 mately 31.91 acres in the SW1/4S1/2 of section 28, 

22 township 16 south, range 4 east, Willamette merid23 ian, and containing the upper portion of the Blue 

24 River Ranger District Compound and the associated 

25 administrative buildings. 
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1 (13) TRACT WIL-B.—Hemlock Houses, Westfir, 

2 Oregon, consisting of approximately 6 acres in sec3 tion 12, township 21 south, range 2 east, Willamette 

4 meridian, and containing those lands in Lot 2 asso5 ciated with the Hemlock Houses. 

6 (14) TRACT WIL-C.—Flat Creek Administrative 

7 Site, Oakridge, Oregon, consisting of approximately 

8 45 acres in the NW1/4 of section 14, township 21 

9 south, range 3 east, Willamette meridian, and con10 taining the Rigdon Ranger District Compound and 

11 the associated administrative buildings. 

12 (15) TRACT WIL-D.—Subject to section 3, 

13 Rigdon Administrative Site, Oakridge, Oregon, con14 sisting of approximately 15 acres in the NE1/4NE1/ 

15 4 of section 21, township 21 south, range 3 east, 

16 Willamette meridian, and containing the Rigdon 

17 Ranger District Compound and the associated ad18 ministrative buildings. 

19 (16) TRACT WIL-F.—Cascadia Administrative 

20 Site, Sweet Home, Oregon, consisting of approxi21 mately 15 acres in the SE1/4 of section 36, town22 ship 13 south, range 2 east, Willamette meridian, 

23 and containing the Cascadia Administrative Site and 

24 the associated administrative buildings. 
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1 (17) TRACT WIL-O.—Willamette National For2 est Warehouse Administrative Site, Eugene, Oregon, 

3 consisting of approximately 2.4 acres in the NW1/ 

4 4SE1/4 of section 25, township 17 south, range 4 

5 west, Willamette meridian, and containing the Wil6 lamette National Forest Warehouse Administrative 

7 Site and the associated administrative buildings. 

8 (18) TRACT WIL-P.—Westfir Residences, 

9 Westfir, Oregon, consisting of approximately 20 

10 acres in the NW1/4SW1/4 of section 8, township 21 

11 south, range 3 east, Willamette meridian, and con12 taining those lands associated with the Westfir Resi13 dences of a community nature. 

14 (b) MAPS AND CORRECTION AUTHORITY.—The lands 

15 described in subsection (a) (other than in paragraphs (9), 

16 (10), and (11) of such subsection) are depicted on maps 

17 entitled ‘‘Oregon Land Dispositions’’ and dated June 30, 

18 2003. The lands described in paragraphs (9), (10), and 

19 (11) of such subsection, Tracts UMP-A, UMP-B, and 

20 UMP-C, are depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Umpqua Na21 tional Forest Land Dispositions’’ and dated June 1, 2003. 

22 The maps shall be on file and available for public inspec23 tion in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service until 

24 such time as the lands are conveyed. The Secretary may 

25 make minor corrections to the maps and may modify the 
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1 descriptions in subsection (a) to correct errors or to recon2 figure the lands to facilitate their conveyance. 

3 (c) CONSIDERATION.— 

4 (1) AUTHORIZED CONSIDERATION.—Consider5 ation for the conveyance of land described in sub6 section (a) may include cash, land, including land 

7 with improvements constructed to the specifications 

8 of the Secretary, or a combination thereof. 

9 (2) CONVEYANCES TO PUBLIC ENTITIES.—The 

10 Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the 

11 State of Oregon or a local government for public 

12 purposes any or all right, title and interest of the 

13 United States in and to land described in subsection 

14 (a). The conveyance of land without consideration 

15 under this paragraph shall be subject to such terms, 

16 conditions, and restrictions as the Secretary con17 siders appropriate, and the Secretary shall include in 

18 the deed of conveyance a right of the United States 

19 to reenter and take title to the land if the land is 

20 sold or conveyed to another party or is devoted to 

21 a use other than the use for which the land was con22 veyed. 

23 (3) AUTHORIZATION OFDIRECT SALE.—In the 

24 case of the land described in paragraph (17) of sub25 section (a), Tract WIL-O, the Secretary shall grant 
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1 the Eugene Mission the right to acquire the land in 

2 a direct sale for market value. 

3 (d) CONVEYANCE METHODS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey 

5 land under subsection (a) at public or private sale, 

6 including competitive sale by auction, bid, or other7 wise, in accordance with such terms, conditions, and 

8 procedures as the Secretary determines will be in the 

9 best interests of the United States. 

10 (2) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—The Secretary 

11 may solicit offers for the conveyance of land under 

12 subsection (a) on such terms and conditions as the 

13 Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary may 

14 reject any offer if the Secretary determines that the 

15 offer is not adequate or not in the public interest. 

16 (3) USE OFBROKERS.—The Secretary may use 

17 real estate brokers in the conveyance of lands under 

18 subsection (a), and may pay appropriate commis19 sions commensurate with the prevailing rates in the 

20 area. 

21 (e) VALUATION.—Any appraisal considered necessary 

22 by the Secretary to convey land described in subsection 

23 (a) shall conform to the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

24 Federal Land Acquisitions. 
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1 (f) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.—Notwith2 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may 

3 accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent 

4 of the value of any land conveyed by exchange under au5 thority of subsection (a). 

6 (g) DEPOSIT AND TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—The 

7 Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance 

8 of the land described in subsection (a) in the fund estab9 lished under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 

10 ‘‘Sisk Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 484a). No portion of the proceeds 

11 may be paid or distributed to the State of Oregon or a 

12 county in the State under any provision of law, and the 

13 proceeds are not moneys received from the National For14 est for any purpose. 

15 (h) USE OF DEPOSITED FUNDS.— 

16 (1) AUTHORIZED USES.—Funds deposited pur17 suant to subsection (g) shall be available to the Sec18 retary, without further appropriation and until ex19 pended, for the following purposes: 

20 (A) The acquisition of land and interests 

21 in land for inclusion in a unit of the National 

22 Forest System specified in subsection (a). 

23 (B) The payment or reimbursement of 

24 costs incurred by the Forest Service in proc25 essing and arranging conveyances under this 
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1 section, including the payment of real estate 

2 broker commissions authorized under subsection 

3 (d). 

4 (C) The acquisition or construction of new 

5 facilities, or the rehabilitation of existing facili6 ties, in a unit of the National Forest System 

7 specified in subsection (a). 

8 (2) LAND ACQUISITION.—The use of the land 

9 acquisition authority provided by paragraph (1)(A) 

10 is subject to the following conditions: 

11 (A) The amount available for expenditure 

12 in each unit of the National Forest System re13 ferred to in subsection (a) shall be equal to the 

14 amount derived from the conveyance of land de15 scribed in such subsection in that unit, reduced 

16 by any costs incurred by the Forest Service in 

17 processing those conveyances. 

18 (B) Funds derived from conveyances under 

19 this section may be used for the acquisition of 

20 lands and interests in land in other units of the 

21 National Forest System in Oregon if the Re22 gional Forester for Region 6 agrees to such use. 

23 (3) ADMINISTRATION OFLANDS ACQUIRED BY

24 THE UNITED STATES.—Lands acquired by the Sec25 retary under this subsection or acquired by exchange 
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1 under this section shall be managed in accordance 

2 with the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as 

3 the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and other 

4 laws and regulations pertaining to the National For5 est System. 

6 (i) DEPARTMENTAL REGULATIONS.—The Agri7 culture Property Management Regulations shall not apply 

8 to any action taken pursuant to this section. 

9 (j) WITHDRAWALS AND REVOCATIONS.— 

10 (1) PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Effective as of the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, any public land 

12 orders applicable to the land described in subsection 

13 (a) are revoked with respect to that lands. 

14 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, land described in subsection (a) are with16 drawn from location, entry, and patent under the 

17 mining laws of the United States. 

18 SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE, PORTION OF RIGDON ADMINIS19 TRATIVE SITE, OAKRIDGE, OREGON, TRACT 

20 WIL-D. 

21 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag22 riculture shall convey, without consideration, to the City 

23 of Oakridge, Oregon (in the section referred to as the 

24 ‘‘City)’’, all right, title, and interest of the United States 

25 in and to the lower portion of the land described in section 
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1 2(a)(15), Tract WIL-D, for the purpose of facilitating the 

2 establishment of a timber museum on the conveyed land 

3 to be managed by the Upper Willamette Pioneer Associa4 tion. 

5 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The portion of Tract 

6 WIL-D to be conveyed to the City under this section is 

7 located generally west of Rigdon Drive, but the Secretary 

8 shall determine the exact acreage and description of the 

9 land to be conveyed. The conveyed land may not include 

10 the five residential properties on the upper portion of 

11 Tract WIL-D, generally located northeast of the intersec12 tion of Highway 58 and Rigdon Drive. 

13 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 

14 the conveyance under this section, the City and the Upper 

15 Willamette Pioneer Association shall agree to honor the 

16 life and contributions of Loran L. ‘‘Stub’’ Stewart with 

17 an appropriate display in the museum established on the 

18 conveyed property. 

19 SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, ROGUE-UMPQUA DIVIDE 

20 WILDERNESS, OREGON. 

21 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The Rogue-Umpqua 

22 Divide wilderness boundary, as established by the Oregon 

23 Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–328; 98 Stat. 

24 273; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and approved by the Forest 

25 Service on May 4, 1987, is adjusted as depicted on the 
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1 map entitled ‘‘Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Bound2 ary Modification’’ and dated May 6, 2003. The adjust3 ment is more fully described as follows: 

4 (1) Beginning at township 30 south, range 3 

5 east, Willamette base and meridian, from Angle 

6 Point 927 of the legal boundary description 

7 monumented with a 2 inch diameter brass cap, set 

8 in cement, marked ‘‘USDA FOREST SERVICE AP 

9 927 2001’’. 

10 (2) Thence north 63°39′34′′ east, 3700.00 feet 

11 to new Angle Point 927B. 

12 (3) Thence south 84°20′00′′ east, 360.00 feet 

13 to new Angle Point 927C. 

14 (4) Thence on a line northeasterly, approxi15 mately 330 feet, to original Angle Point 928, which 

16 is monumented with a 1–1/2 inch diameter alu17 minum cap, on a 5/8 diameter rod driven flush with 

18 the ground, marked ‘‘AP 928 1999’’. 

19 (5) Thence north 23°00′00′′ west, 175.00 feet 

20 to new Angle Point 928A. 

21 (6) Thence on a line northeasterly, 1260 feet, 

22 more or less, to original Angle Point 929, which is 

23 described in the legal boundary description as ‘‘A 

24 high point on a ridge’’ in section 7, township 30 
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1 south, range 3 east, Willamette base and meridian, 

2 with an elevation of approximately 4150 feet. 

3 (b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) 

4 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 

5 office of the Chief of the Forest Service. The Secretary 

6 of Agriculture may correct technical errors in the map and 

7 legal description specified in subsection (a). 

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