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Private Calendar No. 1

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 509

[Report No. 106–67]

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 2, 1999

Mrs. CUBIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Resources

MARCH 17, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.

2 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights,

3 the Secretary of the Interior is directed to issue, without

4 consideration, a quitclaim deed to Marie Wambeke of Big

5 Horn County, Wyoming, the personal representative of the

6 estate of Fred Steffens, to the land described in subsection

7 (b): Provided, That all minerals underlying such land are

8 hereby reserved to the United States.

9 (b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in

10 subsection (a) is the approximately 80-parcel known as

‘‘Farm Unit C’’ in the E1⁄2NW1 11 ⁄4 of Section 27 in Town12 ship 57 North, Range 97 West, 6th Principal Meridian,

13 Wyoming.

14 (c) REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWAL.—The Bureau of

15 Reclamation withdrawal for the Shoshone Reclamation

16 Project under Secretrial Order dated October 21, 1913,

17 is hereby revoked with respect to the lands described in

18 subsection (b).

19 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF STEFFENS FAMILY PROPERTY.

20 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights, the

21 Secretary of the Interior is directed to issue, without consid22 eration, a quitclaim deed to Marie Wambeke of Big Horn

23 County, Wyoming, the personal representative of the estate

24 of Fred Steffens, to the land described in subsection (b): Pro25 vided, That all minerals underlying such land are hereby

26 reserved to the United States.
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1 (b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in sub2 section (a) is the approximately 80-acre parcel known as

‘‘Farm Unit C’’ in the E1⁄2NW1 3 ⁄4 of Section 27 in Township

4 57 North, Range 97 West, 6th Principal Meridian, Wyo5 ming.

6 (c) REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWAL.—The Bureau of

7 Reclamation withdrawal for the Shoshone Reclamation

8 Project under Secretarial Order dated October 21, 1913, is

9 hereby revoked with respect to the lands described in sub10 section (b).

Private Calendar No. 1

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 509

[Report No. 106–67]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer

erty.certain land comprising the Steffens family propFred Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming,to the personal representative of the estate of

MARCH 17, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the

Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed