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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1581

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands under the

jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 9, 1995

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

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain

lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon.

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

3 SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, CITY OF SUMPTER, OR4 EGON.

5 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag6 riculture shall convey, without consideration, to the city

7 of Sumpter, Oregon (in this section referred to as the

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

9 in and to a parcel of real property of approximately 1.43

10 acres consisting of all of block 8 of the REVISED PLAN
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1 OF SUMPTER TOWNSITE in the City, as shown in plat

2 recorded March 6, 1897, in Plat Book 3, page 26; includ3 ing the alley running through such block, vacated by Ordi4 nance No. 1966–3, recorded December 14, 1966, in Deed

5 66–50–014.

6 (b) ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The

7 real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) consists

8 of the same property that was deeded to the United States

9 in the following deeds:

10 (1) Warranty Deed from Sumpter Power &

11 Water Company to the United States of America

12 dated October 12, 1949, and recorded in Vol. 152,

13 page 170 of Baker County records on December 22,

14 1949.

15 (2) Warranty Deed from Mrs. Alice Windle to

16 the United States of America dated October 11,

17 1949, and recorded in Vol. 152, page 168 of Baker

18 County records on December 22, 1949.

19 (3) Warranty Deed from Alice L. Windle

20 Charles and James M. Charles to the United States

21 of America dated August 8, 1962, and recorded in

22 Book 172, page 1331 on August 27, 1962.

23 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance

24 under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that

25 the City use the conveyed property only for public pur-
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1 poses, such as a city park, information center, or interpre2 tive area.

3 (d) RELEASE.—Notwithstanding the Comprehensive

4 Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

5 of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), upon making the con6 veyance required by subsection (a), the United States is

7 relieved from liability for any and all claims arising from

8 the presence of hazardous materials on the conveyed prop9 erty, and the City shall thereafter be liable for any and

10 all such claims.

11 (e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of

12 Agriculture determines that the real property conveyed

13 under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with

14 the condition specified in subsection (c) or that the City

15 has initiated proceedings to sell, lease, exchange, or other16 wise dispose of all or a portion of the property, then, at

17 the option of the Secretary, the United States shall have

18 a right of reentry with regard to the property, with title

19 thereto revesting in the United States.

20 (f) AUTHORIZED SALE OF PROPERTY.—Notwith21 standing subsections (c) and (e), the Secretary of Agri22 culture may authorize the City to dispose of the real prop23 erty conveyed under subsection (a) if the proceeds from

24 such disposal are at least equal to the fair market value

25 of the property and are paid to the United States. The
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1 Secretary shall deposit amounts received under this sub2 section into the special fund in the Treasury into which

3 funds are deposited pursuant to the Act of December 4,

4 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), commonly known as the Sisk Act.

5 The disposal of the conveyed property under this sub6 section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as

7 the Secretary may prescribe.

8 (g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The

9 Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional

10 terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance

11 under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro12 priate to protect the interests of the United States.

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