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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1581

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 8, 1995

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

and Forestry

AN ACT

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

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

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

4 acres consisting of all of block 8 of the REVISED PLAN

5 OF SUMPTER TOWNSITE in the City, as shown in plat

6 recorded March 6, 1897, in Plat Book 3, page 26; includ7 ing the alley running through such block, vacated by Ordi8 nance No. 1966–3, recorded December 14, 1966, in Deed

9 66–50–014.

10 (b) ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The

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

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

13 in the following deeds:

14 (1) Warranty Deed from Sumpter Power &

15 Water Company to the United States of America

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

17 page 170 of Baker County records on December 22,

18 1949.

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

20 the United States of America dated October 11,

21 1949, and recorded in Vol. 152, page 168 of Baker

22 County records on December 22, 1949.

23 (3) Warranty Deed from Alice L. Windle

24 Charles and James M. Charles to the United States
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1 of America dated August 8, 1962, and recorded in

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

3 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance

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

5 the City use the conveyed property only for public pur6 poses, such as a city park, information center, or interpre7 tive area.

8 (d) RELEASE.—Notwithstanding the Comprehensive

9 Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

10 of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), upon making the con11 veyance required by subsection (a), the United States is

12 relieved from liability for any and all claims arising from

13 the presence of hazardous materials on the conveyed prop14 erty, and the City shall thereafter be liable for any and

15 all such claims.

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

17 Agriculture determines that the real property conveyed

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

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

20 has initiated proceedings to sell, lease, exchange, or other21 wise dispose of all or a portion of the property, then, at

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

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

24 thereto revesting in the United States.
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1 (f) AUTHORIZED SALE OF PROPERTY.—Notwith2 standing subsections (c) and (e), the Secretary of Agri3 culture may authorize the City to dispose of the real prop4 erty conveyed under subsection (a) if the proceeds from

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

6 of the property and are paid to the United States. The

7 Secretary shall deposit amounts received under this sub8 section into the special fund in the Treasury into which

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

10 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), commonly known as the Sisk Act.

11 The disposal of the conveyed property under this sub12 section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as

13 the Secretary may prescribe.

14 (g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The

15 Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional

16 terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance

17 under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro18 priate to protect the interests of the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives November 7,

1995.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.