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Calendar No. 549 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2150 

[Report No. 109–306] 

To direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land 

Management Land to the City of Eugene, Oregon. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 20, 2005 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JULY 31, 2006 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain Bureau 

of Land Management Land to the City of Eugene, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eugene Land Convey5 ance Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

4 Eugene, Oregon. 

5 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act Except as provided in sub10 section (c), the Secretary shall convey to the City, without 

11 consideration and subject to all valid existing rights, all 

12 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

13 the land described in subsection (b)(1) for the purposes 

14 of— 

15 (1) establishing a wildlife viewing area; and 

16 (2) the construction and operation of an envi17 ronmental education center. 

18 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land referred to in sub20 section (a) is the parcel of approximately 12 acres 

21 of land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 

22 Bureau of Land Management in Lane County, Or23 egon, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Red House 

24 Property’’ and dated April 11, 2005. 

25 (2) SURVEY.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and 

2 legal description of the land described in para3 graph (1) shall be determined by a survey ac4 ceptable to the Secretary, including an existing 

5 survey. 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land referred to in sub7 section (a) is the parcel of approximately 12 acres of 

8 land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bu9 reau of Land Management in Lane County, Oregon, 

10 as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘West Eugene Wet11 lands Land Transfer’’ and dated April 11, 2005. 

12 (2) SURVEY.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The legal description of 

14 the land described in paragraph (1) may be 

15 based on the survey of the land completed in 

16 1979. 

17 (B) COST.—If the Secretary determines that 

18 a new survey of the land is required, the City 

19 shall be responsible for paying the cost of the 

20 survey. 

21 (c) REVERSION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 

23 that the land conveyed under subsection (a) is not 

24 being used for the purposes described in that sub25 section— 


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1 (A) all right, title, and interest in and to 

2 the land (including any improvements to the 

3 land) shall , at the discretion of the Secretary, 

4 revert to the United States; and 

5 (B) the United States shall have the right 

6 of immediate entry to the land. 

7 (2) HEARING.—Any determination of the Sec8 retary under paragraph (1) shall be made on the 

9 record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

10 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

11 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi12 tions for the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Sec13 retary determines to be appropriate to protect the inter14 ests of the United States. 


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Calendar No. 549 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2150 

[Report No. 109–306] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain 

Bureau of Land Management Land to the City of Eugene, Oregon. 

JULY 31, 2006 

Reported with amendments 


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