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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7354 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest 

System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2020 

Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 

National Forest System land in the State of Washington 

to Skamania County, Washington. 

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 ‘‘Wind River Adminis5 trative Site Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 

9 Skamania County, Washington. 


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1 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance 

3 Proposal’’ and dated February 7, 2020. 

4 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

6 Chief of the Forest Service. 

7 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the County submits a written 

9 request to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, not 

11 later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act, convey to the County all right, title, and interest 

13 of the United States in and to the approximately 23.4 

14 acres of National Forest System land, related infrastruc15 ture, and all improvements, as generally depicted as ‘‘pro16 posed conveyance’’ on the map. 

17 (b) MAP.— 

18 (1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

19 kept on file and available for public inspection in the 

20 appropriate office of the Forest Service. 

21 (2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary 

22 may correct minor errors in the map. 

23 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

24 under subsection (a) shall be— 

25 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 


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1 (2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

2 made without consideration; 

3 (3) made by quitclaim deed; 

4 (4) subject to a right-of-way and restrictive 

5 easement reservation of a width to be determined by 

6 the Secretary, for the protection of the Pacific Crest 

7 National Scenic Trail; 

8 (5) completed in accordance with the Forest 

9 Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act 

10 of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d, et seq.), except that sec11 tion 504(b) and (c) of that Act shall not apply; 

12 (6) subject to right-of-way reservations made 

13 pursuant to section 507 of the Federal Land Policy 

14 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1767); 

15 and 

16 (7) subject to any other terms and conditions 

17 as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

18 (d) FEDERAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—Chapter 5 of 

19 subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply 

20 to the conveyance under subsection (a). 

21 (e) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—With respect to the 

22 conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary— 

23 (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for haz24 ardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants 

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1 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

2 of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); and 

3 (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate 

4 or abate the hazardous substances, pollutants, or 

5 contaminants disclosed pursuant to paragraph (1). 

6 (f) CLOSING COSTS.—As a condition for the convey7 ance under subsection (a), the County shall pay all closing 

8 costs associated with the conveyance, including for— 

9 (1) title insurance and title search; and 

10 (2) any applicable inspection fees, escrow fees, 

11 attorneys fees, and recording fees. 

12 (g) SURVEY.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal 

14 description of the National Forest System land to be 

15 conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined 

16 by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

17 (2) COSTS OF SURVEY.—The Secretary shall 

18 bear all costs associated with the survey under para19 graph (1). 

20 (h) USE OF LAND.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The lands and related infra22 structure conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 

23 maintained by the County pursuant to standards es24 tablished by the Secretary of the Interior under sec25 tion 306101 of title 54, United States Code. 


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1 (2) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land 

2 conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner 

3 that is inconsistent with the use described in para4 graph (1), the land shall, at the discretion of the 

5 Secretary, revert to the United States. 

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