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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1437 

To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United 

States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, acting 

through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the State 

of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research 

and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, Oregon. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

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

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

A BILL 

To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held 

by the United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 

by the United States, acting through the Director of 

the Bureau of Land Management, to the State of Oregon 

for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University 

in Hermiston, Oregon. 

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. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hermiston Agricul3 tural Research and Extension Center Land Conveyance 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) RESEARCH CENTER LAND.—The term ‘‘re8 search center land’’ means the approximately 290 

9 acres of land in Hermiston, Oregon, identified as the 

10 ‘‘Reversionary Interest Area’’ on the map entitled 

11 ‘‘Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension 

12 Center’’ and dated July 23, 2013, including any im13 provements to, and building on, the land. 

14 (2) PATENT.—The term ‘‘patent’’ means the 

15 patent granted by the Director of the Bureau of 

16 Land Management (acting on behalf of the United 

17 States) to the State, numbered 130889, and dated 

18 September 17, 1954. 

19 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

20 of Oregon (acting through the Oregon State Board 

21 of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State Uni22 versity). 


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1 SEC. 3. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST AND RES2 ERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS TO BUREAU 

3 OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND CONVEYED TO 

4 THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE ESTABLISH5 MENT OF HERMISTON AGRICULTURAL RE6 SEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER. 

7 (a) RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST AND

8 RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—Subject to sub9 section (b), there are released by the United States with10 out consideration— 

11 (1) the reversionary interest retained by the 

12 United States to the research center land under the 

13 patent; and 

14 (2) the reservation of mineral rights by the 

15 United States to the research center land under the 

16 patent. 

17 (b) CONDITION.—The release of the reversionary in18 terest under subsection (a)(1) is subject to the condition 

19 that the State agrees to use any consideration received by 

20 the State from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of the 

21 research center land after the date of enactment of this 

22 Act for agricultural experimental and research work of Or23 egon State University. 

24 (c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of 

25 the Interior (acting through the Director of the Bureau 

26 of Land Management) shall execute and file in the approVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:24 Aug 07, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1437.IS S1437

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1 priate office a deed of release, amended deed, or other ap2 propriate instrument reflecting the release under sub3 section (a). 

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