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the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. 

LAMBORN) that the House suspend the 

rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3706, as 

amended. 

The question was taken. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the 

opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being 

in the affirmative, the ayes have it. 

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I object 

to the vote on the ground that a 

quorum is not present and make the 

point of order that a quorum is not 

present. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. 

The point of no quorum is considered 

withdrawn. 

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LA PINE LAND CONVEYANCE ACT 

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I move 

to suspend the rules and pass the bill 

(S. 270) to direct the Secretary of the 

Interior to convey certain Federal land 

to Deschutes County, Oregon. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

S. 270 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘La Pine 

Land Conveyance Act’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

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

of La Pine, Oregon. 

(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

the County of Deschutes, Oregon. 

(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 

entitled ‘‘La Pine, Oregon Land Transfer’’ 

and dated December 11, 2009. 

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

means the Secretary of the Interior, acting 

through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCES OF LAND. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of this Act, and notwithstanding the 

land use planning requirements of sections 

202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 

the Secretary shall convey to the City or 

County, without consideration, all right, 

title, and interest of the United States in 

and to each parcel of land described in subsection (b) for which the City or County has 

submitted to the Secretary a request for conveyance by the date that is not later than 1 

year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of 

land referred to in subsection (a) consist of— 

(1) the approximately 150 acres of land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District, Oregon, depicted 

on the map as ‘‘parcel A’’, to be conveyed to 

the County, which is subject to a right-ofway retained by the Bureau of Land Management for a power substation and transmission line; 

(2) the approximately 750 acres of land 

managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District, Oregon, depicted 

on the map as ‘‘parcel B’’, to be conveyed to 

the County; and 

(3) the approximately 10 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

Prineville District, Oregon, depicted on the 

map as ‘‘parcel C’’, to be conveyed to the 

City. 

(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall 

be on file and available for public inspection 

in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

Land Management. 

(d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the Act of 

June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the land conveyed under 

subsection (a) shall be used for the following 

public purposes and associated uses: 

(A) The parcel described in subsection 

(b)(1) shall be used for outdoor recreation, 

open space, or public parks, including a 

rodeo ground. 

(B) The parcel described in subsection 

(b)(2) shall be used for a public sewer system. 

(C) The parcel described in subsection 

(b)(3) shall be used for a public library, public park, or open space. 

(2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

The Secretary may require such additional 

terms and conditions for the conveyances 

under subsection (a) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary 

shall require the County to pay all survey 

costs and other administrative costs associated with the conveyances to the County 

under this Act. 

(f) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under 

subsection (a) ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the land was conveyed, 

the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 

Colorado (Mr. LAMBORN) and the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) each will control 20 

minutes. 

The Chair recognizes the gentleman 

from Colorado. 

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that all Members 

may have 5 legislative days to revise 

and extend their remarks and include 

extraneous materials on the bill under 

consideration. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? 

There was no objection. 

Mr. LAMBORN. I yield myself such 

time as I may consume. 

S. 270 will convey to the city of La 

Pine and Deschutes County, Oregon, 

910 acres in three parcels and requires 

that the land be used only for purposes 

consistent with the Recreation and 

Public Purposes Act. The conveyances 

would be subject to valid existing 

rights and will address the city’s and 

county’s need for existing land. 

One parcel of 750 acres will be used by 

the county to accommodate the expansion of its wastewater treatment facilities. The county will also use 150 acres 

to develop rodeo grounds and allow for 

the future development of ball fields, 

parks, and recreation facilities. A parcel of 10 acres in the center of La Pine 

will continue to be used for the public 

library and additional open space use. 

Finally, the bill requires the county 

to pay all administrative costs associated with the transfer. 

I urge support for the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time. 

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 

myself such time as I may consume. 

(Mr. SABLAN asked and was given 

permission to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, S. 270, 

sponsored by Senator RON WYDEN, provides for the conveyance of approximately 900 acres of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city 

of La Pine, Oregon, and Deschutes 

County, Oregon. These lands will be 

used for public purposes as required by 

the Recreation and Public Purposes 

Act. We do not object to this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my 

time. 

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 

such time as he may consume to the 

gentleman from Oregon, my good 

friend and colleague, Mr. WALDEN. 

Mr. WALDEN. I want to thank my 

colleagues here on the floor today for 

their support of this legislation, S. 270, 

the La Pine Land Conveyance Act. 

This legislation was originally crafted over in the Senate by my friend and 

colleague, Senator WYDEN. We’ve 

worked together on this project and 

thought that the most expeditious way 

to solve the problem for the people of 

La Pine was to just move his bill on 

through the Senate, and that’s what 

we’re doing today. 

The La Pine Land Conveyance Act is 

the result of efforts of local officials 

who recognized years ago that for Oregon’s newest city, the city of La Pine, 

to be able to take care of its residents, 

it needed a helping hand from the Federal Government. Here’s why: 

Seventy-eight percent of Deschutes 

County, the county in which the city of 

La Pine is located, is managed, owned, 

and controlled by the Federal Government. They’re literally surrounded by 

Federal land. In fact, their own library 

sits on BLM land. 

So, as they became a city and began 

to try to address the issues that 

brought about their desire to be a city, 

they realized they needed to be able to 

expand a little and take care of some of 

their problems. So, S. 270 will provide 

the city with 750 acres so it can build a 

new wastewater treatment facility, 

which will allow the community to 

move off of septic systems and onto 

municipal water and sewer systems. 

They have a real problem in La Pine 

with a fairly high water table and 

issues related to septic systems, so this 

will help solve that. 

In addition, this legislation also 

transfers 150 acres to the La Pine Park 

and Recreation District to establish a 

more permanent home for what’s 

known as the ‘‘Greatest Little Rodeo 

in Oregon,’’ the La Pine Rodeo, and 

also to help them build out one of their 

other celebrations, one which all Americans take advantage of, and that’s the 

Fourth of July. 

Now, why are these two things important? Well, among another reasons, 

it’s a job creator. Expanding out the 

rodeo grounds really will help them 

grow jobs in this remote, rural community in Deschutes County. In addition, 


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of course, transferring the other lands 

will let them have a library on their 

own city ground and be able to take 

care of the water needs for the community. 

So I thank my colleagues on both 

sides of the aisle for support of S. 270. 

This is one of those commonsense bills 

that actually brings us together and we 

can get some work done here for the 

people back home. 

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, we have 

no further speakers. If the gentleman 

from Colorado has no further need of 

time, I will yield back the balance of 

my time. 

Mr. LAMBORN. I, too, Mr. Speaker, 

yield back the balance of my time. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. POE

of Texas). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from 

Colorado (Mr. LAMBORN) that the 

House suspend the rules and pass the 

bill, S. 270. 

The question was taken. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the 

opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being 

in the affirmative, the ayes have it. 

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I object 

to the vote on the ground that a 

quorum is not present and make the 

point of order that a quorum is not 

present. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. 

The point of no quorum is considered 

withdrawn. 

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WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE 

COMPOUND CONVEYANCE ACT 

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I move 

to suspend the rules and pass the bill 

(S. 271) to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

S. 271 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wallowa 

Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act’’. 

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF WALLOWA, OREGON. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

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

of Wallowa, Oregon. 

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

means the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(3) WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COMPOUND.— 

The term ‘‘Wallowa Forest Service Compound’’ means the approximately 1.11 acres 

of National Forest System land that— 

(A) was donated by the City to the Forest 

Service on March 18, 1936; and 

(B) is located at 602 First Street, Wallowa, 

Oregon. 

(b) CONVEYANCE.—On the request of the 

City submitted to the Secretary by the date 

that is not later than 1 year after the date of 

enactment of this Act and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the City all right, title, and interest 

of the United States in and to the Wallowa 

Forest Service Compound. 

(c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under 

subsection (b) shall be— 

(1) by quitclaim deed; 

(2) for no consideration; and 

(3) subject to— 

(A) valid existing rights; and 

(B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 

(d) USE OF WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COMPOUND.—As a condition of the conveyance 

under subsection (b), the City shall— 

(1) use the Wallowa Forest Service Compound as a historical and cultural interpretation and education center; 

(2) ensure that the Wallowa Forest Service 

Compound is managed by a nonprofit entity; 

(3) agree to manage the Wallowa Forest 

Service Compound with due consideration 

and protection for the historic values of the 

Wallowa Forest Service Compound; and 

(4) pay the reasonable administrative costs 

associated with the conveyance. 

(e) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to 

the City, the Secretary shall provide that 

the Wallowa Forest Service Compound shall 

revert to the Secretary, at the election of 

the Secretary, if any of the conditions under 

subsection (c) or (d) are violated. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 

Colorado (Mr. LAMBORN) and the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands (Mr. SABLAN) each will control 20 

minutes. 

The Chair recognizes the gentleman 

from Colorado. 

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GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that all Members 

may have 5 legislative days to revise 

and extend their remarks and include 

extraneous material on the bill under 

consideration. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Colorado? 

There was no objection. 

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 

myself such time as I may consume. 

S. 271 authorizes the conveyance of 

just over an acre of Forest Service land 

to the city of Wallowa, Oregon. The 

city originally donated this parcel to 

the Forest Service in 1936 to allow the 

Agency to construct a ranger station 

and other facilities. 

The site was used for many decades, 

but now sits vacant. A local nonprofit 

organization has proposed developing 

the facilities as an interpretive site. S. 

271 would allow the Forest Service to 

convey the land back to the city for 

such development. 

I urge my colleagues to support this 

bill. 

I reserve the balance of my time. 

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 

myself as much time as I may consume. 

(Mr. SABLAN asked and was given 

permission to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, S. 271, introduced by Senators RON WYDEN and 

JEFF MERKLEY, transfers approximately 1 acre of land from the Wallowa 

National Forest to the City of 

Wallowa, Oregon. A local nonprofit organization will use the facility for 

local historical and cultural preservation, interpretation, and education. We 

do not object to this legislation. 

I reserve the balance of my time. 

Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 

such time as he may consume to my 

friend and colleague from Oregon (Mr. 

WALDEN). 

Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank 

my colleagues who have brought this 

legislation forward as well. Again, this, 

like the prior bill, it’s a partnership between Senator WYDEN and myself, as 

we’ve worked together to resolve some 

of these land issues out in Oregon. 

This one’s kind of interesting. In 

1936, the City of Wallowa actually donated this parcel of land to the U.S. 

Forest Service, and what we’re doing 

today is giving it back to the city. 

They had a Forest Service compound 

there for many years and then, at some 

point, probably 20, 30 years ago, quit 

using it for that purpose and, basically, 

the buildings are in horrible disrepair. 

I was out there a few weeks ago and 

toured the compound site with Gwen 

Trice and some of the county officials 

and took a look at the facility as it is 

today and, literally, they’ve had water 

damage inside. One place the ceiling 

had caved in. 

But they have this plan. They have 

this plan to turn this into this interpretive site to honor and teach the history about Maxville, which was a railroad logging town that existed about 15 

miles north of Wallowa. 

Now, what’s interesting about this, 

the emergence of the Maxville project 

really reflects the local community’s 

deep appreciation for the preservation 

of this unique history, and they want 

to use this facility and restore it to 

display photographs and really tell the 

story and bring students in to let them 

learn about Maxville heritage and what 

went on there. 

Now, the interpretive center seeks to 

gather, catalog, preserve, and interpret 

this rich history of the multicultural 

logging community of Maxville. 

Maxville itself operated until the early 

1930s and was unique in that it included 

50-or-so African Americans and their 

families and was home to the only segregated school in Oregon. 

Previous historic records only made 

small mention of these African Americans. But in the last 3 years, the 

Maxville heritage project has fostered 

a reawakening of the interest in this 

rich chapter of history through public 

lectures and school visits and 

Elderhostel lectures and stories that 

have run across the Nation now. 

With the groundswell of historic artifacts and stories emerging from descendents and those with relationships 

to people from Maxville, a large number of video image audio programs are 

being put together. So what we’re 

doing here today allows this localgrown idea, this vision that Gwen Trice 

and her supporters have to be able to 

rehabilitate this compound, restore 

these beautiful buildings—once beautiful—they’re in pretty bad disrepair 

now. She’s got a job ahead of her. 


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