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Calendar No. 631

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 610

[Report No. 106–313]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under the

jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County

and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District,

Wyoming, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 15, 1999

Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. THOMAS) introduced the following bill; which

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

Resources

JUNE 27, 2000

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain

land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County and Big Horn County,

Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming,

and for other purposes.

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. CONVEYANCE.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act3 ing through the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage4 ment, shall convey to the Westside Irrigation District, Wy5 oming, all right, title, and interest of the United States

6 in and to such portions of the Federal land in Big Horn

7 County and Washakie County, Wyoming, described in sub8 section (c) as the district enters into an agreement with

9 the Secretary to purchase.

10 (b) PRICE.—The price of the land conveyed under

11 subsection (a) shall be equal to the appraised value of the

12 land, as determined by the Secretary.

13 (c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land referred to in

14 subsection (a) is described as follows: parts of secs. 28,

15 32, parts of secs. 33, 34, T. 50 N., R. 93 W.; all of T.

16 49 N., R. 93 W. (except parts of secs 1, 2, 6, 7, 30, 31

and SW1⁄4NE1 17 ⁄4 of sec. 12); parts of secs. 18, 19, 30, 31,

18 T. 49 N., R. 92 W.; secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12,

19 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 36, T. 48 N., R. 93

20 W.; parts of secs. 1, 12, 13, sec. 24, parts of sec. 25, T.

48 N., R. 921 21 ⁄2 W.; and parts of secs. 18, 19, T. 48 N.,

22 R. 92 W., Big Horn County and Washakie County, Wyo23 ming.

24 (d) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Proceeds of the sale of land

25 under subsection (a) shall be deposited in a special ac26 count in the Treasury of the United States and shall be
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1 available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further

2 Act of appropriation, for the acquisition of land and inter3 ests in land in the Worland District of the Bureau of Land

4 Management in the State of Wyoming that will benefit

5 public recreation, public access, fish and wildlife habitat,

6 or cultural resources.

7 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—On completion of an environmental

9 analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of

10 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior,

11 acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage12 ment (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall con13 vey to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming (referred

14 to in this Act as ‘‘Westside’’), all right, title, and interest

15 (excluding the mineral interest) of the United States in and

16 to such portions of the Federal land in Big Horn County

17 and Washakie County, Wyoming, described in subsection

18 (c), as the district enters into an agreement with the Sec19 retary to purchase.

20 (b) PRICE.—The price of the land conveyed under sub21 section (a) shall be equal to the appraised value of the land,

22 as determined by the Secretary.

23 (c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land referred to in sub25 section (a) is the approximately 16,500 acres of land
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1 in Big Horn County and Washakie County, Wyo2 ming, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Westside

3 Project’’ and dated May 9, 2000.

4 (2) ADJUSTMENT.—On agreement of the Sec5 retary and Westside, acreage may be added to or sub6 tracted from the land to be conveyed as necessary to

7 satisfy any mitigation requirements under the Na8 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.

9 4321 et seq.).

10 (d) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Proceeds of the sale of land

11 under subsection (a) shall be deposited in a special account

12 in the Treasury of the United States and shall be available

13 to the Secretary of the Interior, without further Act of ap14 propriation, for the acquisition of land and interests in

15 land in the Worland District of the Bureau of Land Man16 agement in the State of Wyoming that will benefit public

17 recreation, public access, fish and wildlife habitat, or cul18 tural resources.

Calendar No. 631

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 610

[Report No. 106–313]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey

certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureauof Land Management in Washakie County andBig Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming, and for other purposes.

JUNE 27, 2000

Reported with an amendment