Calendar No. 642

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1324

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exother purposes. eral reclamation project, Washington, and for change certain lands of the Columbia Basin FedSEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported with amendments
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Calendar No. 642

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1324

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands of

the Columbia Basin Federal reclamation project, Washington, and for

other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 30 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill;

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

SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. JOHNSTON, with amendments

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

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands of the Columbia Basin Federal reclamation

project, Washington, 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,

3 SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE.

4 The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to

5 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to convey to the Boise
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1 Cascade Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Cor2 poration’’), a corporation formed under the statutes of the

3 State of Idaho Delaware, with its principle principal place

4 of business at Boise, Idaho, title to approximately seven

5 acres of land, more or less, located in sections 14 and 23,

6 township 36 north, range 37 east, Willamette Meridian,

7 Stevens County, Washington, further identified in the

8 records of the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the

9 Interior, as Tract No. GC–19860, and to accept from the

10 Corporation in exchange therefor, title to approximately

11 one hundred and thirty-six acres of land located in section

12 19, township 37 north, range 38 east and section 33,

13 township 38 north, range 37 east, Willamette Meridian,

14 Stevens County, Washington, and further identified in the

15 records of the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the

16 Interior, as Tract No. GC–19858 and Tract No. GC–

17 19859, respectively.

18 SEC. 2. APPRAISAL.

19 The properties so exchanged either shall be approxi20 mately equal in fair market value or if they are not ap21 proximately equal, shall be equalized by the payment of

22 cash to the Corporation or to the Secretary as required

23 or in the event the value of the Corporation’s lands is

24 greater, the acreage may be reduced so that the fair mar25 ket value is approximately equal: Provided, That the Sec-
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1 retary shall order appraisals made of the fair market value

2 of each tract of land included in the exchange without con3 sideration for improvements thereon, with said appraisals

4 to constitute final determination of value: Thereon: Pro5 vided further, That any cash payment received by the Sec6 retary shall be covered in the Reclamation Fund and be

7 placed to the credit of credited to the Columbia Basin

8 project.

9 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

10 Costs of conducting the necessary land surveys, pre11 paring the legal descriptions of the lands to be conveyed,

12 performing the appraisals, and administrative costs in13 curred in completing the exchange shall be borne by the

14 Corporation.

15 SEC. 4. LIABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.

16 (a) The Secretary shall not acquire any lands under

17 this Act if the Secretary determines that such lands, or any

18 portion thereof, have become contaminated with hazardous

19 substances (as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental

20 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.

21 9601)).

22 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

23 United States shall have no responsibility or liability with

24 respect to any hazardous wastes or other substances placed

25 on any of the lands covered by this Act after their transfer
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1 to the ownership of any party, but nothing in this Act shall

2 be construed as either diminishing or increasing any re3 sponsibility or liability of the United States based on the

4 condition of such lands on the date of their transfer to the

5 ownership of another party. The Corporation shall indem6 nify the United States for liabilities arising under the Com7 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

8 Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), and the Resource Conserva9 tion Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).

10 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as

12 may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.