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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1402

To convey a certain parcel of public land to the county of Twin Falls,

Idaho, for use as a landfill, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 6 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. KEMPTHORNE) introduced the following bill;

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

Natural Resources

MARCH 25 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Committee discharged

A BILL

To convey a certain parcel of public land to the county

of Twin Falls, Idaho, for use as a landfill, 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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Twin Falls County

5 Landfill Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this

8 Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey all right,
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1 title, and interest of the United States in the lands located

2 in Twin Falls County, Idaho, as described in subsection

3 (d) for use as a public landfill, to the County of Twin Falls

4 in exchange for payment of fair market value for the land

5 by the grantee to the Secretary of the Interior.

6 (b) RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—The Sec7 retary shall include in any deed or other instrument of

8 conveyance conveying the land pursuant to subsection (a),

9 a reservation to the United States of—

10 (1) all mineral rights underlying the lands con11 veyed under subsection (a); and

12 (2) the right to enter the land conveyed under

13 subsection (a) for the purpose of removing minerals,

14 in accordance with applicable mining laws.

15 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if

17 the lands conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) are

18 not used for the establishment or operation of a

19 landfill within 12 months after the date on which

20 the conveyance is made, all right, title, and interest

21 in such land shall revert to the United States on the

22 day following the end of such 12-month period.

23 (2) EXCEPTION.—No reversion shall be effec24 tive under paragraph (1) if the lands conveyed pur25 suant to subsection (a) are contaminated with a haz-
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1 ardous substance (as defined in section 101(14) of

2 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com3 pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.

4 9601(14))) on the date on which the reversion would

5 otherwise take effect.

6 (d) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The lands to be con7 veyed pursuant to section 2 of this Act comprise approxi8 mately 1083.77 acres of Federal lands described as the

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section 31; W1 9 ⁄2,

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1 10 ⁄4 of section 32; Township 11 South,

11 Range 17 East, Boise Meridian and the West Half of Lot

2, Lot 3, Lot 4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1 12 ⁄4 and

the W1⁄2W1⁄2SE1 13 ⁄4 of section 5; Lot 1, East Half of Lot

2, E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2W1⁄2SE1 14 ⁄4, and the

E1⁄2SE1⁄4 of section 6; N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1 15 ⁄4

of section 7; NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2N1⁄2NW1 16 ⁄4 of section

17 8; of Township 12 South, Range 17 East, Boise Meridian.

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