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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4789 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located 

wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric 

Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, 

to the utility district. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2006 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility 

District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the 

utility district. 

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 OF PUBLIC LAND, WELLS HYDRO2 ELECTRIC PROJECT, PUBLIC UTILITY DIS3 TRICT NO. 1 OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASH4 INGTON. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—At the request of 

6 Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Wash7 ington (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Utility Dis8 trict’’), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the 

9 Utility District all right, title, and interest of the United 

10 States in and to eight parcels of public land that are lo11 cated entirely or partially within the boundaries of the 

12 Wells Hydroelectric Project of the Utility District and are 

13 administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of 

14 Land Management. The parcels consist of a total of ap15 proximately 382 acres, as depicted on the map entitled 

16 ‘‘llllllllll’’ and dated llllll, 

17 2006. 

18 (b) TIME FOR CONVEYANCE.—Subject to subsection 

19 (d), the Secretary shall complete the conveyance under 

20 this section not later than 90 days after the date on which 

21 the Secretary receives the Utility District’s request for the 

22 conveyance under subsection (a). 

23 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as pos24 sible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall prepare legal descriptions of the parcels of 

26 land to be conveyed under this section. The Secretary may 


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1 correct any minor errors in the map referred to in sub2 section (a) or in the legal descriptions prepared under this 

3 subsection. The map and legal descriptions shall be on file 

4 and available for public inspection in appropriate offices 

5 of the Bureau of Land Management. 

6 (d) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con7 veyance of land under this section, the Utility District 

8 shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair 

9 market value of the conveyed land, as determined by an 

10 appraisal satisfactory to the Secretary and conforming to 

11 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui12 sitions. 

13 (e) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall de14 posit the proceeds from the conveyance of land under this 

15 section in the working capital fund of the Bureau of Land 

16 Management established by section 306 of the Federal 

17 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

18 1736). 

19 (f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

20 the land to be conveyed under this section is withdrawn 

21 from location, entry, and patent under the public land 

22 laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing laws, including geo23 thermal leasing laws. 

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