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Union Calendar No. 299 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 271 

[Report No. 112–432] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2011 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

APRIL 16, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and 

for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Wallowa Forest Service 

5 Compound Conveyance Act’’. 

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

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

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

9 Wallowa, Oregon. 

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

11 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

12 (3) WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COMPOUND.— 

13 The term ‘‘Wallowa Forest Service Compound’’ 

14 means the approximately 1.11 acres of National 

15 Forest System land that— 

16 (A) was donated by the City to the Forest 

17 Service on March 18, 1936; and 

18 (B) is located at 602 First Street, 

19 Wallowa, Oregon. 

20 (b) CONVEYANCE.—On the request of the City sub21 mitted to the Secretary by the date that is not later than 

22 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and subject 

23 to the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall convey 

24 to the City all right, title, and interest of the United States 

25 in and to the Wallowa Forest Service Compound. 


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1 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 

2 (b) shall be— 

3 (1) by quitclaim deed; 

4 (2) for no consideration; and 

5 (3) subject to— 

6 (A) valid existing rights; and 

7 (B) such terms and conditions as the Sec8 retary may require. 

9 (d) USE OF WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COM10 POUND.—As a condition of the conveyance under sub11 section (b), the City shall— 

12 (1) use the Wallowa Forest Service Compound 

13 as a historical and cultural interpretation and edu14 cation center; 

15 (2) ensure that the Wallowa Forest Service 

16 Compound is managed by a nonprofit entity; 

17 (3) agree to manage the Wallowa Forest Serv18 ice Compound with due consideration and protection 

19 for the historic values of the Wallowa Forest Service 

20 Compound; and 

21 (4) pay the reasonable administrative costs as22 sociated with the conveyance. 

23 (e) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the City, 

24 the Secretary shall provide that the Wallowa Forest Serv25 ice Compound shall revert to the Secretary, at the election 


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1 of the Secretary, if any of the conditions under subsection 

2 (c) or (d) are violated. 


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Union Calendar No. 299 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 271 

[Report No. 112–432] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter 

Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes. into a property conveyance with the city of 

APRIL 16, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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