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Union Calendar No. 421 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 270 

[Report No. 112–581] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 21, 2011 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 9, 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon. 


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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 ‘‘La Pine Land Convey5 ance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 La Pine, Oregon. 

10 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 

11 County of Deschutes, Oregon. 

12 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘La Pine, Oregon Land Transfer’’ and dated 

14 December 11, 2009. 

15 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

16 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di17 rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 

18 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCES OF LAND. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

21 rights and the provisions of this Act, and notwithstanding 

22 the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 

23 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

24 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey 

25 to the City or County, without consideration, all right, 


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1 title, and interest of the United States in and to each par2 cel of land described in subsection (b) for which the City 

3 or County has submitted to the Secretary a request for 

4 conveyance by the date that is not later than 1 year after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act. 

6 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re7 ferred to in subsection (a) consist of— 

8 (1) the approximately 150 acres of land man9 aged by the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville 

10 District, Oregon, depicted on the map as ‘‘parcel A’’, 

11 to be conveyed to the County, which is subject to a 

12 right-of-way retained by the Bureau of Land Man13 agement for a power substation and transmission 

14 line; 

15 (2) the approximately 750 acres of land man16 aged by the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville 

17 District, Oregon, depicted on the map as ‘‘parcel 

18 B’’, to be conveyed to the County; and 

19 (3) the approximately 10 acres of land managed 

20 by the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville Dis21 trict, Oregon, depicted on the map as ‘‘parcel C’’, to 

22 be conveyed to the City. 

23 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

24 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of25 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 


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1 (d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the Act of 

3 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

4 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), 

5 the land conveyed under subsection (a) shall be used 

6 for the following public purposes and associated 

7 uses: 

8 (A) The parcel described in subsection 

9 (b)(1) shall be used for outdoor recreation, open 

10 space, or public parks, including a rodeo 

11 ground. 

12 (B) The parcel described in subsection 

13 (b)(2) shall be used for a public sewer system. 

14 (C) The parcel described in subsection 

15 (b)(3) shall be used for a public library, public 

16 park, or open space. 

17 (2) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

18 The Secretary may require such additional terms 

19 and conditions for the conveyances under subsection 

20 (a) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

21 protect the interests of the United States. 

22 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

23 require the County to pay all survey costs and other ad24 ministrative costs associated with the conveyances to the 

25 County under this Act. 


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1 (f) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub2 section (a) ceases to be used for the public purpose for 

3 which the land was conveyed, the land shall, at the discre4 tion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 


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Union Calendar No. 421 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 270 

[Report No. 112–581] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon. 

JULY 9, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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