H. R. 1725

One Hundred Sixth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,

the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand

An Act

To provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management to Douglas

County, Oregon, of a county park and certain adjacent land.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Miwaleta Park Expansion Act’’.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND,

DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON.

(a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred

to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall convey, without

consideration, to Douglas County, Oregon (referred to in this

section as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the

United States in and to a parcel of land (including improvements on the land) described in paragraph (2) and consisting

of—

(A) Miwaleta Park, a county park managed under

agreement by the County on Federal land managed by

the Bureau of Land Management; and

(B) an adjacent tract of Federal land managed by the

Bureau of Land Management.

(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land referred to

in paragraph (1) is the parcel in the SW 1⁄4 of the NE 1⁄4;

SE 1⁄4 of the NW 1⁄4 of sec. 27, T31S, R4W, W.M., Douglas

County, Oregon, described as follows:

The property lying between the southerly right-of-way line

of the relocated Cow Creek County Road No. 36 and contour

elevation 1881.5 MSL, comprising approximately 28.50

acres.

(b) USE OF LAND.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—After conveyance of land under subsection

(a), the County shall manage the land for public park purposes

consistent with the plan for expansion of the Miwaleta Park

as approved in the Decision Record for Galesville Campground,

EA #OR110–99–01, dated September 17, 1999.

(2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines that the

land conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used for

park purposes as described in paragraph 2(b)(1)—

(i) all right, title, and interest in and to the land,

including any improvements on the land, shall revert

to the United States; and
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(ii) the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the land.

(B) DETERMINATION ON THE RECORD.—Any determination of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be made

on the record.

(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the

land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by

a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and paid for by the County.

(d) IMPACT ON FERC WITHDRAWAL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of land under subsection

(a) shall have no effect on the conditions and rights provided

in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Withdrawal No.

7161.

(2) CONFLICTS.—In a case of conflict between the use of

the conveyed land as a park and the purposes of the withdrawal, the purposes of the withdrawal shall prevail.

(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—Except as provided in subsection

(c), costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a) shall

be borne by the party incurring the costs.

(f ) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may

require such additional terms and conditions in connection with

the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers

appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.