106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1725

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.
106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1725

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.

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. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Miwaleta Park Expan3 sion Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE5 MENT LAND, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—

7 (1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Inte8 rior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’)

9 shall convey, without consideration, to Douglas

10 County, Oregon (referred to in this section as the

11 ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United

12 States in and to a parcel of land (including improve13 ments on the land) described in paragraph (2) and

14 consisting of—

15 (A) Miwaleta Park, a county park man16 aged under agreement by the County on Fed17 eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Man18 agement; and

19 (B) an adjacent tract of Federal land man20 aged by the Bureau of Land Management.

21 (2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land

22 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 23 ⁄4 of sec. 27,

24 T31S, R4W, W.M., Douglas County, Oregon, de25 scribed as follows:
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1 The property lying between the southerly right2 of-way line of the relocated Cow Creek County

3 Road No. 36 and contour elevation 1881.5

4 MSL, comprising approximately 28.50 acres.

5 (b) USE OF LAND.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—After conveyance of land

7 under subsection (a), the County may manage and

8 exercise any program or policy that the County con9 siders appropriate in the use of the land for park

10 purposes.

11 (2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter13 mines that the land conveyed under subsection

14 (a) is not being used for park purposes—

15 (i) all right, title, and interest in and

16 to the land, including any improvements on

17 the land, shall revert to the United States;

18 and

19 (ii) the United States shall have the

20 right of immediate entry onto the land.

21 (B) DETERMINATION ON THE RECORD.—

22 Any determination of the Secretary under sub23 paragraph (A) shall be made on the record.

24 (c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip25 tion of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall
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1 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary

2 and paid for by the County.

3 (d) IMPACT ON FERC WITHDRAWAL.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of land

5 under subsection (a) shall have no effect on the con6 ditions and rights provided in Federal Energy Regu7 latory Commission Withdrawal No. 7161.

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

9 the use of the conveyed land as a park and the pur10 poses of the withdrawal, the purposes of the with11 drawal shall prevail.

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

13 subsection (c), costs associated with the conveyance under

14 subsection (a) shall be borne by the party incurring the

15 costs.

16 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec17 retary may require such additional terms and conditions

18 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as

19 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter20 ests of the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives March 21,

2000.

Attest:

Clerk.