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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5742 

To provide for a land exchange of Federal and non-Federal land in Whitman 

County, Washington. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2018 

Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To provide for a land exchange of Federal and non-Federal 

land in Whitman County, Washington. 

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 ‘‘Port of Whitman Eco5 nomic Expansion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PORT OF WHITMAN COUNTY. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means the approximately 288 acres of land situated 


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1 in Whitman County, Washington, contained within 

2 Tract D of Little Goose Lock and Dam. 

3 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed4 eral land’’ means a tract or tracts of land owned by 

5 the Port of Whitman County, Washington, the fish 

6 and wildlife habitat value of which the Secretary of 

7 the Army determines, in coordination with the 

8 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and 

9 the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Di10 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv11 ice, to equal or exceed the fish and wildlife habitat 

12 value of the Federal land. 

13 (b) LAND EXCHANGE.—On conveyance by the Port 

14 of Whitman County to the United States of all right, title, 

15 and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary 

16 of the Army shall convey to the Port of Whitman County 

17 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

18 to the Federal land. 

19 (c) DEEDS.— 

20 (1) DEED TO NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The Sec21 retary may only accept conveyance of the non-Fed22 eral land by warranty deed, as determined accept23 able by the Secretary. 

24 (2) DEED TO FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary 

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1 man County by quitclaim deed and subject to any 

2 reservations, terms, and conditions the Secretary de3 termines necessary to allow the United States to op4 erate and maintain the Lower Snake River Project 

5 and to protect the interests of the United States. 

6 (d) CASH PAYMENT.—If the appraised fair market 

7 value of the Federal land, as determined by the Secretary, 

8 exceeds the appraised fair market value of the non-Federal 

9 land, as determined by the Secretary, the Port of Whitman 

10 County shall make a cash payment to the United States 

11 reflecting the difference in the appraised fair market val12 ues. 

13 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Port of Whit14 man County shall be responsible for the administrative 

15 costs of the transaction in accordance with section 2695 

16 of title 10, United States Code. 

17 (f) LIABILITY.—The Port of Whitman County shall 

18 hold the United States harmless from any liability with 

19 respect to activities carried out on the Federal land on 

20 or after the date of the conveyance. 

21 (g) APPLICABILITY OF REAL PROPERTY SCREENING

22 PROVISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States 

23 Code, shall not apply to the conveyance of the Federal 

24 land under this section. 


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1 (h) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The 

2 exact acreage and legal description of the Federal land 

3 and non-Federal land shall be determined by a survey that 

4 is satisfactory to the Secretary. 

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