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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1894

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 6, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park

County, Wyoming.

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. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO PARK COUNTY, WY2 OMING.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

4 (1) over 82 percent of the land in Park County,

5 Wyoming, is owned by the Federal Government;

6 (2) the parcel of land described in subsection

7 (d) located in Park County has been withdrawn from

8 the public domain for reclamation purposes and is

9 managed by the Bureau of Reclamation;

10 (3) the land has been subject to a withdrawal

11 review, a level I contaminant survey, and historical,

12 cultural, and archaeological resource surveys by the

13 Bureau of Reclamation;

14 (4) the Bureau of Land Management has con15 ducted a cadastral survey of the land and has deter16 mined that the land is no longer suitable for return

17 to the public domain;

18 (5) the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau

19 of Land Management concur in the recommendation

20 of disposal of the land as described in the documents

21 referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4); and

22 (6) the County has evinced an interest in using

23 the land for the purposes of local economic develop24 ment.

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
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1 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Park

2 County, Wyoming.

3 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of the General

5 Services Administration.

6 (c) CONVEYANCE.—In consideration of payment of

7 $240,000 to the Administrator by the County, the Admin8 istrator shall convey to the County all right, title, and in9 terest of the United States in and to the parcel of land

10 described in subsection (d).

11 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel of land

12 described in this subsection is the parcel located in the

13 County comprising 190.12 acres, the legal description of

14 which is as follows:

Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming

T. 53 N., R. 101 W. Acreage

Section 20, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 ................................................. 5.00

Section 29, Lot 7 ......................................................................... 9.91

Lot 9 ......................................................................... 38.24

Lot 10 ....................................................................... 31.29

Lot 12 ....................................................................... 5.78

Lot 13 ....................................................................... 8.64

Lot 14 ....................................................................... 0.04

Lot 15 ....................................................................... 9.73

S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 ............................................... 5.00

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 ..................................................... 10.00

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 ..................................................... 10.00

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 ..................................................... 10.00

Tract 101 .................................................................. 13.24

Section 30, Lot 31 ....................................................................... 16.95

Lot 32 ....................................................................... 16.30

15 (e) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—The instrument of

16 conveyance under subsection (c) shall reserve all rights to

17 locatable, salable, leaseable coal, oil or gas resources.
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1 (f) LEASES, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND

2 OTHER RIGHTS.—The conveyance under subsection (c)

3 shall be subject to any land-use leases, easements, rights4 of-way, or valid existing rights in existence as of the date

5 of the conveyance.

6 (g) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.—As a condition of

7 the conveyance under subsection (c), the United States

8 shall comply with the provisions of section 9620(h) of title

9 42, United States Code.

10 (h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad11 ministrator may require such additional terms and condi12 tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection

13 (c) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect

14 the interests of the United States.

15 (i) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—The net

16 proceeds received by the United States as payment under

17 subsection (c) shall be deposited into the fund established

18 in section 490(f) of title 40 of the United States Code,

19 and may be expended by the Administrator for real prop20 erty management and related activities not otherwise pro21 vided for, without further authorization.

Passed the Senate July 27, 2000.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.