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Calendar No. 633

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1894

[Report No. 106–315]

To provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 9, 1999

Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources

JUNE 27, 2000

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

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,

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO PARK COUNTY, WY4 OMING.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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1 (1) the parcel of land described in subsection

2 (d) has been withdrawn from the public domain for

3 reclamation purposes and is managed by the Bureau

4 of Reclamation;

5 (2) the land has been subject to a withdrawal

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

7 cultural, and archaeological resource surveys by the

8 Bureau of Reclamation;

9 (3) the Bureau of Land Management has con10 ducted a cadastral survey of the land and has deter11 mined that the land is no longer suitable for return

12 to the public domain; and

13 (4) the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau

14 of Land Management concur in the recommendation

15 of disposal of the land as described in the documents

16 referred to in paragraph (2).

17 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:

18 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Park

19 County, Wyoming.

20 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

21 the Secretary of the Interior.

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

23 $240,000 to the Secretary by the County, the Secretary

24 shall convey to the County all right, title, and interest of
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1 the United States in and to the parcel of land described

2 in subsection (d).

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

4 described in this subsection is the parcel located in the

5 County comprising 190.12 acres, the legal description of

6 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

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

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

9 locatable, salable, and leasable oil and gas reserves.

10 (f) LEASES, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND SPE11 CIAL USE PERMITS.—The conveyance under subsection

12 (c) shall be subject to any land use leases, easements,

13 rights-of-way, and special use permits in existence as of

14 the date of the conveyance.

15 (g) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.—

16 (1) LIABILITY OF THE FUTURE OWNERS.—

17 (A) FINDING.—Congress finds that—
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1 (i) the United States has in good faith

2 exercised due diligence in accordance with

3 applicable laws (including regulations), in

4 an effort to identify any environmental

5 contamination on the parcel of land de6 scribed in subsection (d); and

7 (ii) the parcel is free of any environ8 mental contamination.

9 (B) RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.—The

10 United States holds harmless and releases from

11 all liability any future owners of the conveyed

12 land for any violation of environmental law or

13 other contamination problem arising from any

14 action or inaction of any tenant of the land that

15 vacates the lease before the date of the convey16 ance under subsection (c).

17 (2) LIABILITY OF TENANTS.—A tenant of the

18 parcel of land described in subsection (d) on the

19 date of the conveyance or thereafter shall be liable

20 for any violation of environmental law or other con21 tamination problem that results from any action or

22 inaction of the tenant after the date of the convey23 ance.
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1 (h) USE OF LAND.—The conveyance under sub2 section (c) shall be subject to the condition that the

3 County—

4 (1) use the land for the promotion of economic

5 development; or

6 (2) transfer the land to a local organization

7 formed for the purpose of promoting economic devel8 opment.

9 (i) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec10 retary may require such additional terms and conditions

11 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (c) as

12 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter13 ests of the United States.

14 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO PARK COUNTY, WYO15 MING.

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

17 (1) over eighty-two percent of the land in Park

18 County, Wyoming, is owned by the Federal Govern19 ment;

20 (2) the parcel of land described in subsection (d)

21 located in Park County has been withdrawn from the

22 public domain for reclamation purposes and is man23 aged by the Bureau of Reclamation;

24 (3) the land has been subject to a withdrawal re25 view, a level I contaminant survey, and historical,
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1 cultural, and archaeological resource surveys by the

2 Bureau of Reclamation;

3 (4) the Bureau of Land Management has con4 ducted a cadastral survey of the land and has deter5 mined that the land is no longer suitable for return

6 to the public domain;

7 (5) the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau

8 of Land Management concur in the recommendation

9 of disposal of the land as described in the documents

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

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

12 the land for the purposes of local economic develop13 ment.

14 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:

15 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Park

16 County, Wyoming.

17 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis18 trator’’ means the Administrator of the General Serv19 ices Administration.

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

21 $240,000 to the Administrator by the County, the Adminis22 trator shall convey to the County all right, title, and inter23 est of the United States in and to the parcel of land de24 scribed in subsection (d).
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1 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcel of land

2 described in this subsection is the parcel located in the

3 County comprising 190.12 acres, the legal description of

4 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

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

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

7 locatable, salable, leaseable coal, oil, or gas resources.

8 (f) LEASES, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND

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

10 shall be subject to any land-use leases, easements, rights11 of-way, or valid existing rights in existence as of the date

12 of the conveyance.

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

14 the conveyance under subsection (c), the United States shall

15 comply with the provisions of section 9620(h) of title 42,

16 United States Code.
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1 (h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad2 ministrator may require such additional terms and condi3 tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection

4 (c) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect

5 the interests of the United States.

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

7 proceeds received by the United States as payment under

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

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

10 may be expended by the Administrator for real property

11 management and related activities not otherwise provided

12 for, without further authorization.

Calendar No. 633

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1894

[Report No. 106–315]

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain land to

Park County, Wyoming.

JUNE 27, 2000

Reported with an amendment