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Calendar No. 288 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1139 

[Report No. 111–138] 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance 

with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2009 

Mr. WYDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

MARCH 2, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and 

for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Wallowa Forest Service 

5 Compound Conveyance Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF WALLOWA, OREGON. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

3 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

4 Wallowa, Oregon. 

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

6 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

7 (3) WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COMPOUND.— 

8 The term ‘‘Wallowa Forest Service Compound’’ 

9 means the Wallowa Ranger Station that is— 

10 (A) located at 602 West First Street, 

11 Wallowa, Oregon; and 

12 (B) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

13 (b) DUTY OF SECRETARY.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid 

15 existing rights, the Secretary shall convey to the City, 

16 without consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, 

17 title, and interest of the United States, except as provided 

18 in subsections (c) and (d), in and to the Wallowa Forest 

19 Service Compound. 

20 (c) USE OF WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COM21 POUND.—As a condition of the conveyance under sub22 section (b), the City shall— 

23 (1) use the Wallowa Forest Service Compound 

24 as an interpretive center; 

25 (2) ensure that the Wallowa Forest Service 

26 Compound is managed by a nonprofit entity; and 


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1 (3) agree to manage the Wallowa Forest Serv2 ice Compound— 

3 (A) with due consideration and protection 

4 for the historic values of the Wallowa Forest 

5 Service Compound; and 

6 (B) in accordance with such terms and 

7 conditions as are agreed to by the Secretary 

8 and the City. 

9 (d) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the City, 

10 the Secretary shall provide that the Wallowa Forest Serv11 ice Compound shall revert to the Secretary, at the election 

12 of the Secretary, if the Wallowa Forest Service Compound 

13 is— 

14 (1) used for a purpose other than the purposes 

15 described in subsection (c)(1); or 

16 (2) managed by the City in a manner that is 

17 inconsistent with subsection (c)(3). 

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wallowa Forest Service 

20 Compound Conveyance Act’’. 

21 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF WALLOWA, OREGON. 

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

23 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

24 Wallowa, Oregon. 


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

2 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

3 (3) WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COMPOUND.— 

4 The term ‘‘Wallowa Forest Service Compound’’ means 

5 the approximately 1.11 acres of National Forest Sys6 tem land that— 

7 (A) was donated by the City to the Forest 

8 Service on March 18, 1936; and 

9 (B) is located at 602 First Street, Wallowa, 

10 Oregon. 

11 (b) CONVEYANCE.—On the request of the City sub12 mitted to the Secretary by the date that is not later than 

13 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and subject 

14 to the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to 

15 the City all right, title, and interest of the United States 

16 in and to the Wallowa Forest Service Compound. 

17 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection (b) 

18 shall be— 

19 (1) by quitclaim deed; 

20 (2) for no consideration; and 

21 (3) subject to— 

22 (A) valid existing rights; and 

23 (B) such terms and conditions as the Sec24 retary may require. 


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1 (d) USE OF WALLOWA FOREST SERVICE COM2 POUND.—As a condition of the conveyance under subsection 

3 (b), the City shall— 

4 (1) use the Wallowa Forest Service Compound as 

5 a historical and cultural interpretation and education 

6 center; 

7 (2) ensure that the Wallowa Forest Service Com8 pound is managed by a nonprofit entity; and 

9 (3) agree to manage the Wallowa Forest Service 

10 Compound with due consideration and protection for 

11 the historic values of the Wallowa Forest Service 

12 Compound. 

13 (e) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the City, the 

14 Secretary shall provide that the Wallowa Forest Service 

15 Compound shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of 

16 the Secretary, if any of the conditions under subsection (c) 

17 or (d) are violated. 


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Calendar No. 288 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1139 

[Report No. 111–138] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter 

Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes. into a property conveyance with the city of 

MARCH 2, 2010 

Reported with an amendment 


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