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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3769

To provide for the conditional transfer of the Oregon and California Railroad

Grant Lands, the Coos Bay Military Wagon Road Grant Lands, and

related public domain lands to the State of Oregon

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 1996

Mr. BUNN of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To provide for the conditional transfer of the Oregon and

California Railroad Grant Lands, the Coos Bay Military

Wagon Road Grant Lands, and related public domain

lands to the State of Oregon

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘O&C Forest Transfer Act.’’

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

7 this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

Sec. 3. Findings.

Sec. 4. Transfer of railroad grant lands and wagon road grant lands to the

State of Oregon.

Sec. 5. Qualifying resolution of assent.

Sec. 6. New Management Plans.

Sec. 7. Suspension of laws rendered obsolete by transfer of railroad grant lands

and wagon road grant lands.

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 For purposes of this Act:

3 (1) The term ‘‘Railroad Grant Lands’’ means

4 the Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands.

5 (2) The term ‘‘Wagon Road Grant Lands’’

6 means the Coos Bay Military Wagon Road Grant

7 Lands.

8 (3) The term ‘‘O&C counties’’ means 18 coun9 ties in the State of Oregon within which the Rail10 road Grant Lands and Wagon Road Grant Lands

11 are situated.

12 (4) The term ‘‘controverted lands’’ means those

13 parcels of the Railroad Grant Lands that are in14 cluded within the boundaries of the National Forest

15 System and managed by the Department of Agri16 culture, subject to certain obligations to the

17 O&C Counties under the Act of August 28, 1937

18 (43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181f).

19 (5) The term ‘‘qualifying resolution of assent’’

20 means legislation adopted by the State of Oregon to

21 effectuate the transfer of the Railroad Grant Lands,
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1 the Wagon Road Grant Lands and certain, related

2 public domain lands pursuant to this Act.

3 (6) The term ‘‘O&C Lands Fund’’ means the

4 fund established by the State of Oregon pursuant to

5 section 5(a)(5) of this Act.

6 (7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

7 of the Interior.

8 (8) The term ‘‘blocking up’’ or ‘‘blocked up’’

9 means the act or result of consolidation of ownership

10 by two or more owners of multiple, scattered parcels

11 to ownership of a smaller number of contiguous, ad12 joining larger parcels through trades or other such

13 transfers between owners.

14 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

15 Congress finds the following:

16 (1) The Oregon and California Railroad Grant

17 Lands and the Coos Bay Military Wagon Road

18 Grants Lands were originally conveyed by the Unit19 ed States into private ownership by the Act of July

20 25, 1866 (as amended by the Acts of June 25,

21 1868, and April 10, 1869), the Act of March 3,

22 1869, and the Act of May 4, 1870, to promote, in

23 conjunction with construction of a wagon road and

24 railway for military and other national purposes, the
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1 economic development of the State of Oregon and its

2 communities.

3 (2) The railway and the wagon road were build

4 and the national purposes of the grants were satis5 fied. The lands were in private ownership and under

6 the jurisdiction of the sovereign State of Oregon and

7 were carried on the property tax rolls for up to 30

8 years. But conditions in the original grants intended

9 to facilitate community development were not com10 plied with and on February 14, 1907, the State of

11 Oregon petitioned the Congress of the United States

12 by legislative memorial to take steps necessary to

13 compel action in furtherance of the local purposes

14 of the original grants.

15 (3) The Railroad Grant Lands and Wagon

16 Road Grant Lands were revested to the United

17 States by the Act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218),

18 and the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179),

19 for the purposes of management and redisposition to

20 promote the original goal of economic development

21 in the O&C Counties.

22 (4) The United States ceased reconveying the

23 grant lands back into private ownership and, in24 stead, Congress placed the Railroad Grant lands by

25 the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a–
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1 1181f), and the Wagon Road Grant Lands by the

2 Act of May 24, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 1181f–1181f–4),

3 into management for the sustained yield of timber,

4 with minimum harvest levels and the sharing of tim5 ber revenues with local governments, to provide for

6 long-term community stability in the O&C Counties,

7 while also providing for conservation of watersheds

8 and recreational opportunities.

9 (5) The Railroad Grant Lands and Wagon

10 Road Grant Lands are unique in the history of pub11 lic lands in the United States, in that they were once

12 conveyed into private ownership but were revested to

13 the United States after the railroad and wagon road

14 were built, whereas most railroad and wagon road

15 grant lands in other states were conveyed into per16 manent private ownership to provide the land and

17 resource base upon which local economies were de18 veloped.

19 (6) All of the Wagon Road Grant Lands and

20 most of the Railroad Grant Lands are managed

21 within the Department of the Interior, but the con22 troverted lands were included within the boundaries

23 of the National Forest System upon their formation

24 by proclamations of the President and are managed

25 within the Department of Agriculture.
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1 (7) Beginning in 1953 and thereafter, the O&C

2 Counties voluntarily relinquished revenues from the

3 Railroad Grant Lands to which they were otherwise

4 entitled so that the Secretary of the Interior could

5 use such revenues for the management and develop6 ment of the Railroad Grant Lands.

7 (8) As a result of the voluntarily relinquishment

8 of revenues, the O&C Counties have invested funds,

9 the 1996 value of which is approximately

10 $2,000,000,000, in fire protection, recreation facili11 ties, roads, bridges, buildings, reforestation, and

12 other projects to enhance the usefulness and produc13 tivity of the Railroad Grant Lands, all with the ex14 pectation that their investment would be repaid

15 through permanent management of the Railroad

16 Grant Lands for the sustained yield of timber and

17 future timber harvests and other purposes author18 ized by the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C.

19 1181a–1181f).

20 (9) As a result of the nature of the original

21 grants, the Railroad Grant Lands and the Wagon

22 Road Grant Lands are scattered in a checkerboard

23 pattern across the O&C Counties, interspersed pri24 marily with private and State-owned lands and scat25 tered parcels of other Federally owned timberlands
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1 managed within the Department of the Interior by

2 the Bureau of Land Management in coordination

3 with the Railroad Grant Lands.

4 (10) The scattered checkerboard pattern of

5 Federal ownership of the Railroad Grant Lands and

6 Wagon Road Grant Lands results in economic ineffi7 ciencies in the management of such lands and the

8 interspersed private and State-owned lands and

9 interferes with coordinated management across the

10 landscape to achieve conservation goals.

11 (11) The Railroad Grant Lands and the Wagon

12 Road Grant Lands were managed by the Secretary

13 of the Interior for 50 years primarily for the sus14 tained yield of timber as required by law, but such

15 lands are not now being managed for that purpose.

16 (12) The Railroad Grant Lands, Wagon Road

17 Grant Lands and related federally owned

18 timberlands managed by the Bureau of Land Man19 agement are biologically capable of producing in ex20 cess of 1,600,000,000 board feet of timber per year

21 on a sustained-yield basis to meet local and national

22 needs.

23 (13) In 1995, the Legislative Assembly of the

24 State of Oregon petitioned Congress to pass such

25 legislation as may be necessary to transfer title to
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1 the Railroad Grant Lands to the State of Oregon,

2 subject to such terms and conditions as are nec3 essary to assure management in perpetuity for the

4 sustained yield of timber to stabilize and support the

5 O&C counties, conserve watersheds, and provide

6 recreation opportunities to all citizens.

7 (14) The State of Oregon is actively engaged in

8 the management, for itself and for the benefit of

9 others, of large tracts of timberland and possesses

10 the regulatory infrastructure and technical, sci11 entific, and management expertise to efficiently and

12 competently manage additional timberlands in a

13 manner that effectively balances environmental pro14 tection with economic necessity. Oregon law pro15 hibits the export of timber from lands owned by the

16 State of Oregon, thereby helping to maintain the

17 supply of raw materials for domestic processing.

18 (15) The State of Oregon is capable of manag19 ing the Railroad and Wagon Road Grant Lands effi20 ciently while maintaining a high level of wildlife and

21 ecosystem protection. State management of these

22 lands would enable the demonstration of the prin23 ciples and promise of adaptive forest and watershed

24 management in areas with an intricate mixture of

25 public and private land. Oregon can be a laboratory
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1 for finding creative ways of managing forests and

2 watersheds under multiple owners to meet a balance

3 of environmental and commodity goals.

4 (16) There is a strong national interest in

5 maintaining a stable and dependable domestic tim6 ber supply, particularly from lands, such as the Rail7 road Grant Lands and Wagon Road Grant Lands,

8 already dedicated to that purpose.

9 (17) It is in the national interest to reduce the

10 size of the Bureau of Land Management, reduce the

11 burden on the Federal Treasury of managing the

12 Railroad Grant Lands, Wagon Road Grant Lands

13 and related federally owned timberlands, and trans14 fer control of and land management authority over

15 such lands to the most local level of government ca16 pable of effectively and efficiently managing the

17 lands.

18 (18) There is a strong national interest in pro19 tecting and conserving all of the natural resources,

20 including fish and wildlife, found on the Railroad

21 Grant Lands, Wagon Road Grant Lands, and relat22 ed federally owned timberlands.

23 (19) National, State, and local interests both

24 public and private, and both economic and ecologic,

25 would be best served if the checkerboard pattern of
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1 property ownership in the O&C counties in the area

2 of the Railroad Grant Lands and Wagon Road

3 Grant Lands was transformed through a process of

4 blocking up ownerships.

5 (20) National, State, and local interests in the

6 Railroad Grant Lands and the Wagon Road Grant

7 Lands would be best served if these lands and relat8 ed federally owned timberlands managed by the Bu9 reau of Land Management were transferred to the

10 State of Oregon, subject to terms and conditions

11 necessary to assure their management consistent

12 with the intent of this Act.

13 SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF RAILROAD GRANT LANDS AND

14 WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS TO THE STATE

15 OF OREGON.

16 (a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Within three years fol17 lowing receipt of a qualifying resolution of assent that sat18 isfies the conditions specified in section 5(a), and provided

19 that the qualifying resolution of assent is filed on or before

20 December 31, 1999, the Secretary of the Interior shall

21 transfer to the State of Oregon all right, title, and interest

22 of the United States in and to all of the real property

23 described in subsection (b), including the resources and

24 water rights associated with such property, if any. The

25 transfer shall also include all data, documents, draft plans,
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1 plans, maps, agreements, and all other papers or electroni2 cally stored information relating to ownership or manage3 ment of such real property.

4 (b) DESCRIPTION OF REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO

5 TRANSFER.—The real property to be transferred to the

6 State of Oregon under subsection (a) shall consist of the

7 following:

8 (1) The Railroad Grant Lands, consisting of all

9 lands revested to the United States pursuant to the

10 Act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), but not includ11 ing the controverted lands.

12 (2) All lands acquired by the United States

13 after June 9, 1916, including the Wagon Road

14 Grant Lands, and managed within the Department

15 of the Interior by the Bureau of Land Management

16 under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C.

17 1181a–1181f).

18 (3) All federally owned lands managed within

19 the Department of the Interior by the Bureau of

20 Land Management, classified as timberland, and

21 lying within one or more of the O&C counties.

22 (4) The land and structures both owned by the

23 United States in the State of Oregon and utilized,

24 as of the date of enactment of this Act, by the Bu25 reau of Land Management as district or resource
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1 area offices or for other administrative purposes in

2 the Bureau of Land Management’s Medford Dis3 trict, Roseburg District, Eugene District, Salem Dis4 trict, Coos Bay District, and the Klamath Resource

5 Area of the Lakeview District.

6 (5) All office equipment, motor vehicles, and

7 other rolling stock and supplies held in inventory by

8 the Bureau of Land Management as of the date

9 lands are transferred by this Act in the districts and

10 resource areas described in paragraph (b)(4) above

11 and utilized or intended to be utilized by the Bureau

12 of Land Management in the administration, man13 agement, or maintenance of lands transferred by

14 this Act.

15 (c) PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSFER.—Beginning on

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall

17 take all steps necessary to prepare for the land transfer

18 required by subsection (a). Not later than 90 days after

19 such date, the Secretary shall prepare legal descriptions

20 and a map or maps of all real property to be transferred

21 and file such descriptions and maps with the Governor of

22 the State of Oregon. Such descriptions and maps shall be

23 held in the Office of the Governor or in such location des24 ignated by the Governor for public review. The Secretary

25 may correct or adjust such descriptions and maps after
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1 consultation with the O&C counties and the Governor of

2 the State of Oregon to ensure that such descriptions and

3 maps accurately reflect the lands to be transferred. The

4 Secretary is not required to conduct a survey of any lands

5 prior to transferring such lands under this Act.

6 (d) EFFECT OF TRANSFER ON SPECIAL REVENUE7 SHARING REQUIREMENTS.—If the transfer of lands under

8 subsection (a) is completed prior to October 1, 2003, the

9 O&C counties shall nevertheless continue to receive the

10 special payment amounts under section 13983 of the Om11 nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law

12 103–66; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) or any amendments there13 to through September 30, 2003, but in any event such

14 payments under that Act will cease after payments for fis15 cal year 2003 are complete.

16 (e) TIME FOR TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall com17 plete the land transfer required by subsection (a) not later

18 than three years after the date on which the Secretary

19 receives a qualifying resolution of assent.

20 (f) NOTICE OF TRANSFER TO CONGRESS.—Upon

21 completion of the land transfer required by subsection (a),

22 the Secretary shall submit to Congress written notice de23 scribing the lands subject to the transfer. The notice shall

24 include a copy of the qualifying resolution of assent and
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1 a copy of the final legal descriptions and maps prepared

2 under subsection (c).

3 SEC. 5. QUALIFYING RESOLUTION OF ASSENT.

4 (a) CONDITIONS PREREQUISITE TO TRANSFER.—To

5 satisfy the conditions necessary for transfer of the Rail6 road Grant Lands, Wagon Road Grant Lands, inter7 spersed federally owned timberlands managed by the Bu8 reau of Land Management, and related property under

9 section 4, the resolution of assent by the legislature of the

10 State of Oregon must be filed with the Secretary on or

11 before December 31, 1999, and must provide for manage12 ment by the State of Oregon consistent with the following

13 terms:

14 (1) That the State of Oregon has taken all

15 steps necessary to receive title to the lands conveyed

16 by this Act, hold such lands in trust for the financial

17 benefit of the O&C counties through sustained-yield

18 timber production, and manage such lands in ac19 cordance with such trust obligations and for the ben20 efit of the people of Oregon and of the United

21 States.

22 (2) That, upon receipt of title, the State of Or23 egon through its Oregon Board of Forestry and Or24 egon Department of Forestry or the successors to

25 such Board and Department will manage the lands
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1 conveyed by this Act for permanent timber produc2 tion under the principle of sustained yield for the

3 purpose of contributing to the economic stability of

4 local communities. While providing a permanent

5 source of timber supply, the State of Oregon shall

6 protect watersheds and fisheries, regulate stream

7 flows, provide wildlife habitat and recreational op8 portunities, and institute a program that provides

9 for blocking up of the lands through trades and

10 other transfers with willing private and other public

11 landowners within the O&C Counties.

12 (3) That, in managing the lands conveyed by

13 this Act for the purposes set forth in paragraph (2),

14 the State of Oregon will be guided by principles of

15 good stewardship based on the best verifiable sci16 entific information available at the time.

17 (4) That, prior to January 1, 2004, manage18 ment by the State of Oregon of the transferred lands

19 shall be pursuant to a State management plan that

20 is consistent with the standards and guidelines of

21 the Northwest Forest Plan adopted on April 13,

22 1994, or other Federal land management plans in

23 effect at the time of transfer. Beginning January 1,

24 2004 and thereafter, management by the State of

25 Oregon in accordance with the objectives of this Act
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1 will be conducted under a habitat conservation plan

2 developed and approved pursuant to the Endangered

3 Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

4 et seq.) so as to coordinate with management on

5 lands remaining in Federal ownership.

6 (5) That a fund has been established in the

7 treasury of the State of Oregon entitled the ‘‘O&C

8 Lands Fund,’’ into which all gross revenues derived

9 from timber sales or otherwise produced from the

10 lands conveyed by this Act or subsequently ex11 changed lands are deposited.

12 (6) That, prior to January 1, 2004, disburse13 ments will be made annually to the O&C counties,

14 with disbursements to individual counties made in

15 the same proportion that each of them has received

16 disbursements of revenues under the Act of August

17 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181f). Annual dis18 bursements prior to January 1, 2004, to the O&C

19 counties from the O&C Lands Fund shall be the

20 lesser of 50 percent of gross revenues deposited in

21 the O&C Lands Fund or the amount that, when

22 taken together with payments received under section

23 13983 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

24 1993 (Public Law 103–66; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note),

25 the combined total payments are equal to the
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1 amount received by the O&C counties under section

2 13983 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

3 1993 during the year in which the qualifying resolu4 tion of assent is submitted to the Secretary. Prior to

5 January 1, 2004, all of the revenues deposited in the

6 O&C Lands Fund remaining after annual payments

7 to the O&C counties will be utilized by the State of

8 Oregon for management of the lands conveyed by

9 this Act for the purposes set forth in paragraphs (2)

10 and (3).

11 (7) Beginning January 1, 2004, and thereafter,

12 50 percent of gross revenues deposited in the O&C

13 Lands Fund will be disbursed annually to the O&C

14 counties, with disbursements to individual counties

15 made in the same proportion that each of them has

16 received disbursements of revenues under the Act of

17 August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181f). Begin18 ning January 1, 2004, and thereafter, the remaining

19 50 percent of gross revenues deposited in the O&C

20 Lands Fund will be utilized by the State of Oregon

21 for management of the lands conveyed by this Act

22 for the purposes set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3),

23 with any balance remaining thereafter available to

24 the State for other public purposes at the discretion

25 of the State. Payments to the O&C counties from
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1 the O&C Lands Fund shall not serve as a basis for

2 offsetting or reducing payments or revenue distribu3 tions by the State to any O&C county under any

4 other State program or legislation.

5 (8) That the State will accept title subject to all

6 valid existing rights and will assume the obligations

7 of the United States under the terms of any lease,

8 contract, permit, easement, license or other valid

9 binding agreement outstanding between the United

10 States and any other party relating to the lands con11 veyed by this Act as of the date title is transferred

12 to the State.

13 (9) That the State will administer a mineral

14 rights program applicable to any person who, as of

15 the date of enactment of this Act has filed an

16 unpatented mining claim, filed a patent application,

17 or received a first-half patent certificate. Patented

18 lands located within lands transferred pursuant to

19 this Act shall not be subject to this Act, except for

20 the protection of access and other such rights as

21 provided for in paragraph 8 of this section. The

22 State program required by this paragraph will insure

23 that surface, subsurface and access rights of

24 unpatented mining claims, potentially eligible patent25 ees and private patented lands are no less favorable
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1 than under Federal law as of January 1, 1996, and

2 that holders of all first-half final patent certificates

3 as of the date of enactment of this Act will be

4 awarded full patents not later than two years after

5 the notice required by section 4, subsection (f) of

6 this Act, and that all unpatented mining claims and

7 patent applications filed as of the date of enactment

8 of this Act will carry the same rights as, and be sub9 ject to requirements that are no less favorable to

10 claimants than under Federal law as of January 1,

11 1996. The State program established pursuant to

12 this paragraph shall recognize all unpatented mining

13 claims filed as of the date of enactment of this Act

14 for so long as the claimant performs assessment

15 work or pays holding fees and meets other require16 ments, if any, as provided by Federal law as of Jan17 uary 1, 1996. Any fees charged under the State pro18 gram required by this paragraph shall be paid to the

19 State.

20 (10) That, in the case of lands conveyed under

21 this Act that are capable of commercial production

22 of timber, the State will not sell, transfer, or other23 wise dispose of such lands, except in cases of min24 eral patents or in trades or exchanges for lands of

25 equal value as timberlands in a program of blocking
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1 up to aid in consolidating ownerships to increase the

2 efficiency and effectiveness of management for eco3 nomic and ecologic purposes.

4 (11) That the State will continue to manage as

5 parks, campgrounds, and other developed recreation

6 sites and facilities any lands conveyed by this Act

7 that are designated as parks, campgrounds, and

8 other developed recreation sites and facilities as of

9 January 1, 1996.

10 (12) That, notwithstanding any other provision

11 of this Act, the State of Oregon will reserve from

12 entry for commercial timber production any lands

13 transferred by this Act that are identified in and

14 designated by Federal statute as of January 1, 1996

15 as areas reserved from entry for commercial timber

16 production including, but not limited to, wild and

17 scenic river areas and wilderness areas.

18 (13) That the State will, except as may be in19 consistent with paragraphs 8 and 9 above, hold the

20 lands conveyed by this Act open and accessible for

21 hunting, fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, trap22 ping, rockhounding and other recreational uses in

23 accordance with applicable State and Federal laws

24 by all the people of the State and of the United

25 States.
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1 (14) That the State has established a program

2 giving preference in employment within the Oregon

3 Department of Forestry to any person employed by

4 the Bureau of Land Management within the State

5 of Oregon as of the date a qualifying resolution of

6 assent is filed with the Secretary and whose employ7 ment by the Bureau of Land Management termi8 nates on or before January 1, 2004 as a result of

9 the land transfer provided for in this Act, and shall

10 grant an interview to any such person who requests

11 one.

12 (b) RIGHT OF REENTRY.—

13 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

14 the United States shall retain a right of reentry

15 until January 1, 2025, in all lands transferred under

16 this Act and held by the State of Oregon.

17 (2) Such right of reentry of the United States

18 shall ripen if, upon petition for review by nine or

19 more of the O&C counties or upon request for review

20 from the President of the United States, the Sec21 retary determines that the land conveyed by this Act

22 is not being managed in accordance with the condi23 tions specified in subsection (a), and such non24 compliance is not cured within two years following

25 such determination. Any determination by the Sec-
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1 retary under this subsection shall be made on the

2 record after an opportunity for a hearing.

3 (3) The ripened right of reentry retained by the

4 United States shall vest and all right, title and inter5 est in lands and other property transferred under

6 this Act shall revert to the United States only if—

7 (A) the Secretary files a declaration of re8 entry within three months after the two-year

9 period provided for in subsection (2) with the

10 Governor of the State of Oregon; and

11 (B) the Secretary records a declaration of

12 reentry in the office of the county recorder in

13 each of the O&C counties within three months

14 after the filing required under paragraph (A)

15 and prior to January 1, 2050.

16 (4) As a condition of reentry pursuant to sub17 sections (2) and (3), the United States shall manage

18 the lands thereafter for permanent timber produc19 tion for the benefit of local communities, with reve20 nues derived therefrom to be distributed in the same

21 manner provided for by the Act of August 28, 1937

22 (43 U.S.C. 1181a–1181f).

23 (5) Unless exercised and perfected sooner pur24 suant to subsections (2) and (3), the right of reentry

25 shall expire on January 1, 2050.
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1 SEC. 6. NEW MANAGEMENT PLANS.

2 (a) If a qualifying resolution of assent has been filed

3 with the Secretary as provided in section 5 of this Act,

4 the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture

5 shall, not later than January 1, 2001, commence prepara6 tion of amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan adopted

7 April 13, 1994, or other Federal land management plans

8 in effect as of January 1, 2001, which amendments shall

9 anticipate the transfer of land as required by this Act and

10 subsequent State management, and which amendments

11 shall become effective on January 1, 2004 on lands cur12 rently under the Northwest Forest Plan that remain in

13 Federal ownership on and after January 1, 2004.

14 SEC. 7. SUSPENSION OF LAWS RENDERED OBSOLETE BY

15 TRANSFER OF RAILROAD GRANT LANDS AND

16 WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS

17 (a) DESCRIPTION OF SUSPENDED LAWS; DATE OF

18 SUSPENSION.—Provided that the Secretary of Interior has

19 submitted to Congress the notice required by section 4(f),

20 the following laws are suspended effective January 1,

21 2004, and are of no further force or effect unless and until

22 the right of reentry ripens and vests and title to trans23 ferred lands reverts to the United States pursuant to sec24 tion 5(b) of this Act:

25 (1) The Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C.

26 1181a–1181f).
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1 (2) The Act of May 24, 1939 (43 U.S.C.

2 1181f–1181f–4).

3 (3) The Act of June 24, 1954 (43 U.S.C.

4 1181g–1181i), concerning the controverted lands.

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