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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 514

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation 

Area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2003

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. WU, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, and Mr. 

BLUMENAUER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau 

of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, 

to the county to improve management of and recreational 

access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, 

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. LAND CONVEYANCE, BUREAU OF LAND MAN4 AGEMENT LAND IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR5 EGON. 

6 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

7 the Interior shall convey, without consideration, to Doug-
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1 las County, Oregon (in this section referred to as the 

2 ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

3 States in and to a parcel of real property consisting of 

4 approximately 68.8 acres under the administrative juris5 diction of the Bureau of Land Management in Douglas 

6 County, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Umpqua River 

7 Lighthouse and Coast Guard Museum Master Plan 

8 Study’’, dated April, 17, 2002, for the purpose of permit9 ting the County to use the parcel for recreational pur10 poses. 

11 (b) PURPOSES OF CONVEYANCE.—The purposes of 

12 the conveyance under subsection (a) are as follows: 

13 (1) To improve public safety and to reduce traf14 fic congestion along Salmon Harbor Drive (County 

15 Road No. 251) in Douglas County. 

16 (2) To provide a staging area for off-highway 

17 vehicles. 

18 (3) To improve management of and access to 

19 the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. 

20 (4) To facilitate policing of unlawful camping 

21 and parking along Salmon Harbor Drive and adja22 cent areas. 

23 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de24 termines that the real property conveyed under subsection 

25 (a) is not being used by the County for recreational pur-
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1 poses, all right, title, and interest in and to the property, 

2 including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 

3 United States, and the United States shall have the right 

4 of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination 

5 of the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on 

6 the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 

7 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

8 and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 

9 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis10 factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 

11 borne by the County. 

12 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The sec13 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

14 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

15 the secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 

16 of the United States.

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