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Union Calendar No. 415
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5109
[Report No. 107–673] 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to convey a parcel of land at the facility 
of the Southwestern Power Administration in Tupelo, Oklahoma. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2002
Mr. WATKINS of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 11, 2002] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to convey a parcel of 
land at the facility of the Southwestern Power Adminis-
tration in Tupelo, Oklahoma.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, TUPELO, OKLAHOMA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Except as required by 
subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy shall convey, at fair 
market value, to Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Incor-
porated, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of land, and any improvements thereto, 
consisting of approximately 6.3 acres of the facility of the 
Southwestern Power Administration in Tupelo, Oklahoma, 
for use in economic development within the service area of 
the Tri-County Indian Nations Community Development 
Corporation. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL.—The exact acreage and 
description of the parcel to be conveyed under subsection 
(a) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to 
the Secretary and to Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Incor-
porated. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—As conditions of 
the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall re-
quire that Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Incorporated—
(1) agree to honor the terms of any lease of the 
parcel or portion thereof that is in existence on the 
date of the conveyance; and 
(2) agree to bear the costs of the conveyance, in-
cluding the cost of the survey required by subsection 
(b) and the appraisal required by subsection (f).
(d) EASEMENT.—Under the terms of the conveyance of 
the parcel under subsection (a), the Secretary shall retain 
an easement to the parcel for the purpose of maintaining 
a sewage connection to the electrical substation and lagoon 
facility located adjacent to the parcel. Such easement shall 
include telephone and telegraph rights. 
(e) 
UNDEPRECIATED
VALUE.—The 
Southwestern 
Power Administration is authorized to remove the 
undepreciated value of the facilities conveyed under sub-
section (a) from its repayable investment obligation. 
(f) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—The fair 
market value of the land to be conveyed under subsection 
(a) shall be determined by an appraisal acceptable to the 
Secretary that is conducted by an appraiser agreed upon 
by the Secretary and Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, In-
corporated, and conducted in accordance with—
(1) the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
4601; Public Law 91–646); 
(2) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed-
eral Land Acquisition; and 
(3) the Uniform Standards of Professional Ap-
praisal Practice.