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Union Calendar No. 409
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2518
[Report No. 104–764]
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the
Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 20, 1995
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
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 October 20, 1995]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain
lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington,
for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No.
1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) EXCHANGE.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall convey all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the National Forest System lands
described in subsection (b)(1) to Public Utility District No.
1 of Chelan County, Washington (referred to in this section
as the ‘‘Public Utility District’’), in exchange for the con-
veyance to the Department of Agriculture by the Public
Utility District of all right, title, and interest of the Public
Utility District in and to the lands described in subsection
(b)(2).
(b) DESCRIPTIONS OF LANDS.—
(1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS.—The Na-
tional Forest System lands referred to in subsection
(a) are 122 acres, more or less, that are partially oc-
cupied by a wastewater treatment facility referred to
in subsection (c)(4)(A) with the following legal de-
scription:
(A) The NE1⁄4 of SW1⁄4 of section 27 of
township 27 north, range 17 east, Willamette
Meridian, Chelan County, Washington.
(B) The N1⁄2 of SE1⁄4 of SW1⁄4 of such sec-
tion 27.
(C) The W1⁄2 of NW1⁄4 of SE1⁄4 of such sec-
tion 27.
(D) The NW1⁄4 of SW1⁄4 of SE1⁄4 of such
section 27.
(E) The E1⁄2 of NW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of such
section 27.
(F) That portion of the S1⁄2 of SE1⁄4 of
SW1⁄4 lying north of the northerly edge of High-
way 209 right-of-way of such section 27.
(2) PUBLIC
UTILITY
DISTRICT
LANDS.—The
lands owned by the Public Utility District are 109.15
acres, more or less, with the following legal descrip-
tion:
(A) S1⁄2 of SW1⁄4 of section 35 of township
26 north, range 17 east, Willamette Meridian,
Chelan County, Washington.
(B) The area specified by Public Utility
District No. 1 as Government Lot 5 in such sec-
tion 35.
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCHANGE.—
(1) TITLE
ACCEPTANCE
AND
CONVEYANCE.—
Upon offer by the Public Utility District of all right,
title, and interest in and to the lands described in
subsection (b)(2), if the title is found acceptable by the
Secretary, the Secretary shall accept title to such
lands and interests therein and shall convey to the
Public Utility District all right, title, and interest of