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Union Calendar No. 233 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 655 
[Report No. 119–277] 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to 
the City of The Dalles, Oregon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2025 
Mr. BENTZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
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 January 23, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
Federal land to the City of The Dalles, Oregon. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dalles Watershed Devel-
opment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
The Dalles, Oregon. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 3. THE DALLES CONVEYANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the City submits a written 
request to the Secretary for conveyance of the land described 
in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall, as soon as prac-
ticable thereafter, convey to the City, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to such land. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land described in this 
paragraph is the parcel of real property generally de-
picted as ‘‘parcel A’’ on the map, consisting of ap-
proximately 150 acres of National Forest System land 
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located in the Mount Hood National Forest in Or-
egon. 
(2) MAP.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘The Dalles Con-
veyance Parcel A’’ and dated November 4, 2024. 
(B) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 
correct minor errors in the map. 
(C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—A copy of the 
map shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of Forest 
Service. 
(3) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the National Forest System land to be 
conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights; 
(2) made without consideration; 
(3) made by quitclaim deed; and 
(4) subject to such additional terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
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(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay all costs 
associated with the conveyance, including the cost of a sur-
vey under subsection (b)(3). 
(e) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The land conveyed to the City 
under subsection (a) shall be used by the City for pub-
lic purposes, including for municipal water supply 
and use and related infrastructure needs or expan-
sions. 
(2) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under 
subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with the requirement of paragraph (1), all 
right, title, and interest in and to the land shall re-
vert to the United States. 
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Union Calendar No. 233 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 655 
[Report No. 119–277] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain Federal land to the City of The Dalles, 
Oregon. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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