H. R. 1725
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management to Douglas
County, Oregon, of a county park and certain adjacent land.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Miwaleta Park Expansion Act’’.
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND,
DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall convey, without
consideration, to Douglas County, Oregon (referred to in this
section as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to a parcel of land (including improve-
ments on the land) described in paragraph (2) and consisting
of—
(A) Miwaleta Park, a county park managed under
agreement by the County on Federal land managed by
the Bureau of Land Management; and
(B) an adjacent tract of Federal land managed by the
Bureau of Land Management.
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land referred to
in paragraph (1) is the parcel in the SW 1⁄4 of the NE 1⁄4;
SE 1⁄4 of the NW 1⁄4 of sec. 27, T31S, R4W, W.M., Douglas
County, Oregon, described as follows:
The property lying between the southerly right-of-way line
of the relocated Cow Creek County Road No. 36 and contour
elevation 1881.5 MSL, comprising approximately 28.50
acres.
(b) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—After conveyance of land under subsection
(a), the County shall manage the land for public park purposes
consistent with the plan for expansion of the Miwaleta Park
as approved in the Decision Record for Galesville Campground,
EA #OR110–99–01, dated September 17, 1999.
(2) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines that the
land conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used for
park purposes as described in paragraph 2(b)(1)—
(i) all right, title, and interest in and to the land,
including any improvements on the land, shall revert
to the United States; and
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(ii) the United States shall have the right of imme-
diate entry onto the land.
(B) DETERMINATION ON THE RECORD.—Any determina-
tion of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be made
on the record.
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the
land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and paid for by the County.
(d) IMPACT ON FERC WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of land under subsection
(a) shall have no effect on the conditions and rights provided
in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Withdrawal No.
7161.
(2) CONFLICTS.—In a case of conflict between the use of
the conveyed land as a park and the purposes of the with-
drawal, the purposes of the withdrawal shall prevail.
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—Except as provided in subsection
(c), costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a) shall
be borne by the party incurring the costs.
(f ) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.