SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) PUBLIC
LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
means the approximately 622 acres of Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 
identified for conveyance on the map prepared by 
the Bureau of Land Management entitled ‘‘Douglas 
County Public Utility District Proposal’’ and dated 
March 2, 2006. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) PUD.—The term ‘‘PUD’’ means the Public 
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Wash-
ington. 
(4) WELLS
HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘Wells Hydroelectric Project’’ means Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 2149. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND, WELLS HYDRO-
ELECTRIC PROJECT, PUBLIC UTILITY DIS-
TRICT NO. 1 OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASH-
INGTON. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding the 
land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), and notwithstanding section 24 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818) and Federal 
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Power Order for Project 2149, and subject to valid exist-
ing rights, if not later than 45 days after the date of com-
pletion of the appraisal required under subsection (b), the 
Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Wash-
ington, submits to the Secretary of the Interior an offer 
to acquire the public land for the appraised value, the Sec-
retary shall convey, not later than 30 days after the date 
of the offer, to the PUD all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the public land. 
(b) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
an appraisal of the public land. The appraisal shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the ‘‘Uniform Appraisal Stand-
ards for Federal Land Acquisitions’’ and the ‘‘Uniform 
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice’’. 
(c) PAYMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the public land is conveyed under this section, 
the PUD shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 
the appraised value of the public land as determined under 
subsection (b). 
(d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall finalize legal descriptions of the public land 
to be conveyed under this section. The Secretary may cor-
rect any minor errors in the map referred to in section 
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2 or in the legal descriptions. The map and legal descrip-
tions shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of con-
veyance, any costs related to the conveyance under this 
section shall be paid by the PUD. 
(f) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall 
deposit the proceeds from the sale in the Federal Land 
Disposal Account established by section 206 of the Fed-
eral Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305) 
to be expended to improve access to public lands adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State 
of Washington. 
SEC. 4. SEGREGATION OF LANDS. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Except as provided in section 
3(a), effective immediately upon enactment of this Act, 
and subject to valid existing rights, the public land is with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws, and all amendments 
thereto; 
(2) location, entry, and patenting under the 
mining laws, and all amendments thereto; and 
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(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws, and all 
amendments thereto. 
(b) DURATION.—This section expires two years after 
the date of enactment of this Act or on the date of the 
completion of the conveyance under section 3, whichever 
is earlier. 
SEC. 5. RETAINED AUTHORITY. 
The Secretary shall retain the authority to place con-
ditions on the license to insure adequate protection and 
utilization of the public land granted to the Secretary in 
section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) 
until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has 
issued a new license for the Wells Hydroelectric Project, 
to replace the original license expiring May 31, 2012, con-
sistent with section 15 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 808). 
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Calendar No. 810 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 523 
[Report No. 110–378] 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain public land located wholly or partially 
within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric 
Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Doug-
las County, Washington, to the utility district. 
JUNE 16, 2008 
Reported without amendment 
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