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SEC. 3078. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, BADGER 
ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, BARABOO, WISCONSIN. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Property’’ means 
approximately 1,553 acres, including federally owned structures 
thereon, located within the boundary of the former Badger Army 
Ammunition Plant near Baraboo, Wisconsin. 
(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Prop-
erty is hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Army 
to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STRUCTURES.—Upon receipt by the Secretary of the 
Interior of a resolution from the Ho-Chunk Nation accepting 
title to the structures, all federally owned structures on the 
Property are hereby transferred to the Ho-Chunk Nation in 
fee. 
(3) TRUST
STATUS.—The Property, less the structures 
thereon, shall be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior 
for the benefit of the Ho-Chunk Nation and shall be a part 
of the reservation of the Ho-Chunk Nation. 
(4) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the 
transfer, the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of the Army, shall publish in the Federal 
Register a legal description of the Property. 
(c) RETENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES 
BY THE ARMY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the transfer of the Prop-
erty by subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army shall be 
responsible— 
(A) for obtaining final case closure and no-action- 
required remedial determinations for the Property from 
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; and 
(B) for any additional remedial actions, with respect 
to any hazardous substance remaining on the Property, 
found to be necessary to protect human health and the 
environment to support the recreational and grazing land 
reuse (including agricultural activities necessary to sustain 
such reuse) considered for the final case closure and no- 
action-required determinations of the Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Natural Resources. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The responsibility described in paragraph 
(1) is limited to the remediation of releases of hazardous sub-
stances resulting from the activities of the Department of 
Defense that occurred before the date on which administrative 
jurisdiction of the Property is transferred under this section. 
(3) OTHER USES OF THE PROPERTY BY THE SECRETARY OF 
THE INTERIOR OR THE HO-CHUNK NATION.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall not take any action to authorize, nor shall 
the Ho-Chunk Nation undertake or allow, any activity on or 
use of the Property inconsistent with the case closure conditions 
required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 
except as provided in this paragraph. Nothing in this section 
shall preclude the Ho-Chunk Nation from undertaking, in 
accordance with applicable laws and regulations and without 
any cost to the Department of Defense or the Department 
of the Interior, such additional action necessary to allow for 
uses of the Property other than uses that are consistent with
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the case closure conditions required by the Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Natural Resources. 
(4) ACCESS BY THE UNITED STATES.—(A) The United States 
retains and reserves a perpetual and assignable easement and 
right of access on, over, and through the Property, to enter 
upon the Property in any case in which an environmental 
response or corrective action is found to be necessary on the 
part of the United States, without regard to whether such 
environmental response or corrective action is on the Property 
or on adjoining or nearby lands. Such easement and right 
of access includes, without limitation, the right to perform 
any environmental investigation, survey, monitoring, sampling, 
testing, drilling, boring, coring, testpitting, installing moni-
toring or pumping wells or other treatment facilities, response 
action, corrective action, or any other action necessary for the 
United States to meet its responsibilities under applicable laws 
and as provided for in this section. 
(B) In exercising such easement and right of access, the 
United States shall provide the property holder or owner and 
their successors or assigns, as the case may be, with reasonable 
notice of its intent to enter upon the Property and exercise 
its rights under this clause, which notice may be severely 
curtailed or even eliminated in emergency situations. The 
United States shall use reasonable means to avoid and to 
minimize interference with the property holder’s or owner’s 
and their successors’ and assigns’, as the case may be, quiet 
enjoyment of the Property. At the completion of work, the 
work site shall be reasonably restored. Such easement and 
right of access includes the right to obtain and use utility 
services, including water, gas, electricity, sewer, and commu-
nications services available on the Property at a reasonable 
charge to the United States. Excluding the reasonable charges 
for such utility services, no fee, charge, or compensation will 
be due the property holder or owner, their successors and 
assigns, for the exercise of the easement and right of access 
hereby retained and reserved by the United States. 
(C) In exercising such easement and right of access, neither 
the Ho-Chunk Nation nor its successors and assigns, as the 
case may be, shall have any claim at law or equity against 
the United States or any officer, employee, agent, contractor 
of any tier, or servant of the United States based on actions 
taken by the United States or its officers, employees, agents, 
contractors of any tier, or servants pursuant to and in accord-
ance with this clause: Provided, however, that nothing in this 
paragraph shall be considered as a waiver by the Ho-Chunk 
Nation, its successors and assigns, of any remedy available 
to them under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 
(d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, PERMIT RIGHTS, AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
under this section recognizes and preserves, in perpetuity and 
without the right of revocation except as provided in paragraph 
(2), easements, permit rights, and rights-of-way and access 
to such easements and rights-of-way of any applicable utility 
service provider in existence at the time of the conveyance 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act. The rights recognized
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and preserved include the right to upgrade applicable utility 
services. 
(2) TERMINATION.—An easement, permit right, or right- 
of-way recognized and preserved under paragraph (1) shall 
terminate only— 
(A) on the relocation of an applicable utility service 
referred to in paragraph (1), and then only with respect 
to that portion of those utility facilities that are relocated; 
or 
(B) with the consent of the holder of the easement, 
permit right, or right-of-way. 
(3) ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall grant to a utility service provider, without consideration, 
such additional easements across the property transferred 
under this section as the Secretary considers necessary to 
accommodate the relocation or reconnection of a utility service 
existing prior to the date of enactment of this section on prop-
erty held by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the 
Ho-Chunk Nation. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Any real property taken into 
trust under this section shall not be eligible, or used, for any 
gaming activity carried out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
(f) LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES UNCHANGED.—Nothing 
in this section shall diminish or increase the liability of the United 
States or otherwise affect the liability of the United States under 
any provision of law. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Access and 
Property Issues 
SEC. 3081. ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE SUMMIT OF RATTLE-
SNAKE MOUNTAIN IN THE HANFORD REACH NATIONAL 
MONUMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall provide 
public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford 
Reach National Monument for educational, recreational, historical, 
scientific, cultural, and other purposes, including— 
(1) motor vehicle access; and 
(2) pedestrian and other nonmotorized access. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior 
may enter into cooperative agreements to facilitate access to the 
summit of Rattlesnake Mountain— 
(1) with the Secretary of Energy, the State of Washington, 
or any local government agency or other interested persons, 
for guided tours, including guided motorized tours to the 
summit of Rattlesnake Mountain; and 
(2) with the Secretary of Energy, and with the State of 
Washington or any local government agency or other interested 
persons, to maintain the access road to the summit of Rattle-
snake Mountain. 
SEC. 3082. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, CONVEYANCE OF REVERSIONARY 
INTERESTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the municipality of 
Anchorage, Alaska. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ 
means certain parcels of land located in the City and owned 
by the City, which are more particularly described as follows: 
(A) Block 42, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchor-
age Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of 
Alaska, consisting of approximately 1.93 acres, commonly 
known as the Egan Center, Petrovich Park, and Old City 
Hall. 
(B) Lots 9, 10, and 11, Block 66, Original Townsite 
of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial 
District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.48 
acres, commonly known as the parking lot at 7th Avenue 
and I Street. 
(C) Lot 13, Block 15, Original Townsite of Anchorage, 
Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State 
of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.24 acres, an unim-
proved vacant lot located at H Street and Christensen 
Drive. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(b) CONVEYANCE
OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS, ANCHORAGE, 
ALASKA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consider-
ation, the reversionary interests of the United States in and 
to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering 
the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic develop-
ment of the non-Federal land. 
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions 
of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(3) COSTS.—The City shall pay all costs associated with 
the conveyance under paragraph (1), including the costs of 
any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs. 
SEC. 3083. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS IN BUREAU OF LAND 
MANAGEMENT LAND CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF 
OREGON FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF HERMISTON AGRICUL-
TURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center’’ and 
dated April 7, 2014. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Oregon 
(acting through the Oregon State Board of Higher Education 
on behalf of Oregon State University). 
(b) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any reservation or reversionary interest 
retained by the United States to the approximately 290 acres 
in Hermiston, Oregon, depicted as ‘‘Reversionary Interest Area’’ 
on the Map, is hereby released without consideration.