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Union Calendar No. 374 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4789 
[Report No. 109–634] 
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 Douglas County, Washington, 
to the utility district. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
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 February 16, 2006] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
public land located wholly or partially within the bound-
aries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility 
District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the 
utility district. 
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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 ‘‘Douglas County, Wash-
ington, PUD Conveyance Act.’’ 
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 on the map as ‘‘lllll’’. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllllll’’, prepared by the Bureau of 
Land Management and dated llll, 2006. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) PUD.—The term ‘‘PUD’’ means the Public 
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Wash-
ington. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND TO DOUGLAS COUN-
TY, WA, PUD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use plan-
ning 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 
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Act (16 U.S.C. 818) and Federal Power Order for Project 
2149, and subject to valid existing rights, if not later than 
45 days after the date of completion of the appraisal re-
quired under subsection (b), the PUD submits to the Sec-
retary an offer to acquire the public land for the appraised 
value, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the 
date of the offer, convey to the PUD all right, title, and 
interest 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) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of con-
veyance, any costs related to the conveyance under this sec-
tion shall be paid by the PUD. 
(e) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall 
deposit the proceeds from the sale in the working capital 
fund of the Bureau of Land Management established by sec-
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tion 306 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1736). 
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 or 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 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws, and all 
amendments thereto. 
(b) TERM.—This section expires two years from the 
date of enactment of this Act or on the date of the comple-
tion of the sale contemplated in section 3 of this Act, which-
ever is earlier. 
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Union Calendar No. 374 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4789 
[Report No. 109–634] 
A BILL 
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. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
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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