IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 655 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 10, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
Federal land to the City of The Dalles, Oregon. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dalles Watershed De-
velopment 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 writ-
ten request to the Secretary for conveyance of the land 
described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall, as soon 
as practicable 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 located in the Mount Hood National Forest in 
Oregon. 
(2) MAP.— 
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(A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘The 
Dalles Conveyance Parcel A’’ and dated Novem-
ber 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. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay all 
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costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost 
of a survey 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 public purposes, including for municipal water 
supply and use and related infrastructure needs or 
expansions. 
(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. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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