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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2334
To convey 1,000 acres of Federal land in San Bernardino County, California,
for use as the site of the Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Disposal Compact’s regional disposal facility.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1995
Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. DREIER, Mr.
PACKARD, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. YOUNG of
Alaska, and Mr. SCHAEFER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To convey 1,000 acres of Federal land in San Bernardino
County, California, for use as the site of the Southwest-
ern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact’s re-
gional disposal facility.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Upon the tendering of $500,100
on behalf of the State of California and the release of the
United States by the State of California from any liability
for claims relating to the property described in subsection
(b), all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to such property and improvements thereon are con-
veyed to the Department of Health Services of the State
of California, except that the property shall revert to the
United States if the property is not used as a low-level
radioactive waste disposal facility.
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The lands conveyed are:
San Bernardino Meridian, Township 9 North, Range 19
East—
Section 26, the southwest quarter of the south-
west quarter;
Section 27, the south half of the south half;
Section 34, all;
Section 35, the west half of the west half.
(c) TITLE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall issue
evidence of title pursuant to this Act notwithstanding any
other provision of law. The Southwestern Low-Level Ra-
dioactive Waste Disposal Compact’s Ward Valley regional
disposal facility and transfer of property under subsection
(a) are in compliance with any applicable provisions of sec-
tion 1713 of title 43, United States Code, section 4332
of title 42, United States Code, and section 1536 of title
16, United States Code.
(d) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Sums received pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts
in the Treasury of the United States.
(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to
make the conveyance described in subsection (a) expires
October 1, 2010.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the conveyance
of the property described in section 1(b) to the Depart-
ment of Health Services of the State of California, all nec-
essary easements for utilities and ingress and egress to
such property and the right to improve those easements,
are also conveyed to the Department of Health Services
of the State of California, except that the Department of
Health Services right-of-way easements shall revert to the
United States if the property is not licensed and used as
a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility.
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The legal description of
the property subject to the easements described in sub-
section (a) is as follows: A parcel of land lying within the
NE1⁄4 of section 34, the SE1⁄4 of section 27 and the W1⁄2
of section 26, township 9 north, range 19 east of the San
Bernardino meridian, San Bernardino County, California,
being more particularly described as follows: Commencing
at the northeast corner of said section 34; thence south
88 degrees 02 minutes 29 seconds west along the north
line of said section 34 a distance of 758.5 feet; thence
south 01 degrees, 57 minutes, 31 seconds east a distance
of 25.00 feet; thence south 09 degrees, 05 minutes, 35
seconds east a distance of 131.67 feet to the point of be-
ginning; thence continuing south 09 degrees 05 minutes
35 seconds east a distance of 60.75 feet; thence south 90
degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east a distance of 285.52
feet, to a point of curve; thence along said curve to the
right, having a radius of 32.00 feet and a central angle
of 98 degrees 59 minutes 49 seconds, an arc distance of
55.26 feet to a point of tangent; thence south 08 degrees
56 minutes 49 seconds west along said tangent a distance
of 30.00 feet; thence south 81 degrees 03 minutes 11 sec-
onds east a distance of 60.00 feet; thence north 08 degrees
56 minutes 49 seconds east a distance of 308.02 feet to
a point on the south line of said section 27; thence con-
tinuing north 08 degrees 56 minutes 49 seconds east a
distance of 1,948.10 feet to a point on the west line of
said section 26; thence continuing north 08 degrees 56
minutes 49 seconds east a distance of 2,101.87 feet to
a point on the southerly right-of-way line of a frontage
road for Interstate 40; thence south 69 degrees 25 min-
utes 11 seconds west along said southerly right-of-way line
a distance of 209.58 feet, to a point of curve; thence eas-
terly along said curve to the right the center of which
bears south 20 degrees 33 minutes 49 seconds east, hav-
ing a radius of 82.00 feet and a central angle of 119 de-
grees 30 minutes 38 seconds an arc distance of 171.04
feet to a point of tangent; thence south 08 degrees 56 min-
utes 49 seconds west a distance of 1,615.36 feet to a point
on the east line of said section 27; thence continuing south
08 degrees 56 minutes 49 seconds west a distance of
2271.35 feet to a point on the north line of said section
34; thence continuing south 08 degrees 56 minutes 49 sec-
onds west a distance of 111.02 feet to a point of curve;
thence south along said curve to the right, having a radius
of 67.00 feet and a central angle of 81 degrees 03 minutes
11 seconds, an arc distance of 94.78 feet to a point of
tangent; thence north 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds
west along said tangent a distance of 265.52 feet to the
point of beginning, containing an area of 6.55 acres more
or less.
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