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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1718
To provide for the conveyance of certain lands in Wyoming to the County
of Park, Wyoming.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 1997
Mrs. CUBIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain lands in Wyoming
to the County of Park, Wyoming.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 190.12 acres described in subsection
(e) are in the public domain, withdrawn from public
domain for reclamation purposes, and managed by
the Bureau of Reclamation.
(2) The land to be conveyed under this Act has
been subject to a Withdrawal Review, a Level I Con-
taminant Survey, Historical, Cultural and Archae-
ological Resource Surveys by the Bureau of Rec-
lamation.
(3) The Bureau of Land Management has con-
ducted a Cadastral Survey of the lands and has de-
termined that the land is no longer suitable for re-
turn to the public domain.
(4) The Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau
of Land Management concur in their recommenda-
tion of disposal of the 190.12 acres described there-
in.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Interior
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall convey,
without consideration, to the County of Park, Wyoming
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’) all
right, title, and interest of the United States, in and to
a parcel of real property, excluding any improvements
thereon, consisting of 190.12 acres located in Park Coun-
ty, Wyoming, as described in subsection (e), such convey-
ance shall reserve all rights to locatable, salable, and
leasable oil and gas reserves, and shall be subject to any
existing land use leases, easements, rights-of-way, and
special use permits.
(b) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITY.—The 
United
States has in good faith exercised due diligence and deter-
mined that the conveyed lands are free of any environ-
mental contamination according to any laws, statutes, and
regulations of record and, therefore, the United States
agrees to hold harmless and release from all liability any
future owners of the conveyed lands from any environ-
mental law, statute, and regulatory violations or contami-
nant problems arising from any action, or inaction of those
previous tenants that had vacated their lease prior to con-
veyance of said lands. Tenants or owners of leases at the
time of conveyance, or thereafter shall be responsible and
liable for any environmental law, statute, and regulatory
violations or contaminant problems resulting from their
action, or inaction subsequent to the conveyance of said
lands.
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the
condition that the county use the property conveyed under
that subsection for economic development, or transfer the
property to a local organization formed for the purpose
of economic development.
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During the 5-year
period beginning on the date that the Secretary makes the
conveyance authorized under subsection (a), if the Sec-
retary determines that the conveyed property is not being
used in accordance with subsection (c), all right, title, and
interest in and to the conveyed property, excluding any
improvements thereon, and subject to any existing land
use leases, easements, rights-of-way, and special use per-
mits, shall revert to the United States and the United
States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the
property.
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact total
acreage is 190.12 acres and the legal description of the
property conveyed, as determined by a Cadastral Survey,
is as follows:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming
T. 53 N., R. 101 W.
Acreage
Section 20, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 .................................................
5.00
Section 29, Lot 7 .........................................................................
9.91
Lot 9 .........................................................................
38.24
Lot 10 .......................................................................
31.29
Lot 12 .......................................................................
5.78
Lot 13 .......................................................................
8.64
Lot 14 .......................................................................
.04
Lot 15 .......................................................................
9.73
S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 ...............................................
5.00
SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 .....................................................
10.00
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 .....................................................
10.00
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 .....................................................
10.00
Tract 101 ..................................................................
13.24
Section 30, Lot 31 .......................................................................
16.95
Lot 32 .......................................................................
16.30
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under this section as
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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