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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1581
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 9, 1995
Mr. COOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain
lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agri-
culture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, CITY OF SUMPTER, OR-
EGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey, without consideration, to the city
of Sumpter, Oregon (in this section referred to as the
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to a parcel of real property of approximately 1.43
acres consisting of all of block 8 of the REVISED PLAN
OF SUMPTER TOWNSITE in the City, as shown in plat
recorded March 6, 1897, in Plat Book 3, page 26; includ-
ing the alley running through such block, vacated by Ordi-
nance No. 1966–3, recorded December 14, 1966, in Deed
66–50–014.
(b) ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The
real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) consists
of the same property that was deeded to the United States
in the following deeds:
(1) Warranty Deed from Sumpter Power &
Water Company to the United States of America
dated October 12, 1949, and recorded in Vol. 152,
page 170 of Baker County records on December 22,
1949.
(2) Warranty Deed from Mrs. Alice Windle to
the United States of America dated October 11,
1949, and recorded in Vol. 152, page 168 of Baker
County records on December 22, 1949.
(3) Warranty Deed from Alice L. Windle
Charles and James M. Charles to the United States
of America dated August 8, 1962, and recorded in
Book 172, page 1331 on August 27, 1962.
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that
the City use the conveyed property only for public pur-
poses, such as a city park, information center, or interpre-
tive area.
(d) RELEASE.—Notwithstanding the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), upon making the con-
veyance required by subsection (a), the United States is
relieved from liability for any and all claims arising from
the presence of hazardous materials on the conveyed prop-
erty, and the City shall thereafter be liable for any and
all such claims.
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of
Agriculture determines that the real property conveyed
under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with
the condition specified in subsection (c) or that the City
has initiated proceedings to sell, lease, exchange, or other-
wise dispose of all or a portion of the property, then, at
the option of the Secretary, the United States shall have
a right of reentry with regard to the property, with title
thereto revesting in the United States.
(f) AUTHORIZED SALE
OF PROPERTY.—Notwith-
standing subsections (c) and (e), the Secretary of Agri-
culture may authorize the City to dispose of the real prop-
erty conveyed under subsection (a) if the proceeds from
such disposal are at least equal to the fair market value
of the property and are paid to the United States. The
Secretary shall deposit amounts received under this sub-
section into the special fund in the Treasury into which
funds are deposited pursuant to the Act of December 4,
1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), commonly known as the Sisk Act.
The disposal of the conveyed property under this sub-
section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may prescribe.
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States.
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