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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3013 
To provide for the disposal of certain Forest Service administrative sites 
in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2005 
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the disposal of certain Forest Service adminis-
trative sites in the State of Oregon, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Oregon National For-
est Administrative Site Disposal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES, NATIONAL 
FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, OREGON. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
may sell or exchange, under such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may prescribe, any or all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the following Na-
tional Forest System lands and improvements thereon lo-
cated in the Rogue River, Siskiyou, Siuslaw, Umpqua, and 
Willamette National Forests in the State of Oregon: 
(1) TRACT ROR-A.—Star Gulch Complex, Jack-
sonville, Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.25 
acres in the north half of section 28, township 39 
south, range 3 west, Willamette meridian, and con-
taining the Star Gulch complex buildings of the Ap-
plegate Ranger District. 
(2) TRACT ROR-B.—Butte Falls Houses, Butte 
Falls, Oregon, consisting of approximately 0.50 
acres in the S1/2NE1/4 of section 10, township 35 
south, range 2 east, Willamette meridian, and con-
taining those Forest lands in the Butte Falls Ranger 
District associated with Butte Falls Houses. 
(3) TRACT SIS-A.—Old Agness Guard Station, 
Agness, Oregon, consisting of approximately 2.5 
acres in the SE1/4, NE1/4, Lot 14, of section 7, 
township 35 south, range 11 west, Willamette merid-
ian, and containing those Forest lands in the Gold 
Beach Ranger District and associated administrative 
buildings at the Old Agness Guard Station.
(4) TRACT
SIS-B.—Chetco Ranger District 
Housing Complex, Brookings, Oregon, consisting of 
approximately 1.5 acres in the SW1/4, Block 29, of 
section 5, township 41 south, range 13 west, Wil-
lamette meridian, and containing the Chetco Ranger 
District and the associated housing complex. 
(5) TRACT SIS-C.—Daycare center on Wallace 
Street in Gold Beach, Oregon, consisting of approxi-
mately 0.25 acres. 
(6) TRACT SIS-D.—Powers South Work Center, 
Powers, Oregon, consisting of approximately 1.59 
acres in the east 1/2 of section 13, township 31 
south, range 12 west, Willamette meridian, and con-
taining the South Compound site and associated ad-
ministrative buildings. 
(7) TRACT
SIU-B.—Gardiner Administrative 
Site, Gardiner, Oregon, consisting of approximately 
3.4 acres in the NW1/4NE1/4 of section 22, town-
ship 21 south, range 12 west, Willamette meridian, 
and containing the Gardiner Administrative Site and 
the associated administrative buildings. 
(8) TRACT
SIU-C.—Waldport Administrative 
Site, Waldport, Oregon, consisting of approximately 
6.65 acres in the SW1/4SW1/4 of section 19, town-
ship 13 south, range 11 west, and the SE1/4SE1/
4 of section 24, township 13 south, range 12 west, 
Willamette meridian, and containing the Waldport 
Administrative Site and the associated administra-
tive buildings. 
(9) TRACT
UMP-A.—Roseburg Service Center 
Administrative Site, Roseburg, Oregon, consisting of 
approximately 2.92 acres in the NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 of sec-
tion 20, township 27 south, range 5 west, Umpqua 
meridian. 
(10) TRACT UMP-B.—Roseburg Powder House 
Administrative Site, Roseburg, Oregon, consisting of 
approximately 1.34 acres in section 15, township 27 
south, range 5 west, Umpqua meridian. 
(11) TRACT UMP-C.—Brown Street Residence 
Administrative Site, Glide, Oregon, consisting of ap-
proximately 2.35 acres in the E1⁄2NW1⁄4 of section 
19, township 26 south, range 3 west, Umpqua me-
ridian. 
(12) TRACT WIL-A.—Blue River Administrative 
Site, Blue River, Oregon, consisting of approxi-
mately 31.91 acres in the SW1/4S1/2 of section 28, 
township 16 south, range 4 east, Willamette merid-
ian, and containing the upper portion of the Blue 
River Ranger District Compound and the associated 
administrative buildings.
(13) TRACT WIL-B.—Hemlock Houses, Westfir, 
Oregon, consisting of approximately 6 acres in sec-
tion 12, township 21 south, range 2 east, Willamette 
meridian, and containing those lands in Lot 2 asso-
ciated with the Hemlock Houses. 
(14) TRACT WIL-C.—Flat Creek Administrative 
Site, Oakridge, Oregon, consisting of approximately 
45 acres in the NW1/4 of section 14, township 21 
south, range 3 east, Willamette meridian, and con-
taining the Rigdon Ranger District Compound and 
the associated administrative buildings. 
(15) TRACT
WIL-D.—Subject to section 3, 
Rigdon Administrative Site, Oakridge, Oregon, con-
sisting of approximately 15 acres in the NE1/4NE1/ 
4 of section 21, township 21 south, range 3 east, 
Willamette meridian, and containing the Rigdon 
Ranger District Compound and the associated ad-
ministrative buildings. 
(16) TRACT
WIL-F.—Cascadia Administrative 
Site, Sweet Home, Oregon, consisting of approxi-
mately 15 acres in the SE1/4 of section 36, town-
ship 13 south, range 2 east, Willamette meridian, 
and containing the Cascadia Administrative Site and 
the associated administrative buildings.
(17) TRACT WIL-O.—Willamette National For-
est Warehouse Administrative Site, Eugene, Oregon, 
consisting of approximately 2.4 acres in the NW1/ 
4SE1/4 of section 25, township 17 south, range 4 
west, Willamette meridian, and containing the Wil-
lamette National Forest Warehouse Administrative 
Site and the associated administrative buildings. 
(18) 
TRACT
WIL-P.—Westfir 
Residences, 
Westfir, Oregon, consisting of approximately 20 
acres in the NW1/4SW1/4 of section 8, township 21 
south, range 3 east, Willamette meridian, and con-
taining those lands associated with the Westfir Resi-
dences of a community nature. 
(b) MAPS AND CORRECTION AUTHORITY.—The lands 
described in subsection (a) (other than in paragraphs (9), 
(10), and (11) of such subsection) are depicted on maps 
entitled ‘‘Oregon Land Dispositions’’ and dated June 30, 
2003. The lands described in paragraphs (9), (10), and 
(11) of such subsection, Tracts UMP-A, UMP-B, and 
UMP-C, are depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Umpqua Na-
tional Forest Land Dispositions’’ and dated June 1, 2003. 
The maps shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service until 
such time as the lands are conveyed. The Secretary may 
make minor corrections to the maps and may modify the
descriptions in subsection (a) to correct errors or to recon-
figure the lands to facilitate their conveyance. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED
CONSIDERATION.—Consider-
ation for the conveyance of land described in sub-
section (a) may include cash, land, including land 
with improvements constructed to the specifications 
of the Secretary, or a combination thereof. 
(2) CONVEYANCES TO PUBLIC ENTITIES.—The 
Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the 
State of Oregon or a local government for public 
purposes any or all right, title and interest of the 
United States in and to land described in subsection 
(a). The conveyance of land without consideration 
under this paragraph shall be subject to such terms, 
conditions, and restrictions as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, and the Secretary shall include in 
the deed of conveyance a right of the United States 
to reenter and take title to the land if the land is 
sold or conveyed to another party or is devoted to 
a use other than the use for which the land was con-
veyed. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF DIRECT SALE.—In the 
case of the land described in paragraph (17) of sub-
section (a), Tract WIL-O, the Secretary shall grant
the Eugene Mission the right to acquire the land in 
a direct sale for market value. 
(d) CONVEYANCE METHODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey 
land under subsection (a) at public or private sale, 
including competitive sale by auction, bid, or other-
wise, in accordance with such terms, conditions, and 
procedures as the Secretary determines will be in the 
best interests of the United States. 
(2) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—The Secretary 
may solicit offers for the conveyance of land under 
subsection (a) on such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary may 
reject any offer if the Secretary determines that the 
offer is not adequate or not in the public interest. 
(3) USE OF BROKERS.—The Secretary may use 
real estate brokers in the conveyance of lands under 
subsection (a), and may pay appropriate commis-
sions commensurate with the prevailing rates in the 
area. 
(e) VALUATION.—Any appraisal considered necessary 
by the Secretary to convey land described in subsection 
(a) shall conform to the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions.
(f) CASH
EQUALIZATION
PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent 
of the value of any land conveyed by exchange under au-
thority of subsection (a). 
(g) DEPOSIT AND TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—The 
Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from the conveyance 
of the land described in subsection (a) in the fund estab-
lished under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Sisk Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 484a). No portion of the proceeds 
may be paid or distributed to the State of Oregon or a 
county in the State under any provision of law, and the 
proceeds are not moneys received from the National For-
est for any purpose. 
(h) USE OF DEPOSITED FUNDS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED USES.—Funds deposited pur-
suant to subsection (g) shall be available to the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation and until ex-
pended, for the following purposes: 
(A) The acquisition of land and interests 
in land for inclusion in a unit of the National 
Forest System specified in subsection (a). 
(B) The payment or reimbursement of 
costs incurred by the Forest Service in proc-
essing and arranging conveyances under this
section, including the payment of real estate 
broker commissions authorized under subsection 
(d). 
(C) The acquisition or construction of new 
facilities, or the rehabilitation of existing facili-
ties, in a unit of the National Forest System 
specified in subsection (a). 
(2) LAND ACQUISITION.—The use of the land 
acquisition authority provided by paragraph (1)(A) 
is subject to the following conditions: 
(A) The amount available for expenditure 
in each unit of the National Forest System re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall be equal to the 
amount derived from the conveyance of land de-
scribed in such subsection in that unit, reduced 
by any costs incurred by the Forest Service in 
processing those conveyances. 
(B) Funds derived from conveyances under 
this section may be used for the acquisition of 
lands and interests in land in other units of the 
National Forest System in Oregon if the Re-
gional Forester for Region 6 agrees to such use. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS ACQUIRED BY 
THE UNITED STATES.—Lands acquired by the Sec-
retary under this subsection or acquired by exchange
under this section shall be managed in accordance 
with the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as 
the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and other 
laws and regulations pertaining to the National For-
est System. 
(i) 
DEPARTMENTAL
REGULATIONS.—The 
Agri-
culture Property Management Regulations shall not apply 
to any action taken pursuant to this section. 
(j) WITHDRAWALS AND REVOCATIONS.— 
(1) PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Effective as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, any public land 
orders applicable to the land described in subsection 
(a) are revoked with respect to that lands. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, land described in subsection (a) are with-
drawn from location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws of the United States. 
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE, PORTION OF RIGDON ADMINIS-
TRATIVE SITE, OAKRIDGE, OREGON, TRACT 
WIL-D. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey, without consideration, to the City 
of Oakridge, Oregon (in the section referred to as the 
‘‘City)’’, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the lower portion of the land described in section
2(a)(15), Tract WIL-D, for the purpose of facilitating the 
establishment of a timber museum on the conveyed land 
to be managed by the Upper Willamette Pioneer Associa-
tion. 
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The portion of Tract 
WIL-D to be conveyed to the City under this section is 
located generally west of Rigdon Drive, but the Secretary 
shall determine the exact acreage and description of the 
land to be conveyed. The conveyed land may not include 
the five residential properties on the upper portion of 
Tract WIL-D, generally located northeast of the intersec-
tion of Highway 58 and Rigdon Drive. 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 
the conveyance under this section, the City and the Upper 
Willamette Pioneer Association shall agree to honor the 
life and contributions of Loran L. ‘‘Stub’’ Stewart with 
an appropriate display in the museum established on the 
conveyed property. 
SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, ROGUE-UMPQUA DIVIDE 
WILDERNESS, OREGON. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The Rogue-Umpqua 
Divide wilderness boundary, as established by the Oregon 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–328; 98 Stat. 
273; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and approved by the Forest 
Service on May 4, 1987, is adjusted as depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Bound-
ary Modification’’ and dated May 6, 2003. The adjust-
ment is more fully described as follows: 
(1) Beginning at township 30 south, range 3 
east, Willamette base and meridian, from Angle 
Point 927 of the legal boundary description 
monumented with a 2 inch diameter brass cap, set 
in cement, marked ‘‘USDA FOREST SERVICE AP 
927 2001’’. 
(2) Thence north 63°39′34′′ east, 3700.00 feet 
to new Angle Point 927B. 
(3) Thence south 84°20′00′′ east, 360.00 feet 
to new Angle Point 927C. 
(4) Thence on a line northeasterly, approxi-
mately 330 feet, to original Angle Point 928, which 
is monumented with a 1–1/2 inch diameter alu-
minum cap, on a 5/8 diameter rod driven flush with 
the ground, marked ‘‘AP 928 1999’’. 
(5) Thence north 23°00′00′′ west, 175.00 feet 
to new Angle Point 928A. 
(6) Thence on a line northeasterly, 1260 feet, 
more or less, to original Angle Point 929, which is 
described in the legal boundary description as ‘‘A 
high point on a ridge’’ in section 7, township 30
south, range 3 east, Willamette base and meridian, 
with an elevation of approximately 4150 feet. 
(b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
office of the Chief of the Forest Service. The Secretary 
of Agriculture may correct technical errors in the map and 
legal description specified in subsection (a). 
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