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Union Calendar No. 100
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
[Report No. 105–166]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City
of Grants Pass, Oregon.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. SMITH of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
JULY 8, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS,
OREGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass,
Oregon (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), without
monetary compensation, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the real property described in sub-
section (b).
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The real property referred
to in subsection (a) is that parcel of land depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘llllll’’ and dated
llllll, 1997, consisting of—
(A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land on which the City has
operated a landfill under lease; and
(B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land that are adjacent to
the land described in subparagraph (A).
(2)
DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.—The
Secretary of the Interior may determine more par-
ticularly the real property described in paragraph
(1).
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require
the City to agree to indemnify the Government of the
United States for all liability of the Government that
arises from the property.
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS,
OREGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass,
Oregon (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), without
monetary compensation, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the real property described in sub-
section (b).
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The real property referred to
in subsection (a) is that parcel of land depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Merlin Landfill Map’’ and dated June
20, 1997, consisting of—
(A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land on which the City has
operated a landfill under lease; and
(B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land that are adjacent to the
land described in subparagraph (A).
(2) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior may determine more particu-
larly the real property described in paragraph (1).
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the
City to agree to indemnify the Government of the United
States for all liability of the Government that arises from
the property.
Union Calendar No. 100
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
[Report No. 105–166]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
JULY 8, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed