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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4129
To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of land in the
State of Washington from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary
of Energy and to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels
of land in the State of Washington from the Secretary of Energy to
the Secretary of the Interior.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 1998
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. DICKS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in
addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels
of land in the State of Washington from the Secretary
of the Interior to the Secretary of Energy and to transfer
administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of land
in the State of Washington from the Secretary of Energy
to the Secretary of the Interior.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC-
TION.
(a) TRANSFER FROM BLM TO DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction
over the following parcels of land in the State of
Washington, comprising approximately 49,280 acres,
is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management, to the Secretary of Energy:
(A) Sections 6 and 8, the portion of the
NE1⁄4 of 18 north of the north right-of-way for
Horn Rapids Road, T10N, R28E, Willamette
Meridian.
(B) Section 6, the portion of S1⁄2 of 12
north of the north right-of-way of Horn Rapids
Road, the portion of 2 north of the north right-
of-way of Route 240, NE1⁄2 of 8, N1⁄2 and W1⁄2,
SW1⁄4 and the portion of the NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4 of 4,
north of the Yakima River, T10N, R27E, Wil-
lamette Meridian.
(C) NW1⁄4 of 2, T11N, R24E, Willamette
Meridian.
(D) NE1⁄4 of the NE1⁄4 of 4, NE1⁄4 and
the N1⁄2 of the NW1⁄4 of 2, NW1⁄4 and W1⁄2 of
the NE1⁄4 of 6, T11N, R26E, Willamette Me-
ridian.
(E) Sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 24,
T11N, R26E, Willamette Meridian.
(F) Sections 2, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22, 24,
26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and the NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of
4, SW1⁄4 of 6, NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of 20,
T11N, R27E, Willamette Meridian.
(G) Sections 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, 20, 28, 30,
and 32, NW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4 of 22 and all land
lying west of the Columbia River in 2, T11N,
R28E, Willamette Meridian.
(H) Sections 14, 24, and 26, T12N,
R24E, Willamette Meridian.
(I) Sections 6, 8, 10, 18, 22, 24, and 30,
NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of 4, W1⁄2, and the
E1⁄2 of the NE1⁄4 and the NE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4
of 20, N1⁄2 of the NW1⁄4 and N1⁄2 of the NE1⁄4
and SW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4
of 26, NE1⁄4 of the NE1⁄4 of 32, S1⁄2 of the
NW1⁄4 and S1⁄2 of the NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2 of 34,
T12N, R25E, Willamette Meridian.
(J) Sections 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
and 34, T12N, R26E, Willamette Meridian.
(K) Sections 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28,
30, 32, and 34, NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2 of the SE1⁄4 of
4, S1⁄2 and NW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of 6, SW1⁄4,
and the NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 and
SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4 of 8, T12N, R27E, Willam-
ette Meridian.
(L) Section 30, S1⁄2 and NW1⁄4 of 32, S1⁄2
of 34, T12N, R28E, Willamette Meridian.
(M) S1⁄2 of the NW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4 of 14,
N1⁄2 of the NE1⁄4 of 24, SW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of
22, T13N, R24E, Willamette Meridian.
(N) Sections 24, 28, S1⁄2 of the SE1⁄4 and
SW1⁄4 of 18, NW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of 20, S1⁄2 of
32, T13N, R25E, Willamette Meridian.
(2) WITHDRAWAL
AND
USE.—The land de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is withdrawn from all forms
of appropriation under the public land laws, includ-
ing the mining and mineral leasing laws, and re-
served for the use of the Hanford project of the De-
partment of Energy.
(3) AUTHORITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall exercise all of the authorities with re-
spect to the land described in paragraph (1)
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the Atomic Energy
Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.).
(B) DISPOSAL.—Any disposal of land de-
scribed in paragraph (1) under the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or
the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 (42
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) shall be subject to valid
existing rights of third parties.
(C) EFFECT.—This paragraph does not
add to, modify, or eliminate any authority of
the Secretary of Energy to dispose of property
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or the Atomic Energy
Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.).
(b) TRANSFER FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO
BLM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction
over the following parcels of land in the State of
Washington, comprising approximately 48,640 acres,
is transferred from the Secretary of Energy to the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management:
(A) Sections 13, 24, 25, 34–36, NE1⁄4 and
SE1⁄4 of 11, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of 14, NE1⁄4 and
SE1⁄4 of 23, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of 26, SW1⁄4 and
SE1⁄4 of 33, except NW1⁄4 of section 12, T14N,
R26E, Willamette Meridian.
(B) Sections 7, 17–20, 28–34, T14N,
R27E, Willamette Meridian.
(C) Sections 1–4, 9–13, 15–17, 20–24,
SE1⁄4 of 5, NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4 and SW1⁄4 of 8, NE1⁄4
and NW1⁄4 of 27, NE1⁄4 and NW1⁄4 of 26,
NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of 25, NW1⁄4 and
SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4 of 14, NW1⁄4 and NE1⁄4 of
the SW1⁄4 of 14, NW1⁄4 and NE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4
of 14, SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of the NE1⁄4 of 14,
T13N, R26E, Willamette Meridian.
(D) Sections 3–10, 14–17, 19–30, 35, 36,
NE1⁄4 and NW1⁄4 of 31, NE1⁄4 and NW1⁄4 of
32, NE1⁄4 and NW1⁄4 of 33, NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4 and
SE1⁄4 of 34, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4
and SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 of 18, T13N, R27E, Willam-
ette Meridian.
(E) Sections 30–32, T13N, R28E, Willam-
ette Meridian.
(F) Section 1, NW1⁄4 and NE1⁄4 of 2,
NE1⁄4 of 12, NW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of
12, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of 13, T12N, R27E, Wil-
lamette Meridian.
(G) Sections 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 15–17, 19, 21,
23, 27, 29, NE1⁄4 and SE1⁄4 of 6, NE1⁄4 and
NW1⁄4 of 8, NE1⁄4 and NW1⁄4 of 33, NE1⁄4 and
NW1⁄4 of 35, T12N, R28E, Willamette Merid-
ian.
(2) STATUS.—The land described in paragraph
(1)—
(A) shall be treated as public land (within
the meaning of section 103 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1702)) and shall be subject to all of the laws
(including regulations) applicable to the public
land; and
(B) is withdrawn from all forms of appro-
priation under the public land laws, including
the mining and mineral leasing laws, and re-
served for the use of the Secretary of Energy
in connection with the Hanford operations of
the Department of Energy until the withdrawal
and reservation are revoked by order of the Sec-
retary of the Interior with the concurrence of
the Secretary of Energy.
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