Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act
Bill: H.R.5093 | Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime (R-WA)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act
This bill directs the Forest Service to convey to Skamania County in Washington, upon request of the county, all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 23.4 acres of National Forest System land, related infrastructure, and all improvements on the map titled Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Proposal and dated July 7, 2020.
The conveyance shall be
The Forest Service must meet specified disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants and shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate the hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants disclosed.
The lands and related infrastructure conveyed must be maintained by the county pursuant to standards established by the Department of the Interior regarding the preservation of historic property.

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National 
   Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, 
                              Washington.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wind River Administrative Site 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means the Skamania County, 
        Washington.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Wind 
        River Administrative Site Conveyance Proposal'' and dated July 
        7, 2020.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--If the County submits a written request to the 
Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall, not later than 24 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, convey to the County all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the approximately 23.4 acres of 
National Forest System land, related infrastructure, and all 
improvements, as generally depicted as ``proposed conveyance'' on the 
map.
    (b) Map.--
            (1) Availability of map.--The map shall be kept on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate office of 
        the Forest Service.
            (2) Correction of errors.--The Secretary may correct minor 
        errors in the map.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) subject to valid existing rights;
            (2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, made 
        without consideration;
            (3) made by quitclaim deed;
            (4) subject to a right-of-way and restrictive easement 
        reservation of a width to be determined by the Secretary, for 
        the protection of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail;
            (5) completed in accordance with the Forest Service 
        Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 
        580d et seq.), except that section 504(b) and (c) of that Act 
        shall not apply;
            (6) subject to right-of-way reservations made pursuant to 
        section 507 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
        1976 (43 U.S.C. 1767); and
            (7) subject to any other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate.
    (d) Federal Property Disposal.--Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 
40, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance under 
subsection (a).
    (e) Hazardous Materials.--With respect to the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary--
            (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous 
        substances, pollutants, or contaminants under section 120(h) of 
        the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); and
            (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate 
        the hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants disclosed 
        pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (f) Closing Costs.--As a condition for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the County shall pay all closing costs associated with 
the conveyance, including for--
            (1) title insurance and title search; and
            (2) any applicable inspection fees, escrow fees, attorneys 
        fees, and recording fees.
    (g) Survey.--
            (1) In general.--The exact acreage and legal description of 
        the National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection 
        (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
        Secretary.
            (2) Costs of survey.--The Secretary shall bear all costs 
        associated with the survey under paragraph (1).
    (h) Use of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The lands and related infrastructure 
        conveyed under subsection (a) shall be maintained by the County 
        pursuant to standards established by the Secretary of the 
        Interior under section 306101 of title 54, United States Code.
            (2) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under 
        subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with 
        the use described in paragraph (1), the land shall, at the 
        discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

                               By Kevin F. McCumber,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.