Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act

Bill: 109-hr-4789
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2006-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Electric utilities
Energy
Land transfers
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to convey to the Utility District eight parcels of public land that are located entirely or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of the Utility District and that are administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 

action_date: 2006-09-27
text: 
Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington (PUD), submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the appraised value, to convey to the PUD all interest of the United States in and to such public land.
 
Instructs the Secretary complete an appraisal of the public land, which shall be conducted in accordance with specified standards. Requires the PUD to pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of such land. 
 
Requires any costs related to the conveyance to be paid by the PUD. 
 
Provides for the deposit of the proceeds from the sale of the public land in the working capital fund of BLM. 
 
Withdraws the public land from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, and all amendments thereto; (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws, and all amendments thereto; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws, and all amendments thereto. Terminates this amendment two years after enactment of this Act or upon the completion of the conveyance, whichever is earlier. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-09-28
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7653)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7653)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4789.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7653-7654)
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Mr. Pearce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-634.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-634.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
action_date: 2006-03-09
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2006-02-23
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Introduced in House