Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act
PL 106-526 (S.1936), enacted 11/22/2000

114 STAT. 2512 
PUBLIC LAW 106-526—NOV. 22, 2000 
Public Law 106-526 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain 
Nov. 22, 2000 
administrative sites and other National Forest System land in the State of Oregon 
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and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest 
System purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
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the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Nursery Land 
Conveyance Act. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Bend Pine Nursery Land Convey-
ance Act". 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretarj^' means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(2) STATE.—The term "State" means the State of Oregon. 
SEC, 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, under such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any 
or all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the following National Forest System land and improvements: 
(1) Tract A, Bend Pine Nursery, comprising approximately 
210 acres, as depicted on site plan map entitled "Bend Pine 
Nursery Administrative Site, May 13, 1999". 
(2) Tract B, the Federal Government owned structures 
located at Shelter Cove Resort, Deschutes National Forest, 
buildings only, as depicted on site plan map entitled "Shelter 
Cove Resort, November 3, 1997". 
(3) Tract C, portions of isolated parcels of National Forest 
Land located in Township 20 south, Range 10 East section 
25 and Township 20 South, Range 11 East sections 8, 9, 16, 
17, 20, and 21 consisting of approximately 1,260 acres, as 
depicted on map entitled "Deschutes National Forest Isolated 
Parcels, January 1, 2000". 
(4) Tract D, Alsea Administrative Site, consisting of 
approximately 24 acres, as depicted on site plan map entitled 
"Alsea Administrative Site, May 14, 1999". 
(5) Tract F, Springdale Administrative Site, consisting of 
approximately 3.6 acres, as depicted on site plan map entitled 
"Site Development Plan, Columbia Gorge Ranger Station, April 
22, 1964". 
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(6) Tract G, Dale Administrative Site, consisting of approxi-
mately 37 acres, as depicted on site plan map entitled "Dale 
Compound, February 1999". 
(7) Tract H, Crescent Butte Site, consisting of approxi-
mately .8 acres, as depicted on site plan map entitled "Crescent 
Butte Communication Site, January 1, 2000". 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a sale or exchange of 
land under subsection (a) may include the acquisition of land, 
existing improvements, or improvements constructed to the speci-
fications of the Secretary. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
Act, any sale or exchange of National Forest System land under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the laws (including regulations) 
applicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land for the National 
Forest System. 
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment 
in excess of 25 percent of the value of land exchanged under 
subsection (a). 
(e) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary 
may solicit offers for sale or exchange of land under this section 
on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
(2) REJECTION OF OFFERS.—^The Secretary may reject any 
offer made under this section if the Secretary determines that 
the offer is not adequate or not in the public interest. 
(3) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—^The Bend Metro Park and 
Recreation District in Deschutes County, Oregon, shall be given 
the right of first refusal to purchase the Bend Pine Nursery 
described in subsection (a)(1). 
(f) REVOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—^Any public land order withdrawing land 
described in subsection (a) from all forms of appropriation 
under the public land laws is revoked with respect to any 
portion of the land conveyed by the Secretary under this section. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The effiective date of any revocation 
under paragraph (1) shall be the date of the patent or deed 
conveying the land. 
SEC. 4. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. 
(a) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit the 
proceeds of a sale or exchange under section 3(a) in the fund 
established under PubHc Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly 
known as the "Sisk Act"). 
(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—^Funds deposited under subsection (a) 
shall be available to the Secretary, without further Act of appropria-
tion, for— 
(1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of 
administrative and visitor facilities and associated land in 
connection with the Deschutes National Forest; 
(2) the construction of a bunkhouse facility in the Umatilla 
National Forest; and 
(3) to the extent the funds are not necessary to carry 
out paragraphs (1) and (2), the acquisition of land and interests 
in land in the State. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Sec-
retary shall manage any land acquired by purchase or exchange 
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under this Act in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 
U.S.C. 480 et seq.) (commonly known as the "Weeks Act") and 
other laws (including regulations) pertaining to the National Forest 
System. 
SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES. 
The Secretary may acquire, construct, or improve administra-
tive facilities and associated land in connection with the Deschutes 
National Forest System by using— 
(1) funds made available under section 4(b); and 
(2) to the extent the funds are insufficient to carry out 
the acquisition, construction, or improvement, funds subse-
quently made available for the acquisition, construction, or 
improvement. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such simis as are 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
Approved November 22, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1936: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-938 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-256 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
July 27, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 17, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 27, Senate concurred in House amendment.