In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Soledad Canyon Mine Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Transit Mix Concrete Corporation holds two valid
Federal contracts, numbered CA-20139 and CA-22901, issued under
the Materials Act of 1947, for the extraction of approximately
56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel from the Federal mineral
estate in lands located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to the city
of Santa Clarita, California.
(2) It is in the best interest of the citizens of
California and the Federal Government to cancel the Contracts
and prohibit future mining in the Soledad Canyon area of
California.
(3) TMC should receive as just compensation for such
cancellation the fair market value of the Contracts and all
costs, fees, and covered liabilities incurred by TMC in good
faith in its efforts to develop the Contracts.
(4) A site-specific solution that is fair to TMC and that
seeks to protect the environment and minimize impacts on local
transportation systems is in the best interest of the Nation.
(5) Considerable sums of money have been expended by TMC
and the city of Santa Clarita on legal and other services in
trying to ensure their interests are protected with respect to
Contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To provide to the Bureau of Land Management the
authority to cancel contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and
prohibit future mining in the Soledad Canyon.
(2) To provide a means for TMC to recover as just
compensation for the cancellation of the Contracts the fair
market value of, and TMC's expenditures and covered liabilities
pursuing the development of, the Contracts.
(3) To provide the Bureau of Land Management tools to
verify expenses incurred by TMC and provide relief.
(4) To provide timelines for the verification of costs
incurred by TMC and the determination of just compensation, and
to provide a dispute resolution process.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Contracts.--The term ''Contracts'' means Bureau of Land
Management mineral contracts numbered CA-20139 and CA-22901.
(2) Covered liabilities.--The term ''covered liabilities''
includes any court-ordered or court-approved payment,
settlement, or other liability on the part of TMC for damages,
costs, compensation, or reimbursement to any third party for
agreements entered into by TMC in good faith prior to January
1, 2008, in order to exercise rights under the Contracts.
(3) Materials act of 1947.--The term ''Materials Act of
1947'' means the Act of July 31, 1947, (chapter 406; 61 Stat.
681; 30 U.S.C. 601-604).
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(5) TMC.--The term ''TMC'' means the Transit Mixed Concrete
Corporation and its successors in interest, including CEMEX
USA.

SEC. 4. CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACTS.

(a) Contract Cancellations.--The Secretary shall cancel Bureau of
Land Management mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw
those areas that were subject to the Contracts from further mineral
entry under all mineral leasing and sales authorities available to the
Secretary, effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Compensation.--
(1) In general.--As compensation for the cancellation of
the Contracts, TMC shall receive fair market value of the
Contracts and TMC's expenditures and covered liabilities in
trying to bring the Contracts into commercial production. As
such compensation, the Secretary shall provide to TMC surface
and mineral interests and additional value in accordance with
subsection (d) having a total value equal to the amount
described in paragraph (3). All such expenditures must have
been incurred by TMC in good faith in connection with its
efforts to bring the Contracts into commercial production:
Provided, however, that compensation for covered liabilities
may be paid to TMC under this section for up to 15 years
following the effective date of this Act.
(2) Increase in adjusted basis of contract upon
cancellation.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, the adjusted basis of any contract to which section 4(a)
applies shall be increased (immediately before the cancellation
of such contract under such section) by the excess (if any)
of--
(A) the fair market value of such contract
(determined immediately before such cancellation), over
(B) the adjusted basis of such contract (as
determined immediately before the application of this
section).
(3) Value described.--The compensation provided for in
paragraph (1) is equal to the sum of the following:
(A) All amounts paid to the United States by TMC
with respect to the Contracts as bonus bids or other
prepayments.
(B) Interest on amounts referred to in subparagraph
(A), from the date of payment of such amounts to the
United States, at a rate determined by the Secretary.
(C) Amounts expended by TMC in securing the
contracts and trying to bring them into production,
including--
(i) all actual costs, including fees,
associated with the engineering and
environmental studies, and permitting
proceedings, that were incurred in good faith
in TMC's efforts to exercise the rights granted
under the Contract terms; and
(ii) all actual legal costs, including fees
and covered liabilities, incurred in good faith
in TMC's efforts to exercise the rights granted
in the Contracts, including all fees and costs
associated with securing permits and
entitlements, litigation to compel, secure, or
defend permits or entitlements, and litigation
in connection with disputes relating to mineral
and surface estate rights to the property that
is the subject of the Contracts.
(D) The fair market value of the Contracts.
(4) Determination of fair market value.--The Secretary
shall, within six months after the date of enactment of this
Act, determine by mineral appraisal the fair market value of
the contracts at the time of such determination for purposes of
paragraph (3)(D), determine by mineral appraisal or other
generally accepted applicable appraisal techniques the fair
market value of the surface and mineral estate identified in
the map referred to in subsection (d), and notify TMC of those
determinations. In determining the fair market value of the
Contracts, the Secretary shall assume that--
(A) TMC has obtained all permits and entitlements
necessary to mine, produce, process, and sell sand and
gravel from the Contracts;
(B) mining operations under the Contracts have
commenced at the time of the determination, with
maximum annual production volumes that--
(i) are based on the projected supply and
demand outlook at the time of determination;
and
(ii) reflect depletion of the reserves of
the Contracts within the effective periods of
the Contract;
(C) the fair market value of the Contracts includes
the present value of expected future net cash flows to
be derived from the mining, producing, processing, and
sale of the sand and gravel contained in the Contracts
over the minimum time necessary to mine, produce,
process, and sell such sand and gravel, taking into
consideration--
(i) the material deposit contained in the
contract sites and its quality, volume,
minability, and reclamation requirements;
(ii) the proximity of the contract sites to
markets;
(iii) the type of market that could be
served from the contract sites, including
future supply, demand, and probable price
increases based upon construction material data
developed by the State of California;
(iv) the cost of mining, producing,
processing, and selling the material reserved
in the contract sites;
(v) the types and costs of transportation
for such production from the contract sites to
markets;
(vi) royalties, taxes, and fees to mine and
sell the production from the contract sites;
(vii) similar market sales of materials the
area or region of the contract sites; and
(viii) the net present values of expected
future cash flows from proposed mining
operations of the Contract sites taking into
consideration, at a minimum, the matters
referred to in clauses (i) through (viii).
(c) Submission of Expenses Incurred.--
(1) In general.--To assist in the verification of the
amounts expended referred to in subsection (b)(3)(C), TMC shall
submit to the Secretary within 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act an itemized list of such amounts, with
enough detail and supporting documentation so the Secretary can
determine that the expenses are associated with the Contracts.
(2) Arbitration.--The Secretary shall issue the
determination of the amounts expended referred to in subsection
(b)(3)(C) within 60 days after receipt of the itemized list
required under paragraph (1). If the Secretary disapproves such
list, the Secretary shall, upon request of TMC, determine the
economic value invested for purposes of subsection (b)(3)
through arbitration in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter
5 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Return of Value Opportunities for TMC.--
(1) In general.--Within six months after the completion of
the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary
shall provide to TMC the following:
(A) Surface and mineral estate interests and
additional value under subsection (b)(1) using the
surface and mineral estate as described and delineated
as Area A on the map entitled ''Cemex USA and City of
Victorville, California Land Disposal and Acquisition
Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary, consisting
of approximately 5,000 acres.
(B) If the fair market value of the surface and
mineral estate used under subparagraph (A) is less than
the sum described in subsection (b)(3), additional
mineral or surface estate under subsection (b)(1) using
the surface and mineral estate as described and
delineated as Area B on the map entitled ''Cemex USA
and City of Victorville, California Land Disposal and
Acquisition Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary,
consisting of approximately 3,000 acres as is necessary
so that the sum of the values provided under
subparagraph (A) and this subparagraph does not exceed
the sum described in subsection (b)(3).
(C) If the sum of the fair market values of the
surface and mineral estates and additional value
provided under subparagraphs (A) and (B) is less that
the sum described in subsection (b)(3), additional
value as is necessary so that the sum of the values
provided under subparagraphs (A) and (B) and this
subparagraph does not exceed the sum described in
subsection (b)(3), in the form of one or more of the
following that are mutually agreed to by the Secretary
and TMC:
(i) Credits that may be applied against
future royalties, bonus bids, or rental fees
for Federal lands administered by the Secretary
and located within the State of California,
including leases for all submerged lands of the
outer Continental Shelf.
(ii) Interest in the mineral estate in
Federal lands in the State of California that
are available for sale under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or other
law administered by the Secretary.
(iii) Interests in the surface estate in
Federal lands in the State of California that
are under the administrative jurisdiction of
the Secretary and that are available for
disposal.
(e) Treatment of Credits.--
(1) Term.--Credits provided under subsection (d) shall
expire at the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date
the credits are issued by the Secretary.
(2) Assignment.--TMC may assign credits provided to TMC
under subsection (d) to any person who satisfies the same
requirements to hold the Contracts as those that applied to TMC
under the Materials Act of 1947.
(f) Referral to Court of Claims.--
(1) Referral.--If within 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and TMC do not reach
agreement under subsections (b), (c), and (d) regarding the
financial and mineral production opportunities to be provided
by the Secretary to TMC under subsection (b)(1), or, if within
3 months after TMC receives notice in accordance with
subsection (b)(4) of the fair market value determined by the
Secretary of the surface and mineral estate identified in the
maps referred to in subsection (d) TMC or the city of
Victorville, California, notifies the Secretary that it
disagrees with the Secretary's determination, the Secretary
shall refer the issues upon which TMC, or the city of
Victorville, California, and the Secretary are not in agreement
with respect to such an agreement or fair market value to the
United States Court of Federal Claims for resolution
(2) Resolution by court.--In any referral under this
subsection, the court shall--
(A) determine de novo the values described in
subsection (b) and (d), including the fair market
values of the surface and mineral estates as described
and delineated on the maps referred to in subsection
(d)(1); and
(B) determine and order the Secretary to provide
financial and mineral production opportunities
consistent with subparagraph (A), for purposes of
subsections (b)(1) and (d).

SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON FUTURE LEASING FOR LAND OR MINERAL ESTATE IN THE
VICTOR VALLEY AREA OF CALIFORNIA.

Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, prior to any
lease, transfer, or other disposition of land or any mineral or surface
estate for any area that is located in the city of Victorville,
California, the city of Victorville's sphere of influence, or the city
of Victorville's proposed sphere of influence, all as delineated on the
map entitled ''Cemex USA and City of Victorville, California Land
Disposal and Acquisition Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary,
the Secretary shall--
(1) consult with the city of Victorville, California, and
surface owners in that area; and
(2) prohibit mining in that area.
Soledad Canyon Mine Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to cancel Bureau of Land Management mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw from further mineral entry the areas subject to them, which are located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to Santa Clarita, California.

Requires Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation to receive, as compensation for cancellation of the contracts, their fair market value and its expenditures and covered liabilities in trying to bring the contracts into commercial production.

Increases the adjusted basis of the contracts upon cancellation for federal tax purposes.

Directs the Secretary, before any disposition of land, mineral or surface estate for any area located in the city of Victorville, California, to: (1) consult with the city and surface owners; and (2) prohibit mining in such area.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is in the highest strategic interest of the United
States to field a fully operational missile defense system to
defend against threats from intercontinental ballistic missiles
(ICBMs) of rogue nations, including North Korea and Iran.
(2) In the past year, the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea tested a nuclear weapon and an intercontinental ballistic
missile and has made claims that it now possesses the ability
to miniaturize a nuclear warhead.
(3) The ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) element of the
ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) is one of the most
critical capabilities needed to defend the United States
against threats from intercontinental ballistic missiles,
conventional and nuclear.
(4) The test program of the Missile Defense Agency provides
vital data to demonstrate the operational effectiveness,
suitability, and survivability of the ballistic missile defense
system, and it contributes to United States nonproliferation
goals by sending a very credible message to the international
community on the ability of the United States to defeat
ballistic missiles in flight, thus reducing their value to
potential adversaries.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED TESTING BY MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY OF GROUND-BASED
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE ELEMENT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
SYSTEM.

(a) Testing Required.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not
less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency shall administer an intercept flight test of the ground-
based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense
system.
(b) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that each test carried
out under subsection (a) provides, when possible, for one or more of
the following:
(1) Validation of the operational effectiveness of the
ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile
defense system.
(2) Use of assets in their operational configuration
against an inventory of targets to assess all aspects of
ground-based midcourse defense elements of the ballistic
missile defense system performance in a variety of flight test
regimes.
(3) Use of operational doctrine and real-world constraints.
(4) Evaluation of new concepts of operations and exercising
tactics, techniques, and procedures.
(5) Mechanisms to assure the confidence of members of the
Armed Forces in the basic design of the ground-based midcourse
defense element of the ballistic missile defense system, its
hit-to-kill effectiveness, and its inherent operational
capability.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) Nonintercept test.--The Director may forgo a test under
subsection (a) in a fiscal year if the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director, determines that conducting the
test would--
(A) jeopardize national security;
(B) not be successful due to specific ground-based
midcourse defense components needing a nonintercept
test; and
(C) likely lead to failure due to impractical time
considerations.
(2) Funding.--The Director may forgo a test under
subsection (a) in a fiscal year if the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director, determines that the test is not
sufficiently funded.
(3) National security waiver.--
(A) In general.--The Director may forgo a test
under subsection (a) in a fiscal year if the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the
Missile Defense Agency, Director of National
Intelligence, and the Commander of United States
Northern Command (NORTHCOM), determines that the
provision of testing as described in that subsection is
detrimental to the national security interests of the
United States.
(B) Notice required.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 30 days
after forgoing a test pursuant to subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees notice
regarding the foregone test.
(ii) Elements.--Notice submitted under
clause (i) shall include the following:
(I) The rationale for forgoing the
test.
(II) The national security
interests of the United States
preventing the test.
(III) A plan to complete the
intercept test in the following fiscal
year, which does not affect testing in
following fiscal years.
(iii) Form.--Each notice under clause (ii)
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.
(d) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the
term ''congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to administer an intercept flight test of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once each fiscal year. Each test shall provide for: validation of the defense element's operational effectiveness; use of assets in their operational configuration against an inventory of targets to assess performance in a variety of flight test regimes; use of operational doctrine and real-world constraints; evaluation of new concepts of operations, tactics, and techniques; and mechanisms to assure the confidence of members of the Armed Forces in the basic design of the ground-based midcourse defense element, its hit-to-kill effectiveness, and its operational capability. The Agency may forgo a test if: it would jeopardize national security, not be successful due to specific ground-based midcourse defense components needing a non-intercept test, and likely fail due to impractical time considerations; or funding is insufficient. The Agency also may forgo a test if DOD determines that the testing is detrimental to U.S. national security interests and provides notice to Congress.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Columbia River Habitat Protection
and Recreational Access Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 51-mile stretch of the Columbia River, known as the
''Hanford Reach'', provides 80 percent of the fall Chinook
salmon in the river system, critical habitat for wildlife, a
high-quality waterfowl sanctuary, as well as numerous scenic,
historic, and recreational opportunities for the public.
(2) In 1996 Congress, through Public Law 104-333,
prohibited damming, dredging, channeling, or other such
activities along the Hanford Reach in order to help preserve
and protect the unique environmental benefits of the region.
(3) The lands surrounding the Hanford Reach area of the
Columbia River, Washington, should be properly managed in order
to protect plant, fish, wildlife, cultural, recreational, and
scenic resources, while preserving access to these lands.
(4) Recognizing the unique and pristine values of the area,
local citizens in cooperation with Federal and State
authorities have developed a comprehensive protection plan
which has enhanced salmon habitat along the Hanford Reach. This
plan, known as the Vernita Bar Agreement, has preserved the
free flowing, riparian character of the Hanford Reach, and
serves as a blueprint for further successful management along
the Columbia River.
(5) Although dozens of local, State, and Federal
environmental protection and management laws and regulations
exist for the Hanford Reach, management efforts can be better
integrated and can lead to more efficient use of public
resources and improved habitat and recreation management.
(6) Several of the areas adjacent to the Hanford Reach of
the Columbia River, including lands known as the Wahluke Slope,
currently owned by the United States, have been extensively
studied and reviewed through environmental impact statements
and have been declared environmentally sound and certified
suitable for conveyance.
(7) Inasmuch as Federal financial resources are
constrained, joint partnerships among Federal, State, and local
entities can provide long-term habitat and wildlife management,
maintain recreational opportunities, and develop a responsible
and environmentally sound local land use plan for the region.
(8) The people and the governments of Benton, Franklin,
Grant, and Adams Counties desire to enter into such a
partnership with the State of Washington and the United States
to ensure the continued protection of plant, fish, wildlife,
cultural, recreational, and scenic resources on the lands
surrounding the Hanford Reach.
(9) Such a cooperative partnership will provide a forum for
public input from the entire region and ensure the long-term
protection of the river as wild, scenic, and accessible.
(10) Congress recommends the formation of a commission, of
which a majority of the members of such a commission represent
the local entities, to ensure that the above goals are achieved
and to maintain maximum involvement by the citizens of Benton,
Franklin, Grant, and Adams Counties.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy;
(2) the term ''Hanford Works'' means the property
represented as ''Department of Energy'' under the Land Status
Legend on the Bureau of Land Management topographic map of
Priest Rapids, Washington, Edition-1991; and
(3) the term ''Commission'' means the Hanford Reach
Protection and Management Commission.

SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORITY; PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS.

(a) Authority.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary for no consideration shall convey
to the governmental entities referred to in subsection (b) all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the properties
described in subsection (b).
(b) Conveyances.--
(1) State of washington.--The Secretary shall convey to the
State of Washington the property that consists of the portion
of the Hanford Works that runs along both banks of the Columbia
River and lies within the one quarter mile to the north of the
mean high water mark on the north bank of the Columbia River,
and that lies within the one quarter mile to the south of the
mean high water mark on the south bank of the Columbia River.
(2) Adams county, washington.--The Secretary shall convey
to Adams County, Washington, the property that consists of the
portion of the Hanford Works that lies within Adams County,
Washington.
(3) Grant county, washington.--The Secretary shall convey
to Grant County, Washington, the property that consists of the
portion of the Hanford Works that lies within Grant County,
Washington, to the north of the Columbia River and that is not
part of the conveyance made pursuant to paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
(4) Franklin county, washington.--The Secretary shall
convey to Franklin County, Washington, the property that
consists of the portion of Hanford Works that lies within
Franklin County, Washington, to the north of the Columbia River
and that is not part of the conveyance made pursuant to
paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(5) Additional properties.--In addition to properties
described in paragraphs (1) through (4), the Secretary may
convey to a State or local government referred to in paragraphs
(1) through (4) such property within the Hanford Works as the
Secretary and the State or local government agree is
appropriate to carry out this Act.

SEC. 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

(a) Special Rules for State of Washington.--
(1) Environmental safety.--The conveyance made under
section 4(b)(1) shall be made only after the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency certifies to the Secretary
that--
(A) the properties described in section 4(b)(1) are
clean of hazardous, toxic, or radioactive materials or
substances;
(B) all corrective, remedial, or response actions
have been completed; and
(C) all obligations of the Secretary at the Hanford
Nuclear Reservation under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and other applicable
laws have been fulfilled.
(2) Federal leaseholds.--Any leasehold interest by any
agency of the United States on lands described under section
4(b) shall terminate upon enactment of this Act, and such
interest shall be transferred pursuant to section 4.
(3) Water rights and utility easements.--The conveyances
under section 4 shall be made subject to all existing water
rights and all easements and rights of any public and private
utility districts which operate and maintain transmission and
generation facilities along the lands described under section
4.
(b) Establishment of Hanford Reach Protection and Management
Commission.--Not later than 6 months after the conveyances under
section 4(b)(1) are made, the State of Washington shall enter into a
written joint agreement with the governments of Benton, Franklin, and
Grant Counties to establish the Hanford Reach Protection and Management
Commission as follows:
(1) Membership appointment.--The Commission shall be
composed of 7 members. As soon as practicable, but not more
than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
members shall be appointed as follows:
(A) One member who shall be a resident of Benton
County, appointed by the government of such county.
(B) One member who shall be a resident of Franklin
County, appointed by the government of such county.
(C) One member who shall be a resident of Grant
County, appointed by the government of such county.
(D) One member who shall be a resident of the State
of Washington, appointed by the Governor of the State
of Washington.
(E) One member who shall be a resident of the State
of Washington, appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
(F) One member who shall be a resident of the State
of Washington, appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior.
(G) One member who shall be a resident of any
county in the State of Washington through or along
which the Columbia River runs, appointed by a majority
vote of the other members of the Commission.
(2) Terms of office.--The length of the terms of office of
the members appointed under (1) shall be fixed by each
appointing governmental entity at the time of appointment, but
no term shall exceed 4 years.
(3) Vacancy.--Any vacancy that may occur prior to the
expiration of a member's term shall be filled for the balance
of such term by appointment made by the entity which appointed
the vacating member.
(4) Restriction.--Except as provided herein, no person
shall be appointed to the Commission who is an employee, agent,
or independent contractor of the United States or any agency
thereof.
(5) Failure to appoint.--In the event a member has not been
appointed within 6 months of the establishment of the
Commission, any such vacancy shall be filled by joint
appointment by the governments of Benton, Franklin, and Grant
Counties.
(6) Establishment of commission authority.--As soon as
practicable after the appointment of a majority of the members
of the Commission, such members shall be authorized to convene
meetings of the Commission and to adopt rules and provisions
governing the administration, voting, meeting, terms of
service, and finances of the Commission. The first meeting
shall be held no later than 1 year from the date of the
establishment of the Commission.
(7) Development of hanford reach protection and management
plan.--
(A) The primary duty of the Commission shall be to
develop and implement a plan to manage the lands
conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) to protect and
enhance plant resources, fish and wildlife resources,
cultural resources, recreational access, and other uses
or resources prescribed by the Commission.
(B) From the date the conveyances under section
4(b)(1) are made until such time as a permanent
protection and management plan is approved by the
Commission, the lands conveyed pursuant to such section
shall be managed under an interim management plan
approved by the governments of Benton, Franklin, and
Grant Counties, which shall be consistent with the
purposes of this Act.
(c) Nonperformance of State of Washington, Transfer to and
Management by Counties Authorized.--If the State of Washington does not
fulfill its obligations under subsection (b), all right, title, and
interest to the property conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) shall be
transferred to the counties, with the consent of such counties, in
which the lands are situated in order to carry out the purposes of this
Act, and the governments of such counties shall jointly establish the
Commission pursuant to subsection (b) and to provide for the management
of the lands conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1).
(d) Reversion and Right To Reenter.--If the State of Washington
does not fulfill its obligations under subsection (b), and if the
governments of Benton, Franklin, and Grant Counties do not fulfill
their obligations under subsection (c), all right, title, and interest
to the property conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) shall revert to
the United States and the United States shall have the right of
immediate entry thereon.
(e) Use of Federal Resources Authorized.--The Secretary of the
Interior may enter into agreements with the State of Washington and the
governmental entities referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) of
section 4(b) to allow the utilization of personnel, and the provision
of technical and financial assistance from the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service to assist the county governments in the administration
and management of the lands transferred under this Act.
(f) Special Rule for Adams County, Grant County, and Franklin
County.--The properties described under paragraphs (2) through (4) of
section 4(b) shall be conveyed only after Adams County, Grant County,
and Franklin County, Washington, have submitted a written report to the
Secretary of the Interior which shall include--
(1) a risk analysis of debris slides in the White Bluffs
Wasteway;
(2) any recommendations necessary to address the risk of
such slides; and
(3) a comprehensive land use plan of the Wahluke Slope.
Columbia River Habitat Protection and Recreational Access Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convey to the State of Washington and to Adams, Grant, and Franklin counties in Washington specified portions of the Hanford Works, an area of property along the Columbia River in Washington. Allows such conveyances only after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has made specified certifications to the Secretary with respect to the appropriate environmental cleanup of such area.
Directs the State of Washington to enter into a joint agreement with Benton, Franklin, and Grant Counties to establish the Hanford Reach Protection and Management Commission, which shall develop and implement a plan to manage the lands conveyed by the Secretary in order to protect and enhance plant, fish and wildlife, and cultural resources, as well as recreational access to, and other uses of, Hanford Reach (a 51-mile stretch of land along the Columbia River containing fish, wildlife, and other resources).
Requires Adams, Grant, and Franklin Counties to submit to the Secretary: (1) a risk analysis of debris slides in the White Bluffs Wasteway; and (2) a comprehensive land use plan of the Wahluke Slope.