[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 523 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 252
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 523
[Report No. 110-398]
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land
located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells
Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas
County, Washington, to the utility district.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 17, 2007
Mr. Hastings of Washington introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
October 22, 2007
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
17, 2007]
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land
located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells
Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas
County, Washington, to the utility district.
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 ``Douglas County, Washington, PUD
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Public land.--The term ``public land'' means the
approximately 622 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau
of Land Management and identified for conveyance on the map
prepared by the Bureau of Land Management entitled ``Douglas
County Public Utility District Proposal'' and dated March 2,
2006.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) PUD.--The term ``PUD'' means the Public Utility
District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington.
(4) Wells hydroelectric project.--The term ``Wells
Hydroelectric Project'' means Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Project No. 2149.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND, WELLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, PUBLIC
UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
(a) Conveyance Required.--Notwithstanding the land use planning
requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), and notwithstanding
section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818) and Federal Power
Order for Project 2149, and subject to valid existing rights, if not
later than 45 days after the date of completion of the appraisal
required under subsection (b), the Public Utility District No. 1 of
Douglas County, Washington, submits to the Secretary of the Interior an
offer to acquire the public land for the appraised value, the Secretary
shall convey, not later than 30 days after the date of the offer, to
the PUD all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the public land.
(b) Appraisal.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the public
land. The appraisal shall be conducted in accordance with the ``Uniform
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions'' and the ``Uniform
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice''.
(c) Payment.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
public land is conveyed under this section, the PUD shall pay to the
Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the public land as
determined under subsection (b).
(d) Map and Legal Descriptions.--As soon as practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize legal
descriptions of the public land to be conveyed under this section. The
Secretary may correct any minor errors in the map referred to in
section 2 or in the legal descriptions. The map and legal descriptions
shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate
offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
(e) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of conveyance, any costs
related to the conveyance under this section shall be paid by the PUD.
(f) Disposition of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the
proceeds from the sale in the Federal Land Disposal Account established
by section 206 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (43
U.S.C. 2305) to be expended to improve access to public lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State of
Washington.
SEC. 4. SEGREGATION OF LANDS.
(a) Withdrawal.--Except as provided in section 3(a), effective
immediately upon enactment of this Act, and subject to valid existing
rights, the public land is withdrawn 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.
(b) Duration.--This section expires two years after the date of
enactment of this Act or on the date of the completion of the
conveyance under section 3, whichever is earlier.
SEC. 5. RETAINED AUTHORITY.
The Secretary shall retain the authority to place conditions on the
license to insure adequate protection and utilization of the public
land granted to the Secretary in section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. 797(e)) until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has
issued a new license for the Wells Hydroelectric Project, to replace
the original license expiring May 31, 2012, consistent with section 15
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 808).
Union Calendar No. 252
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 523
[Report No. 110-398]
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land
located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells
Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas
County, Washington, to the utility district.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 22, 2007
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed