Dalles Watershed Development Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 655 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 655

 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land
                   to the City of The Dalles, Oregon.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2025

  Mr. Bentz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land
                   to the City of The Dalles, Oregon.

    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 ``The Dalles Watershed Development
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of The Dalles,
        Oregon.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest
        Service.

SEC. 3. THE DALLES CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--If, not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the City submits a written request to the
Secretary for conveyance of the land described in subsection (b)(1),
the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, convey to the
City, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
such land.
    (b) Description of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The land described in this paragraph is
        the parcel of real property generally depicted as ``parcel A''
        on the map, consisting of approximately 150 acres of National
        Forest System land located in the Mount Hood National Forest in
        Oregon.
            (2) Map.--
                    (A) Definition.--In this section, the term ``map''
                means the map entitled ``The Dalles Conveyance Parcel
                A'' and dated November 4, 2024.
                    (B) Minor errors.--The Secretary may correct minor
                errors in the map.
                    (C) Availability of map.--A copy of the map shall
                be on file and available for public inspection in the
                appropriate offices of Forest Service.
            (3) Survey.--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.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a)
shall be--
            (1) subject to valid existing rights;
            (2) made without consideration;
            (3) made by quitclaim deed; and
            (4) subject to such additional terms and conditions as the
        Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the interests
        of the United States.
    (d) Administrative Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance under
subsection (a), the City shall pay all costs associated with the
conveyance, including the cost of a survey under subsection (b)(3).
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