Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7354 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 25, 2020 Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wind River Adminis- 4 trative Site Conveyance Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 8 Skamania County, Washington. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:46 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7354.IH H7354 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7354 IH (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en- 1 titled ‘‘Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance 2 Proposal’’ and dated February 7, 2020. 3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 4 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 5 Chief of the Forest Service. 6 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the County submits a written 8 request to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the 9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, not 10 later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of 11 this Act, convey to the County all right, title, and interest 12 of the United States in and to the approximately 23.4 13 acres of National Forest System land, related infrastruc- 14 ture, and all improvements, as generally depicted as ‘‘pro- 15 posed conveyance’’ on the map. 16 (b) MAP.— 17 (1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 18 kept on file and available for public inspection in the 19 appropriate office of the Forest Service. 20 (2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary 21 may correct minor errors in the map. 22 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 23 under subsection (a) shall be— 24 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:46 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7354.IH H7354 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7354 IH (2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 1 made without consideration; 2 (3) made by quitclaim deed; 3 (4) subject to a right-of-way and restrictive 4 easement reservation of a width to be determined by 5 the Secretary, for the protection of the Pacific Crest 6 National Scenic Trail; 7 (5) completed in accordance with the Forest 8 Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act 9 of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d, et seq.), except that sec- 10 tion 504(b) and (c) of that Act shall not apply; 11 (6) subject to right-of-way reservations made 12 pursuant to section 507 of the Federal Land Policy 13 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1767); 14 and 15 (7) subject to any other terms and conditions 16 as the Secretary determines appropriate. 17 (d) FEDERAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—Chapter 5 of 18 subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply 19 to the conveyance under subsection (a). 20 (e) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—With respect to the 21 conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary— 22 (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for haz- 23 ardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants 24 under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:46 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7354.IH H7354 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 7354 IH mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 1 of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); and 2 (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate 3 or abate the hazardous substances, pollutants, or 4 contaminants disclosed pursuant to paragraph (1). 5 (f) CLOSING COSTS.—As a condition for the convey- 6 ance under subsection (a), the County shall pay all closing 7 costs associated with the conveyance, including for— 8 (1) title insurance and title search; and 9 (2) any applicable inspection fees, escrow fees, 10 attorneys fees, and recording fees. 11 (g) SURVEY.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal 13 description of the National Forest System land to be 14 conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined 15 by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 16 (2) COSTS OF SURVEY.—The Secretary shall 17 bear all costs associated with the survey under para- 18 graph (1). 19 (h) USE OF LAND.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The lands and related infra- 21 structure conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 22 maintained by the County pursuant to standards es- 23 tablished by the Secretary of the Interior under sec- 24 tion 306101 of title 54, United States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:46 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7354.IH H7354 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 7354 IH (2) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land 1 conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner 2 that is inconsistent with the use described in para- 3 graph (1), the land shall, at the discretion of the 4 Secretary, revert to the United States. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:46 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7354.IH H7354 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS