Public Law 109-457

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[109th Congress Public Law 457]
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Public Law 109-457
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  To direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land 
    Management Land to the City of Eugene, Oregon. <<NOTE: Dec. 22, 
                          2006 -  [S. 2150]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Eugene Land 
Conveyance Act.>> 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eugene Land Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Eugene, 
        Oregon.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall convey to the City, without consideration and subject to all valid 
existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the land described in subsection (b)(1) for the purposes of--
            (1) establishing a wildlife viewing area; and
            (2) the construction and operation of an environmental 
        education center.

    (b) Description of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
        the parcel of approximately 12 acres of land under the 
        administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in 
        Lane County, Oregon, as depicted on the map entitled ``West 
        Eugene Wetlands Land Transfer'' and dated April 11, 2005.
            (2) Survey.--
                    (A) In general.--The legal description of the land 
                described in paragraph (1) may be based on the survey of 
                the land completed in 1979.
                    (B) Cost.--If the Secretary determines that a new 
                survey of the land is required, the City shall be 
                responsible for paying the cost of the survey.

    (c) Reversion.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that the land 
        conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used for the purposes 
        described in that subsection--
                    (A) all right, title, and interest in and to the 
                land (including any improvements to the land) shall, at 
                the

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                discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United 
                States; and
                    (B) the United States shall have the right of 
                immediate entry to the land.
            (2) Hearing.--Any determination of the Secretary under 
        paragraph (1) shall be made on the record after an opportunity 
        for a hearing.

    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
additional terms and conditions for the conveyance under subsection (a) 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States.

    Approved December 22, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2150:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-306 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
            Dec. 7, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 8, considered and passed House.

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