H.R. 523: Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act

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H.R. 523: Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-17 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 810.

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Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 22, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington (PUD), submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the appraised value, to convey to the PUD all interest of the United States in and to the public land. Requires: (1) the PUD to pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the public land, as determined according to this Act; and (2) any costs related to such conveyance to be paid by the PUD. Requires the deposit of the proceeds from such land sale in the Federal Land Disposal Account established pursuant to the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, which shall be spent for improving access to public lands administered by the BLM in the state of Washington. Withdraws the public land from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Terminates such requirement for withdrawal of the public land two years after enactment of this Act or upon the completion of the conveyance under this Act. Instructs the Secretary to retain the authority to place conditions on the license granted to the Secretary under the Federal Power Act to insure adequate protection and utilization of the public land until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a new license for the Wells Hydroelectric Project to replace the original license expiring on May 31, 2012.

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Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 523, Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act (2007-10-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 523, Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act (2007-10-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 523, Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act (2008-05-09); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 523, Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act (2008-05-09)

Recorded votes

• House roll call 984 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR523 (2007-10-22): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr523.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr523 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110