H.R. 5093: Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-08-24 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-08-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act

Plain summary

Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act This bill directs the Forest Service to convey to Skamania County in Washington, upon request of the county, all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 23.4 acres of National Forest System land, related infrastructure, and all improvements on the map titled Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Proposal and dated July 7, 2020. The conveyance shall be made by quitclaim deed; subject to a right-of-way and restrictive easement reservation for the protection of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail; and completed in accordance with certain Forest Service conveyance requirements, except that certain market value requirements shall not apply. The Forest Service must meet specified disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants and shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate the hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants disclosed. The lands and related infrastructure conveyed must be maintained by the county pursuant to standards established by the Department of the Interior regarding the preservation of historic property.

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Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5093, Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act (2022-06-22)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5093.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5093 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117