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H. Rept. 117-434 1 (2022-07-26)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaepg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION . 117TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-434 WIND RIVER ADMINISTRATIVE SITE CONVEYANCE ACT JULY 26, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 5093] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5093) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington, having considered the same, re- ports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of H.R. 5093 is to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION H.R. 5093 would authorize the United States Forest Service (USFS) to convey a 23.4-acre portion of the Wind River Nursery to Skamania County, Washington. The nursery is located in the Gif- ford Pinchot National Forest, and Congress previously authorized a land exchange that included a large portion of the nursery in 2001. The conveyance authorized by this bill will complete the transfer and place the entire Wind River property under the stew- ardship of the county. The conveyance is directed to be made by a quitclaim deed, sub- ject to a right-of-way and restrictive easement reservation for the protection of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail and completed in accordance with USFS conveyance requirements. In addition, the county will not be required to pay for the land; however, the county must maintain the lands and related infrastructure pursu- 29-006