Sec. 1303. Willamette Falls Locks, Willamette River, Oregon
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The Secretary is authorized to dispose of the project for navigation, Willamette Falls Locks, Willamette River, Oregon, authorized by the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 664, chapter 382) (referred to in this section as the Willamette Falls Locks project ), subject to the conditions described in this section and in accordance with the report of the Director of Civil Works entitled Willamette Falls Locks, Willamette River, Oregon, Section 216 Disposition Study with Integrated Environmental Assessment (Study) and dated July 11, 2019.
Before the disposal under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out repairs to address primary seismic and safety risks in accordance with the recommendations approved in the report referred to in that subsection. On the completion of the repairs under subsection
(b)and the requirements under subsection (d)(5), Willamette Falls Locks project shall no longer be authorized as a Federal project. Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to convey to an entity to be named by the Willamette Falls Locks Commission or the State of Oregon, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any land in which the Federal Government has a property interest for the Willamette Falls Locks project, together with any improvements on the land. The Secretary shall convey the property and improvements described in paragraph
(1)by quitclaim deed to the transferee identified under that paragraph under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law. Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance under paragraph (1). The conveyance of property and improvements under paragraph
(1)shall be subject to all existing deed reservations, easements, rights-of-way, and leases that are in effect as of the date of the conveyance. Before a conveyance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall acquire a perpetual road easement from the adjacent property owner for use of the access road. Before a conveyance under paragraph (1)— in accordance with the real estate report in Appendix A of the report referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall complete a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and the Secretary shall satisfy all conditions set forth in the Phase 1 Site Assessment for the Willamette Falls Locks project, including a Phase 2 Site Assessment, and any needed property restoration. Before a conveyance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall comply with obligations of the Secretary under the Memorandum of Agreement with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and dated September 2016. If the transferee under subsection (d)(1) does not accept the conveyance under that subsection, the Secretary may dispose of the land and improvements in which the Federal Government has a property interest for the Willamette Falls Locks project under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code.
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