,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4 
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for  
the release of the reversionary interest
 held by the ,united ,states in certain 
land conveyed in #aied by the ,united   
,states1 acting through the ,director of
 the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 to   
the ,state of ,oregon for the           
establishment of the ,hermiston         
,agricultural ,research and ,extension  
,center of ,oregon ,state ,university in
 ,hermiston1 ,oregon4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,hermiston ,agricultural ,research and  
,extension ,center ,land ,conveyance    
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,research center land ,the term    
research center land means the          
approximately #bij acres of land in     

,hermiston1 ,oregon1 identified as the  
,reversionary ,interest ,area on the map
 entitled ,hermiston ,agricultural      
,research and ,extension ,center and    
dated ,july #bc1 #bjac1 including any   
improvements to1 and building on1 the   
land4  7#b7 ,patent ,the term patent    
means the patent granted by the         
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management 7acting on behalf of the    
,united ,states7 to the ,state1 numbered
 #acjhhi1 and dated ,september #ag1     
#aied4  7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state    
means the ,state of ,oregon 7acting     
through the ,oregon ,state ,board of    
,higher ,education on behalf of ,oregon 
,state ,university74  #c4 ,release of   
reversionary interest and reservation of
 mineral rights to ,bureau of ,land     
,management land conveyed to the ,state 
of ,oregon for the establishment of     
,hermiston ,agricultural ,research and  
,extension ,center  7a7 ,release of     
reversionary interest and reservation of
 mineral rights ,subject to subsection  

7b71 there are released by the ,united  
,states without consideration--  7#a7   
the reversionary interest retained by   
the ,united ,states to the research     
center land under the patent2 and  7#b7 
the reservation of mineral rights by the
 ,united ,states to the research center 
land under the patent4  7b7 ,condition  
,the release of the reversionary        
interest under subsection 7a77#a7 is    
subject to the condition that the ,state
 agrees to use any consideration        
received by the ,state from the sale1   
lease1 or other conveyance of the       
research center land after the date of  
enactment of this ,act for agricultural 
experimental and research work of       
,oregon ,state ,university4  7c7        
,instrument of release ,the ,secretary  
of the ,interior 7acting through the    
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management7 shall execute and file in  
the appropriate office a deed of        
release1 amended deed1 or other         
appropriate instrument reflecting the   

release under subsection 7a74