Tom Udall: “S. 1936 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange seven administrative sites and facilities on…”

“S. 1936 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange seven administrative sites and facilities on approximately 1,325 acres on the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. The bill provides that the City of Bend, Oregon, will be given the right of first refusal to purchase one particular site, the 210-acre Bend Pine Nursery, for the potential use as a park. Funds from the sale of these Federal assets will be used to construct new Forest Service administrative facilities for the Deschutes and Umatilla National Forests. The estimated value of the land to be conveyed is between $3 million and $4 million. The administration supports this legislation, and we do not object to it. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”