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Union Calendar No. 371

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3557

[Report No. 104–702]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National Fish

Hatchery to the State of Alabama.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 30, 1996

Mr. HILLIARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

JULY 24, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion

National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marion National Fish

5 Hatchery Conveyance Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCH2 ERY TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

3 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

5 of the Interior shall convey to the State of Alabama with6 out reimbursement all right, title, and interest of the Unit7 ed States in and to the property described in subsection

8 (b) for use by the Game and Fish Division of the Alabama

9 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as

10 part of the State of Alabama fish culture program.

11 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred

12 to in subsection (a) consists of—

13 (1) that portion of the Marion National Fish

14 Hatchery leased to the Alabama Game and Fish Di15 vision, located on State Highway 175 seven miles

16 northeast of Marion, Alabama, as described in

17 Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Agreement

18 dated June 6, 1974, between the United States Fish

19 and Wildlife Service and the State of Alabama, De20 partment of Conservation and Natural Resources,

21 Game and Fish Division, comprised of approximately

22 300 acres (more or less);

23 (2) all improvements and related personal prop24 erty under the control of the Secretary that is lo25 cated on that property, including buildings, struc-
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1 tures, equipment, and all easements and leases relat2 ing to that property; and

3 (3) all water rights and timber rights relating

4 to that property.

5 (c) USE AND REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The prop6 erty conveyed to the State of Alabama under this section

7 shall be used by the State for purposes of fishery resources

8 management and fisheries-related activities. If it is used

9 for any other purpose detrimental to those purposes and

10 activities, all right, title, and interest in and to all property

11 conveyed under this section shall revert to the United

12 States. The State of Alabama shall ensure that property

13 reverting to the United States under this subsection is in

14 substantially the same or better condition as at the time

15 of transfer to the State, except for any timber interest or

16 mineral interest in the property that is sold or leased by

17 the State.

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marion National Fish

20 Hatchery Conveyance Act’’.

21 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCH22 ERY TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

23 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

25 of the Interior shall convey to the State of Alabama without
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1 reimbursement all right, title, and interest of the United

2 States in and to the property described in subsection (b)

3 for use by the Game and Fish Division of the Alabama De4 partment of Conservation and Natural Resources as part

5 of the State of Alabama fish culture program.

6 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred to

7 in subsection (a) consists of—

8 (1) that portion of the Marion National Fish

9 Hatchery leased to the Alabama Game and Fish Divi10 sion, located on State Highway 175 seven miles

11 northeast of Marion, Alabama, as described in

12 Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Agreement dated

13 June 6, 1974, between the United States Fish and

14 Wildlife Service and the State of Alabama, Depart15 ment of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game

16 and Fish Division, comprised of approximately 300

17 acres (more or less);

18 (2) all improvements and related personal prop19 erty under the control of the Secretary that is located

20 on that property, including buildings, structures,

21 equipment, and all easements and leases relating to

22 that property; and

23 (3) all water rights relating to that property.

24 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If any of the property

25 conveyed to the State of Alabama under this section is used
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1 for any purpose other than the use authorized under sub2 section (a), all right, title, and interest in and to all prop3 erty conveyed under this section shall revert to the United

4 States. The State of Alabama shall ensure that all property

5 reverting to the United States under this subsection is in

6 substantially the same or better condition as at the time

7 of transfer to the State.

Union Calendar No. 371

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3557

[Report No. 104–702]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey

of Alabama.the Marion National Fish Hatchery to the State

JULY 24, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and