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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4575

To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the State of Wisconsin

lands and improvements associated with the LaFarge Dam and Lake

portion of the project for flood control and allied purposes, Kickapoo

River, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 14, 1994

Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the

State of Wisconsin lands and improvements associated

with the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of the project

for flood control and allied purposes, Kickapoo River,

Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. KICKAPOO RIVER, WISCONSIN.

4 (a) PROJECT MODIFICATION.—The project for flood

5 control and allied purposes, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin,

6 authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of

7 1962 (76 Stat. 1190), as modified by section 814 of the
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1 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat.

2 4169), is further modified as provided by this section.

3 (b) TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements

5 of this subsection, the Secretary shall transfer to the

6 State of Wisconsin, without consideration, all right,

7 title, and interest of the United States to the lands

8 described in paragraph (2), including all works,

9 structures, and other improvements to such lands.

10 (2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands to be

11 transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) are the ap12 proximately 8,569 acres of land associated with the

13 LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of the project re14 ferred to in subsection (a) in Vernon County, Wis15 consin, in the following sections:

16 (A) Section 31, Township 14 North, Range

17 1 West of the 4th Principal Meridian.

18 (B) Sections 2 through 11, and 16, 17, 20,

19 and 21, Township 13 North, Range 2 West of

20 the 4th Principal Meridian.

21 (C) Sections 15, 16, 21 through 24, 26,

22 27, 31, and 33 through 36, Township 14

23 North, Range 2 West of the 4th Principal Me24 ridian.
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1 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The transfer

2 under paragraph (1) shall be made on the condition

3 that the State of Wisconsin enters into a written

4 agreement with the Secretary to hold the United

5 States harmless from all claims arising from or

6 through the operation of the lands and improve7 ments subject to the transfer.

8 (4) DEADLINES.—Not later than July 1, 1995,

9 the Secretary shall transmit to the State of Wiscon10 sin an offer to make the transfer under this sub11 section. Such offer shall provide for the transfer to

12 be made in the period beginning on November 1,

13 1995, and ending on December 31, 1995.

14 (5) DEAUTHORIZATION.—The LaFarge Dam

15 and Lake portion of the project referred to in sub16 section (a) is not authorized after the date of the

17 transfer under this subsection.

18 (6) INTERIM MANAGEMENT AND MAINTE19 NANCE.—The Secretary shall continue to manage

20 and maintain the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion

21 of project referred to in subsection (a) until the date

22 of the transfer under this subsection.

23 (c) COMPLETION OF PROJECT FEATURES.—
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1 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall un2 dertake the completion of the following features of

3 the project referred to in subsection (a):

4 (A) The continued relocation of State

5 Highway Route 131 and County Highway

6 Routes P and F substantially in accordance

7 with plans contained in Design Memorandum

8 No. 6, Relocation-LaFarge Reservoir, dated

9 June 1970; except that the relocation shall gen10 erally follow the existing road right-of-way

11 through the Kickapoo Valley.

12 (B) Construction of a visitor and education

13 complex to include buildings, parking areas,

14 recreational trails, and canoe facilities substan15 tially in accordance with plans contained in De16 sign Memorandum No. 3, Preliminary Master

17 Plan for Resource Management, Kickapoo

18 River, Wisconsin, dated May 1967, and Design

19 Memorandum No. 7, Master Recreation Plan

20 for Resource Management, LaFarge Lake Kick21 apoo River, Wisconsin, dated July 1974.

22 (C) Environmental cleanup and site res23 toration of abandoned wells, farm sites, and

24 safety modifications to the water control struc25 tures.
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1 (D) Cultural resource activities to meet the

2 requirements of Federal law.

3 (2) PARTICIPATION BY STATE OF WISCONSIN.—

4 In undertaking the completion of the features identi5 fied in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine

6 the requirements of the State of Wisconsin on the

7 location and design of each such feature.

8 (d) COSTS.—The cost of the project referred to in

9 subsection (a) is modified to authorize the Secretary to

10 carry out the project at a total cost of $17,000,000, with

11 a first Federal cost of $17,000,000.

12 SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

13 For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’

14 means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the

15 Chief of Engineers.

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