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T105.10 JULY 31

Strike out all after the enacting clause and

insert:

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE,

ROLLA, MISSOURI.

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to

the terms and conditions specified in this

section, the Secretary of Agriculture may

sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri (in this

section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right,

title, and interest of the United States in

and to the following: The property identified

as the Rolla Ranger District Administrative

Site of the Forest Service located in Rolla,

Phelps County, Missouri, encompassing ten

acres more or less, the conveyance of which

by C.D. and Oma A. Hazlewood to the United

States was recorded on May 6, 1936, in book

104, page 286 of the Record of Deeds of Phelps

County, Missouri.

(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for

the conveyance under subsection (a), the

City shall pay to the Secretary an amount

equal to the fair market value of the property as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and prepared in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards

for Federal Land Acquisition as published by

the Department of Justice. Payment shall be

due in full within six months after the date

the conveyance is made or, at the option of

the City, in twenty equal annual installments commencing on January 1 of the first

year following the conveyance and annually

thereafter until the total amount due has

been paid.

(c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—Funds received by the Secretary under subsection (b)

as consideration for the conveyance shall be

deposited into the special fund in the Treasury authorized by the Act of December 4,

1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a, commonly known as the

Sisk Act). Such funds shall be available, subject to appropriation, until expended by the

Secretary.

(d) RELEASE.—Subject to compliance with

all Federal environmental laws prior to

transfer, the City, upon conveyance of the

property under subsection (a), shall agree in

writing to hold the United States harmless

from any and all claims relating to the property, including all claims resulting from hazardous materials on the conveyed lands.

(e) REVERSION.—The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be made by quitclaim deed

in fee simple subject to reversion to the

United States and right of reentry upon such

conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary in the deed of conveyance or in the

event the City fails to comply with the compensation requirements specified in subsection (b).

(f) CONVERSION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.—In

consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office of the State of Missouri, the

Secretary shall ensure that the historic resources on the property to be conveyed are

conserved by requiring, at the closing on the

conveyance of the property, that the City

convey an historic preservation easement to

the State of Missouri assuring the right of

the State to enter the property for historic

preservation purposes. The historic preservation easement shall be negotiated between

the State of Missouri and the City, and the

conveyance of the easement shall be a condition to the conveyance authorized under subsection (a). The protection of the historic resources on the conveyed property shall be

the responsibility of the State of Missouri

and the City, and not that of the Secretary.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to

be engrossed and read a third time, was

read a third time by title, and passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the bill, as amended, was

passed was, by unanimous consent, laid

on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

T105.10 TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST

On motion of Mr. EMERSON, by

unanimous consent, the Committee of

the Whole House on the state of the

Union was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1874) to

modify the boundaries of the Talladega

National Forest, Alabama.

When said bill was considered and

read twice.

The following amendment in the nature of a substitute, recommended by

the Committee on Agriculture, was

then agreed to:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and

insert:

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST.

(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The exterior

boundaries of the Talladega National Forest

is hereby modified to include the following

described lands:

Huntsville Meridian, Township 17 South,

Range 8 East, Section 34, NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and

S1⁄2NW1⁄4, Cleburne County, containing 339.40

acres, more or less.

Huntsville Meridian, Township 13 South,

Range 9 East, Section 28, SE1⁄4, Calhoun

County, containing 160.00 acres, more or less.

(b) ADMINISTRATION.—(1) Subject to valid

existing rights, all Federal lands described

under subsection (a) are hereby added to and

shall be administered as part of the

Talladega National Forest, and the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer, without

reimbursement, administrative jurisdiction

over such lands to the Secretary of Agriculture.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the validity of or the terms

and conditions of any existing right-of-way,

easement, lease, license, or permit on lands

transferred by subsection (a), except that

such lands shall be administered by the Forest Service. Reissuance of any authorization

shall be in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applying to the Forest

Service, and the change of jurisdiction over

such lands resulting from the enactment of

this Act shall not constitute a ground for the

denial of renewal or reissuance of such authorization.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to

be engrossed and read a third time, was

read a third time by title, and passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the bill, as amended, was

passed was, by unanimous consent, laid

on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

T105.11 RECESS—1:36 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of

rule I, declared the House in recess at

1 o’clock and 36 minutes p.m., subject

to the call of the Chair until 2 p.m..

T105.12 AFTER RECESS—2 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

COMBEST, called the House to order.

T105.13 D.C. EMERGENCY HIGHWAY

RELIEF

Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the

rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2017) to authorize an increased Federal share of

the costs of certain transportation

projects in the District of Columbia for

fiscal years 1995 and 1996; as amended.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

COMBEST, recognized Mr. SHUSTER

and Mr. RAHALL, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

pass said bill, as amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

COMBEST, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said bill,

as amended, was passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and

said bill, as amended, was passed was,

by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

T105.14 ORDER OF BUSINESS—

CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT—H.R.

2099

On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments

of Veterans Affairs and Housing and

Urban Development, and for sundry

independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and

for other purposes, pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 201, the

time for consideration of the amendment of Mr. Dingell, and all amendments thereto, be limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. Dingell and Mr. Lewis.

T105.15 VA—HUD APPROPRIATION, FY 1996

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

WHITFIELD, pursuant to House Resolution 201 and rule XXIII, declared the

House resolved into the Committee of

the Whole House on the state of the

Union for the further consideration of

the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans

Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent

agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year

ending September 30, 1996, and for

other purposes.

Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the

Committee of the Whole, resumed the

chair; and after some time spent therein,

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

PORTER, assumed the Chair.

When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had

under consideration said bill, had come

to no resolution thereon.

T105.16 RECESS—4:30 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I,

declared the House in recess subject to

the call of the Chair.