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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1182

To direct the Secretary of the Army to lease land at the Richard B. Russell

Dam and Lake project, South Carolina, to the South Carolina Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 16, 2001

Mr. HOLLINGS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Army to lease land at the

Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, South Carolina, to the South Carolina Department of Commerce,

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. RICHARD B. RUSSELL DAM AND LAKE

4 PROJECT, SOUTH CAROLINA.

5 (a) LEASE AUTHORITY.—Not later than 120 days

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

7 the Army shall—
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1 (1) terminate Department of the Army leases

2 DACW 21–1–92–0500 and DACW 21–1–97–0134,

3 covering approximately 1,798 acres of land at the

4 Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, South

5 Carolina, authorized by section 203 of the Flood

6 Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1420) (referred to in

7 this section as the ‘‘project’’); and

8 (2) enter into a single lease with the lessee, the

9 South Carolina Department of Commerce, covering

10 the same approximately 1,798 acres.

11 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The lease entered

12 into under subsection (a) shall—

13 (1) be for a term of not to exceed 111 years;

14 and

15 (2) allow for development activities that will en16 hance the recreational opportunities available on the

17 Savannah River and at the project.

18 (c) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—

19 (1) TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—De20 velopment activities carried out on the land covered

21 by the lease entered into under subsection (a) may

22 include construction of—

23 (A) cottages, golf courses, and related fa24 cilities;

25 (B) a hotel and restaurant;
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1 (C) a marina;

2 (D) a boat ramp and dry board storage fa3 cility; and

4 (E) such other facilities as are approved by

5 the Secretary.

6 (2) TYPE OF OWNERSHIP.—Facilities con7 structed under paragraph (1) may be publicly or pri8 vately owned.

9 (3) COST OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—De10 velopment activities on the land covered by the lease

11 shall be carried out at no cost to the Federal Gov12 ernment.

13 (4) RENTAL OF COTTAGES.—Cottages con14 structed on the land covered by the lease shall be

15 available for public rental not less than 245 days per

16 year, including not less than 90 days during the

17 months of March through July.

18 (5) PUBLIC USE OF FACILITIES.—Any floating

19 or stationary board or courtesy dock placed on the

20 waters of Richard B. Russell Lake in conjunction

21 with the lease—

22 (A) shall be available for use by the gen23 eral public; and

24 (B) may not be managed for private exclu25 sive use by any individual or entity.
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1 (6) FACILITIES NOT TO INTERFERE WITH

2 PROJECT.—Facilities constructed on the land cov3 ered by the lease may not interfere with operation

4 of the project by the Federal Government in accord5 ance with the authorized project purposes.

6 (d) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PARCEL.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The lease entered into under

8 subsection (a) may include, in addition to the acre9 age specified in subsection (a), a parcel of land

10 known as ‘‘Parcel G’’, as identified in the Pickney

11 Report commissioned by the South Carolina Savan12 nah Valley Authority and dated August 1991.

13 (2) CONVERSION OF DESIGNATED USE.—If

14 Parcel G is included in the lease, the lease shall pro15 vide for conversion of the designated use of the par16 cel from undisturbed collar land to recreational col17 lar land.

18 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—As a condition

19 of the inclusion of Parcel G in the lease, the Sec20 retary shall require the State of South Carolina to

21 transfer to the Secretary a parcel of land that is

22 similar to Parcel G in ecological values, functions,

23 and habitat for the purpose of mitigating against
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1 losses resulting from the conversion described in

2 paragraph (2).

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