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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1957 

To authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey to The Missouri River 

Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, 

Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National 

Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive 

site along the trail. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2005 

Mr. HAGEL (for himself and Mr. NELSON of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey to The 

Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail 

and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land 

associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic 

Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive 

site along the trail. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, LEWIS AND CLARK NA2 TIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL, NEBRASKA. 

3 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

4 the Interior may convey, without consideration, to The 

5 Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail 

6 and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for7 profit organization with operational headquarters at 100 

8 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, Nebraska, 68410, all 

9 right, title and interest of the United States in and to the 

10 federally owned land under jurisdiction of the Secretary 

11 consisting of 2 parcels described as follows: 

12 Tract 102-01, 64.92 acres, a tract of land 

13 situated in the East Half Northwest Quarter of 

14 Section 15, Township 8 North, Range 14 East, 

15 Sixth Principal Meridian, Otoe County, Ne16 braska, except 5 acres therefrom, being 5 acres 

17 out of the Northwest corner of said East Half 

18 of said Northwest Quarter, said 5 acres being 

19 described as follows: 

20 Beginning at the Northwest corner of the 

21 East Half of the Northwest Quarter, thence 

22 running 40 rods East along the North line of 

23 said East half of the Northwest Quarter; thence 

24 running 20 rods North along said West line to 

25 the places of beginning; and also except a tract 

26 consisting of 9.38 acres more or less, acquired 
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1 by the State of Nebraska for highway right-of2 way, in a condemnation proceeding filed in the 

3 County Court of Otoe County, Nebraska, the 

4 description of which is more particularly de5 scribed in Book 49 Miscellaneous Records at 

6 page 18 of the records in the Office of the Reg7 ister of Deeds, Otoe County, Nebraska; and ex8 cept a right-of-way for road out of the South9 east corner of said 80 acres, 5 rods and 25 feet 

10 long, running North and South. 

11 Tract 102-02, 13.00 acres, a tract of land 

12 situated in the South Half Section 10 with the 

13 southeasterly right-of-way line of State High14 way 2 as acquired by the State of Nebraska by 

15 document recorded September 15, 1983 in 

16 Book 49 of the miscellaneous records, Page 52 

17 of the Otoe County records, said point of begin18 ning is Westerly 275.54 feet as measured along 

19 said Section line from the Southeast Quarter of 

20 said Section 10 according to plat of right-of21 way by the State of Nebraska Department of 

22 Roads Right of Way Division; 

23 Thence Easterly along said Section line 

24 275.54 feet to the northwest corner of North-
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1 west Quarter Northeast Quarter of said Section 

2 15; 

3 Thence Southerly along the west line of 

4 said Northwest Quarter Northeast Quarter 

5 1320.00 feet, more or less, to the southwest 

6 corner thereof; 

7 Thence Easterly along the south line of 

8 said Northwest Quarter Northeast Quarter 

9 250.00 feet; 

10 Thence Northerly parallel with the west 

11 line of said Northwest Quarter Northeast Quar12 ter 700.00 feet; 

13 Thence along a line deflecting to the right 

14 53 00 minutes 00 seconds to the intersection 

15 with the southwesterly line of a 200 foot wide 

16 strip of land conveyed to Chicago, Burlington, 

17 and Quincy Railroad Company by deed re18 corded March 15, 1986 in Deed Book 115, 

19 Page 288 of the Otoe County records; 

20 Thence Northwesterly along the right of 

21 way of the railroad to the intersection with 

22 aforesaid southeasterly right-of-way line of the 

23 State Highway 2; 

24 Thence along said Highway right-of-way 

25 line the following four courses: 
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1 (1) deflecting to the left 34 44 minutes 59 

2 seconds a distance of 109.40 feet; 

3 (2) deflecting to the right 28 30 minutes 

4 19 seconds a distance of 93.86 feet; 

5 (3) deflecting to the left 51 03 minutes 26 

6 seconds a distance of 90.00 feet; and 

7 (4) deflecting to the left 55 26 minutes 58 

8 seconds a distance of 322.28 feet to the point 

9 of beginning and containing 13.00 acres of 

10 land, more or less. 

11 (b) SURVEY; CONVEYANCE COST.—The exact acreage 

12 and legal description of the land to be conveyed under sec13 tion (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 

14 the Secretary. The cost of the survey and all other costs 

15 incurred by the Secretary to convey the land shall be borne 

16 by the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive 

17 Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. 

18 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE, USE OF CONVEYED

19 LAND.—The conveyance authorized under subsection (a) 

20 shall be subject to the condition that the Missouri River 

21 Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Cen22 ter Foundation, Inc. use the conveyed land as a historic 

23 site and interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark Na24 tional Historic Trail. 
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1 (d) DISCONTINUANCE OF USE.—If Missouri River 

2 Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Cen3 ter Foundation, Inc. determines to discontinue use of the 

4 land conveyed under subsection (a) as an historic site and 

5 interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark National His6 toric Trail, the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark In7 terpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. shall 

8 convey lands back to the Secretary without consideration. 

9 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

10 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi11 tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 

12 (a) or the conveyance, if any, under subsection (d) as the 

13 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 

14 the United States. 

15 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To assist 

16 with the operation of the facility there is authorized to 

17 be appropriated $150,000 per year for a period not to ex18 ceed 10 years. 

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