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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2031 

To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land within 

Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 30, 2017 

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

to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest 

System land within Kisatchie National Forest in the 

State of Louisiana. 

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 ‘‘Kisatchie National 

5 Forest Land Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDING. 

7 Congress finds that it is in the public interest to au8 thorize the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 

9 Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana for 

10 market value consideration. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COLLINS CAMP PROPERTIES.—The term 

4 ‘‘Collins Camp Properties’’ means Collins Camp 

5 Properties, Inc., a corporation incorporated under 

6 the laws of the State. 

7 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

9 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

10 of Louisiana. 

11 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCES, KISATCHIE NA12 TIONAL FOREST, LOUISIANA. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights and subsection (b), the Secretary may convey 

16 the Federal land described in paragraph (2) by quit17 claim deed at public or private sale, including com18 petitive sale by auction, bid, or other methods. 

19 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land 

20 referred to in paragraph (1) consists of— 

21 (A) all Federal land within sec. 9, T. 10 

22 N., R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana; and 

23 (B) a 2.16-acre parcel of Federal land located in the SW1 24 ⁄4 of sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., 

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1 tificate of survey dated March 7, 2007, by Glen 

2 L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436. 

3 (b) FIRST RIGHT OF PURCHASE.—Subject to valid 

4 existing rights and section 6, during the 1-year period be5 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act, on the provi6 sion of consideration by the Collins Camp Properties to 

7 the Secretary, the Secretary shall convey, by quitclaim 

8 deed, to Collins Camp Properties all right, title and inter9 est of the United States in and to— 

10 (1) not more than 47.92 acres of Federal land 

11 comprising the Collins Campsites within sec. 9, T. 

12 10 N., R. 5 W., in Winn Parish, Louisiana, as gen13 erally depicted on a certificate of survey dated Feb14 ruary 28, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436; 

15 and 

16 (2) the parcel of Federal land described in sub17 section (a)(2)(B). 

18 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may— 

19 (1) configure the Federal land to be conveyed 

20 under this Act— 

21 (A) to maximize the marketability of the 

22 conveyance; or 

23 (B) to achieve management objectives; and 


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1 (2) establish any terms and conditions for the 

2 conveyances under this Act that the Secretary deter3 mines to be in the public interest. 

4 (d) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a convey5 ance of Federal land under this Act shall be— 

6 (1) in the form of cash; and 

7 (2) in an amount equal to the market value of 

8 the Federal land being conveyed, as determined 

9 under subsection (e). 

10 (e) MARKET VALUE.—The market value of the Fed11 eral land conveyed under this Act shall be determined— 

12 (1) in the case of Federal land conveyed under 

13 subsection (b), by an appraisal that is— 

14 (A) conducted in accordance with the Uni15 form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac16 quisitions; and 

17 (B) approved by the Secretary; or 

18 (2) if conveyed by a method other than the 

19 methods described in subsection (b), by competitive 

20 sale. 

21 (f) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In any conveyance of Fed23 eral land under this Act, the Secretary shall meet 

24 disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, 


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1 but shall otherwise not be required to remediate or 

2 abate the substances. 

3 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section otherwise 

4 affects the application of the Comprehensive Envi5 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

6 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to the convey7 ances of Federal land. 

8 SEC. 5. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND. 

9 The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of a convey10 ance of Federal land under section 4 in the fund estab11 lished under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 

12 ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a). 

13 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

14 (a) COSTS.—As a condition of a conveyance of Fed15 eral land to Collins Camp Properties under section 4, the 

16 Secretary shall require Collins Camp Properties to pay at 

17 closing— 

18 (1) reasonable appraisal costs; and 

19 (2) the cost of any administrative and environ20 mental analyses required by law (including regula21 tions). 

22 (b) PERMITS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—An offer by Collins Camp 

24 Properties for the acquisition of the Federal land 

25 under section 4 shall be accompanied by a written 


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1 statement from each holder of a Forest Service spe2 cial use authorization with respect to the Federal 

3 land that specifies that the holder agrees to relin4 quish the special use authorization on the convey5 ance of the Federal land to Collins Camp Properties. 

6 (2) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.—If any 

7 holder of a special use authorization described in 

8 paragraph (1) fails to provide a written authoriza9 tion in accordance with that paragraph, the Sec10 retary shall require, as a condition of the convey11 ance, that Collins Camp Properties administer the 

12 special use authorization according to the terms of 

13 the special use authorization until the date on which 

14 the special use authorization expires. 

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