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Union Calendar No. 353 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4957 

[Report No. 109–612] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tylersville division 

of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center 

to the State of Pennsylvania. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2006 

Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Resources 

JULY 28, 2006 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 14, 2006] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 

Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery 

and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania. 

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. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tylersville Fish Hatch3 ery Conveyance Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF TYLERSVILLE NATIONAL FISH 

5 HATCHERY TO THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. 

6 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days 

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

8 of the Interior shall convey to the State of Pennsylvania 

9 without reimbursement all right, title, and interest of the 

10 United States in and to the property described in subsection 

11 (b) for use by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 

12 as part of the State of Pennsylvania fish culture program. 

13 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred to 

14 in subsection (a) consists of— 

15 (1) the Tylersville division of the Lamar Na16 tional Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center 

17 comprised of approximately 40 acres leased to the 

18 State of Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, lo19 cated on 43 Hatchery Lane in Loganton, Pennsyl20 vania, as described in the 1984 Cooperative Agree21 ment between the United States Fish and Wildlife 

22 Service and the State of Pennsylvania; 

23 (2) all improvements and related personal prop24 erty under the control of the Secretary that is located 

25 on that property, including buildings, structures, 


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1 equipment, and all easements and leases relating to 

2 that property; and 

3 (3) all water rights relating to that property. 

4 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If any of the property 

5 conveyed to the State of Pennsylvania under this section 

6 is used for any purpose other than the use authorized under 

7 subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and to all 

8 property conveyed under this section shall revert to the 

9 United States. The State of Pennsylvania shall ensure that 

10 all property reverting to the United States under this sub11 section is in substantially the same or better condition as 

12 at the time of transfer to the State. 


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Union Calendar No. 353 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4957 

[Report No. 109

–612] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

the State of Pennsylvania. Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the Tylersville division of the Lamar National 

JULY 28, 2006 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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