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Union Calendar No. 297 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5061 

[Report No. 109–533] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey Paint Bank National Fish 

Hatchery and Wytheville National Fish Hatchery to the State of Virginia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2006 

Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. GOODE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

JUNE 28, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey Paint Bank 

National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville National Fish 

Hatchery to the State of Virginia. 

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 ‘‘Paint Bank and 

5 Wytheville National Fish Hatcheries Conveyance Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF PAINT BANK AND WYTHEVILLE 

2 NATIONAL FISH HATCHERIES TO THE STATE 

3 OF VIRGINIA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

6 shall convey to the State of Virginia without reimburse7 ment all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

8 and to the property described in subsection (b) for use 

9 by the Virginia Department of Fish and Game as part 

10 of the State of Virginia fish culture program. 

11 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred 

12 to in subsection (a) consists of— 

13 (1) the real property comprising Paint Bank 

14 National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville National 

15 Fish Hatchery, located at Paint Bank and 

16 Wytheville, Virginia, respectively, as described in the 

17 1982 Cooperative Agreement between the United 

18 States Fish and Wildlife Service and the State of 

19 Virginia; 

20 (2) all improvements and related personal prop21 erty under the control of the Secretary that is lo22 cated on that real property, including buildings, 

23 structures, and equipment; and 

24 (3) all easements, leases, and water rights relat25 ing to the property described in paragraphs (1) and 

26 (2). 


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1 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If any of the prop2 erty conveyed to the State of Virginia under this section 

3 is used for any purpose other than the use authorized 

4 under subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and 

5 to all property conveyed under this section shall revert to 

6 the United States. The State of Virginia shall ensure that 

7 all property reverting to the United States under this sub8 section is in substantially the same or better condition as 

9 at the time of transfer to the State. 


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Union Calendar No. 297 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5061 

[Report No. 109

–533] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

of Virginia. Wytheville National Fish Hatchery to the State Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and 

JUNE 28, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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