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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 651 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17, 2011 

Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. BURR) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North 

Carolina, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘McKinney Lake Na5 tional Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MCKINNEY LAKE NATIONAL FISH 

7 HATCHERY. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

4 of North Carolina. 

5 (b) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey 

7 to the State, without reimbursement, all right, title, and 

8 interest of the United States in and to the property de9 scribed in subsection (c), for use by the North Carolina 

10 Wildlife Resources Commission as a component of the fish 

11 culture program of the State. 

12 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property re13 ferred to in subsection (b) is comprised of the property 

14 known as the ‘‘McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery’’, 

15 which— 

16 (1) is located at 220 McKinney Lake Road, 

17 Hoffman (between Southern Pines and Rocking18 ham), in Richmond County, North Carolina; 

19 (2) is a warmwater facility consisting of ap20 proximately 422 acres; and 

21 (3) includes all improvements and related per22 sonal property under the jurisdiction of the Sec23 retary that are located on the property (including 

24 buildings, structures, and equipment). 

25 (d) USE BY STATE; REIMBURSEMENT.— 


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1 (1) USE.—The property conveyed to the State 

2 under this section shall be used by the State for pur3 poses relating to fishery and wildlife resources man4 agement. 

5 (2) REVERSION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the property con7 veyed to the State under this section is used for 

8 any purpose other than the purpose described 

9 in paragraph (1), all right, title, and interest in 

10 and to the property shall revert to the United 

11 States. 

12 (B) CONDITION OF PROPERTY.—If the 

13 property described in subparagraph (A) reverts 

14 to the United States under this paragraph, the 

15 State shall ensure that the property is in sub16 stantially the same or better condition as the 

17 condition of the property as of the date of the 

18 conveyance of the property under this section. 

19 (C) EXCEPTION.—This paragraph shall 

20 not apply with respect to use of the property 

21 under subsection (e). 

22 (e) USE BY SECRETARY.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require, 

24 as a condition and term of the conveyance of prop25 erty under this section, that the State shall, upon 


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1 the request of the Secretary, allow the United States 

2 Fish and Wildlife Service to use the property in co3 operation with the Commission for propagation of 

4 any critically important aquatic resources held in 

5 public trust to address specific restoration or recov6 ery needs of such resource. 

7 (2) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall re8 imburse the Commission for any costs incurred by 

9 the Commission for use of the property under this 

10 subsection. 

11 (3) FUNDING.—The authority of the Secretary 

12 to use the property under this subsection is subject 

13 to the availability of appropriations. 

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