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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1883

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 3, 1998

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion

National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National

Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama,

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 ‘‘Marion National Fish

5 Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Re6 search Center Conveyance Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCH2 ERY AND CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL

3 AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER TO THE

4 STATE OF ALABAMA.

5 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of the Interior shall convey to the State of

9 Alabama without reimbursement, and subject to the

10 condition described in paragraph (2), all right, title,

11 and interest of the United States in and to the prop12 erties described in subsection (b) for use by the

13 Game and Fish Division of the Department of Con14 servation and Natural Resources of the State of Ala15 bama (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Game and

16 Fish Division)’’ as part of the fish culture program

17 of the State of Alabama.

18 (2) LEASE OF CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL

19 AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER.—As a condi20 tion of the conveyance under paragraph (1), the

21 Game and Fish Division shall offer to lease the

22 property described in subsection (b)(1)(B) to the

23 Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station—

24 (A) at no cost to the Station or the Game

25 and Fish Division; and
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1 (B) for the period requested by the Station

2 and provided by Alabama law.

3 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES.—The properties

4 referred to in subsection (a)(1) consist of—

5 (1)(A) the portion of the Marion National Fish

6 Hatchery leased to the Game and Fish Division, lo7 cated 7 miles northeast of Marion, Alabama, on

8 State Highway 175, as described in Amendment No.

9 2 to the Cooperative Agreement dated June 6, 1974,

10 between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

11 and the Game and Fish Division, consisting of ap12 proximately 300 acres; and

13 (B) the Claude Harris National Aquacultural

14 Research Center, located 7 miles northeast of Mar15 ion, Alabama, on State Highway 175, as described

16 in a document of the United States Fish and Wild17 life Service entitled ‘‘EXHIBIT A’’ and dated March

18 19, 1996, consisting of approximately 298 acres;

19 (2) all improvements and related personal prop20 erty under the control of the Secretary of the Inte21 rior that are located on the properties described in

22 paragraph (1), including buildings, structures, and

23 equipment; and
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1 (3) all easements, leases, and water and timber

2 rights relating to the properties described in para3 graph (1).

4 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—

5 (1) REQUIREMENT.—If any property conveyed

6 to the State of Alabama under this section is used

7 for any purpose other than the use authorized under

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

9 all property conveyed under this section shall revert

10 to the United States.

11 (2) CONDITION OF PROPERTY ON REVER12 SION.—In the case of a reversion of property under

13 paragraph (1), the State of Alabama shall ensure

14 that all property reverting to the United States

15 under this subsection is in substantially the same

16 condition as, or in better condition than, at the time

17 of conveyance under subsection (a).

Passed the Senate July 31, 1998.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.