S. 1883

One Hundred Fifth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marion National Fish Hatchery

and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center Conveyance Act’’.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY AND

CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH

CENTER TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date

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

convey to the State of Alabama without reimbursement, and

subject to the condition described in paragraph (2), all right,

title, and interest of the United States in and to the properties

described in subsection (b) for use by the Game and Fish

Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural

Resources of the State of Alabama (referred to in this section

as the ‘‘Game and Fish Division’’) as part of the fish culture

program of the State of Alabama.

(2) LEASE OF CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL AQUACULTURAL

RESEARCH CENTER.—As a condition of the conveyance under

paragraph (1), the Game and Fish Division shall offer to lease

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

Agriculture Experiment Station—

(A) at no cost to the Station or the Game and Fish

Division; and

(B) for the period requested by the Station and provided by Alabama law.

(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES.—The properties referred to

in subsection (a)(1) consist of—

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

leased to the Game and Fish Division, located 7 miles northeast

of Marion, Alabama, on State Highway 175, as described in

Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Agreement dated June

6, 1974, between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

and the Game and Fish Division, consisting of approximately

300 acres; and
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(B) the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center, located 7 miles northeast of Marion, Alabama, on State

Highway 175, as described in a document of the United States

Fish and Wildlife Service entitled ‘‘EXHIBIT A’’ and dated

March 19, 1996, consisting of approximately 298 acres;

(2) all improvements and related personal property under

the control of the Secretary of the Interior that are located

on the properties described in paragraph (1), including buildings, structures, and equipment; and

(3) all easements, leases, and water and timber rights

relating to the properties described in paragraph (1).

(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—

(1) REQUIREMENT.—If any property conveyed to the State

of Alabama under this section is used for any purpose other

than the use authorized under subsection (a), all right, title,

and interest in and to all property conveyed under this section

shall revert to the United States.

(2) CONDITION OF PROPERTY ON REVERSION.—In the case

of a reversion of property under paragraph (1), the State of

Alabama shall ensure that all property reverting to the United

States under this subsection is in substantially the same condition as, or in better condition than, at the time of conveyance

under subsection (a).

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.