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Union Calendar No. 138 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 940 

[Report No. 111–250] 

To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System land in the State 

of Louisiana. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2009 

Mr. ALEXANDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SCALISE, Mr. CAO, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. FLEMING, 

Mr. CASSIDY, and Mr. BOUSTANY

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 

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

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System 

land in the State of Louisiana. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS. 

4 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds it in the public interest 

5 to authorize the sale of certain federally owned land in 

6 the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana for market 

7 value consideration. 

8 (b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this Act: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘Collins Camp Properties’’ means 

10 Collins Camp Properties, Incorporated, a corpora11 tion existing under the laws of the State of Lou12 isiana. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

14 of Agriculture. 

15 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO SELL LAND. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to valid existing 

17 rights and subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to 

18 sell by quitclaim deed the following lands in the State of 

19 Louisiana at public or private sale, including by competi20 tive sale by auction, bid or otherwise: 

21 (1) All federally owned lands within section 9, 

22 Township 10 North, Range 5 West, in Winn Parish, 

23 Louisiana. 

24 (2) A parcel of land consisting of 2.16 acres situated in the SW1 25 ⁄4 of section 4, Township 10 North, 


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1 Range 5 West, Winn Parish, Louisiana, as more 

2 specifically depicted on a certificate of survey dated 

3 March 7, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436. 

4 (b) FIRST RIGHT OF PURCHASE.—Subject to valid 

5 existing rights and the provisions of section 4, for a period 

6 of one year after the date of enactment of this Act, upon 

7 tender of consideration from the Collins Camp Properties, 

8 the Secretary shall sell and quitclaim to said corporation 

9 all right, title and interest of the United States in— 

10 (1) up to 47.92 acres within section 9, Town11 ship 10 North, Range 5 West, in Winn Parish, Lou12 isiana, as generally depicted on a certificate of sur13 vey dated February 28, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, 

14 P.L.S. 4436, said land comprising the Collins Camp15 sites; and 

16 (2) the 2.16 acres described in subsection 

17 (a)(2). 

18 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 

19 configure the lands to maximize marketability or achieve 

20 management objectives, and may prescribe such terms and 

21 conditions on the land sales authorized by this Act as the 

22 Secretary deems in the public interest. 

23 (d) CONSIDERATION.—Land sales authorized by this 

24 Act shall be for cash consideration equal to the market 

25 value of the land. 


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1 (e) MARKET VALUE.—The market value of the land 

2 sold under this Act shall be as determined by an appraisal 

3 approved by the Secretary and done in conformity with 

4 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui5 sitions; or, if sold by means other than that provided in 

6 subsection (b), market value may be determined by com7 petitive sale. 

8 (f) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.—(1) In any disposal 

9 of lands authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall meet 

10 disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, but 

11 shall otherwise not be required to remediate or abate those 

12 substances. 

13 (2) Nothing in this section shall otherwise affect the 

14 application of the Comprehensive Environmental Re15 sponse, Compensation and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’, 42 

16 U.S.C. 9601, and following) to conveyances of lands out 

17 of Federal ownership. 

18 SEC. 3. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND. 

19 (a) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.—The consideration re20 ceived by the Secretary for the sale of land under this Act 

21 shall be deposited into the account in the Treasury of the 

22 United States established by Public Law 90–171 (com23 monly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 

24 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Monies deposited pursuant to 

25 subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary until exVerDate Nov 24 2008 21:38 Sep 10, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H940.RH H940

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1 pended, without further appropriation, for the acquisition 

2 of lands and interests in land in the Kisatchie National 

3 Forest in Louisiana. 

4 SEC. 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

5 (a) COSTS.—The Secretary shall require the Collins 

6 Camp Properties to pay at closing the reasonable costs 

7 of appraisal and any administrative and environmental 

8 analyses required by law or regulation. 

9 (b) PERMITS.—An offer by Collins Camp Properties 

10 shall be accompanied by written statements from holders 

11 of Forest Service special use authorizations agreeing to 

12 relinquish their authorizations upon a sale to Collins 

13 Camp Properties. For any holder not providing such writ14 ten authorization, the Secretary shall require the Collins 

15 Camp Properties to administer such authorization accord16 ing to its terms until the date of expiration. 


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Union Calendar No. 138 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 940 

[Report No. 111–250] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of National Forest 

System land in the State of Louisiana. 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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