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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 940 

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 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System 

land in the State of Louisiana. 

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 

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1 tion existing under the laws of the State of Lou2 isiana. 

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

4 of Agriculture. 

5 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO SELL LAND. 

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to valid existing 

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

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

9 Louisiana at public or private sale, including by competi10 tive sale by auction, bid or otherwise: 

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

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

13 Louisiana. 

14 (2) A parcel of land consisting of 2.16 acres situated in the SW1 15 ⁄4 of section 4, Township 10 North, 

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

17 specifically depicted on a certificate of survey dated 

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

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

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

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

22 tender of consideration from the Collins Camp Properties, 

23 the Secretary shall sell and quitclaim to said corporation 

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


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1 (1) up to 47.92 acres within section 9, Town2 ship 10 North, Range 5 West, in Winn Parish, Lou3 isiana, as generally depicted on a certificate of sur4 vey dated February 28, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, 

5 P.L.S. 4436, said land comprising the Collins Camp6 sites; and 

7 (2) the 2.16 acres described in subsection 

8 (a)(2). 

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

10 configure the lands to maximize marketability or achieve 

11 management objectives, and may prescribe such terms and 

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

13 Secretary deems in the public interest. 

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

15 Act shall be for cash consideration equal to the market 

16 value of the land. 

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

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

19 approved by the Secretary and done in conformity with 

20 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui21 sitions; or, if sold by means other than that provided in 

22 subsection (b), market value may be determined by com23 petitive sale. 

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

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


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1 disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, but 

2 shall otherwise not be required to remediate or abate those 

3 substances. 

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

5 application of the Comprehensive Environmental Re6 sponse, Compensation and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’, 42 

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

8 of Federal ownership. 

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

10 (a) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.—The consideration re11 ceived by the Secretary for the sale of land under this Act 

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

13 United States established by Public Law 90–171 (com14 monly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 

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

16 subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary until ex17 pended, without further appropriation, for the acquisition 

18 of lands and interests in land in the Kisatchie National 

19 Forest in Louisiana. 

20 SEC. 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

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

22 Camp Properties to pay at closing the reasonable costs 

23 of appraisal and any administrative and environmental 

24 analyses required by law or regulation. 


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

2 shall be accompanied by written statements from holders 

3 of Forest Service special use authorizations agreeing to 

4 relinquish their authorizations upon a sale to Collins 

5 Camp Properties. For any holder not providing such writ6 ten authorization, the Secretary shall require the Collins 

7 Camp Properties to administer such authorization accord8 ing to its terms until the date of expiration. 

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