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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 940 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS. 

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

3 to authorize the sale of certain federally owned land in 

4 the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana for market 

5 value consideration. 

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

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

8 Collins Camp Properties, Incorporated, a corpora9 tion existing under the laws of the State of Lou10 isiana. 

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

12 of Agriculture. 

13 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO SELL LAND. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to valid existing 

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

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

17 Louisiana at public or private sale, including by competi18 tive sale by auction, bid or otherwise: 

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

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

21 Louisiana. 

22 (2) A parcel of land consisting of 2.16 acres situated in the SW1 23 ⁄4 of section 4, Township 10 North, 

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

25 specifically depicted on a certificate of survey dated 

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


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

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

3 of 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, upon 

4 tender of consideration from the Collins Camp Properties, 

5 the Secretary shall sell and quitclaim to said corporation 

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

7 (1) up to 47.92 acres within section 9, Town8 ship 10 North, Range 5 West, in Winn Parish, Lou9 isiana, as generally depicted on a certificate of sur10 vey dated February 28, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, 

11 P.L.S. 4436, said land comprising the Collins Camp12 sites; and 

13 (2) the 2.16 acres described in subsection 

14 (a)(2). 

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

16 configure the lands to maximize marketability or achieve 

17 management objectives, and may prescribe such terms and 

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

19 Secretary deems in the public interest. 

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

21 Act shall be for cash consideration equal to the market 

22 value of the land. 

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

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

25 approved by the Secretary and done in conformity with 


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1 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui2 sitions; or, if sold by means other than that provided in 

3 subsection (b), market value may be determined by com4 petitive sale. 

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

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

7 disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, but 

8 shall otherwise not be required to remediate or abate those 

9 substances. 

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

11 application of the Comprehensive Environmental Re12 sponse, Compensation and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’, 42 

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

14 of Federal ownership. 

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

16 (a) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.—The consideration re17 ceived by the Secretary for the sale of land under this Act 

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

19 United States established by Public Law 90–171 (com20 monly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 

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

22 subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary until ex23 pended, without further appropriation, for the acquisition 

24 of lands and interests in land in the Kisatchie National 

25 Forest in Louisiana. 


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1 SEC. 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

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

3 Camp Properties to pay at closing the reasonable costs 

4 of appraisal and any administrative and environmental 

5 analyses required by law or regulation. 

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

7 shall be accompanied by written statements from holders 

8 of Forest Service special use authorizations agreeing to 

9 relinquish their authorizations upon a sale to Collins 

10 Camp Properties. For any holder not providing such writ11 ten authorization, the Secretary shall require the Collins 

12 Camp Properties to administer such authorization accord13 ing to its terms until the date of expiration. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 

2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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