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Union Calendar No. 186

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1231

[Report No. 106–308]

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest

lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 23, 1999

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

Committee on Resources

SEPTEMBER 8, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and order to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain

National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery.

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. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO

2 ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEME3 TERY.

4 (a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of

5 Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, to Elko

6 County, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United

7 States in and to the parcel of real property described in

8 subsection (b), for use as a cemetery.

9 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in

11 subsection (a) is a parcel of National Forest lands

12 (including any improvements thereon) in Elko Coun13 ty, Nevada, known as Jarbidge Cemetery, consisting

14 of approximately 2 acres and described as follows:

NE1⁄4SW11⁄4NW1 15 ⁄4, S. 9 T. 46 N, R. 58 E.,

16 MDB&M.

17 (2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de18 scription of the property to be conveyed under sub19 section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfac20 tory to the Secretary. As a condition of any convey21 ance under this section, the Secretary shall require

22 that the cost of the survey shall be borne by the

23 County.

24 (c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The

25 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi26 tions with respect to the conveyance under subsection (a)
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1 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter2 ests of the United States.

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO

4 ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEME5 TERY.

6 (a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of Ag7 riculture shall convey, without consideration, to Elko Coun8 ty, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States

9 in and to the real property described in subsection (b), for

10 use as a cemetery.

11 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in sub13 section (a) consists of (A) a parcel of National Forest

14 lands (including any improvements thereon) in Elko

15 County, Nevada, known as Jarbidge Cemetery, con16 sisting of approximately 2 acres and described as follows: NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NW1 17 ⁄4, S. 9 T. 46 N, R. 58 E.,

18 MDB&M; and (B) the existing bridge over the

19 Jarbidge River that provides access to that parcel,

20 and the road from the bridge to the parcel as depicted

21 on the map entitled ‘‘Elko County Road and Bridge

22 Conveyance’’ dated July 27, 1999.

23 (2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de24 scription of the property to be conveyed under sub25 section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfac-
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1 tory to the Secretary. As a condition of any convey2 ance under this section, the Secretary shall require

3 that the cost of the survey shall be borne by the Coun4 ty.

5 (c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec6 retary may require such additional terms and conditions

7 with respect to the conveyance under subsection (a) as the

8 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of

9 the United States, except that the Secretary may not retain

10 for the United States any reversionary interest in property

11 conveyed under this section.

Union Calendar No. 186

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1231

[Report No. 106–308]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey

Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery.certain National Forest lands to Elko County,

SEPTEMBER 8, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand order to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,