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Calendar No. 354 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 471 

[Report No. 110–156] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to The Missouri River 

Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, 

Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National 

Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive 

site along the trail. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2007 

Mr. HAGEL (for himself and Mr. NELSON of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to The 

Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail 

and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land 

associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic 

Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive 

site along the trail. 


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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. LAND CONVEYANCE, LEWIS AND CLARK NA4 TIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL, NEBRASKA. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

6 the Interior may convey, without consideration, to The 

7 Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail 

8 and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for9 profit organization with operational headquarters at 100 

10 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410, all right, 

11 title and interest of the United States in and to the feder12 ally owned land under jurisdiction of the Secretary con13 sisting of 2 parcels described as follows: 

14 Tract 102–01, 64.92 acres, a tract of land 

15 situated in the East Half Northwest Quarter of 

16 Section 15, Township 8 North, Range 14 East, 

17 Sixth Principal Meridian, Otoe County, Ne18 braska, except 5 acres therefrom, being 5 acres 

19 out of the Northwest corner of said East Half 

20 of said Northwest Quarter, said 5 acres being 

21 described as follows: 

22 Beginning at the Northwest corner of the 

23 East Half of the Northwest Quarter, thence 

24 running 40 rods East along the North line of 

25 said East half of the Northwest Quarter; thence 


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1 running 20 rods North along said West line to 

2 the places of beginning; and also except a tract 

3 consisting of 9.38 acres more or less, acquired 

4 by the State of Nebraska for highway right-of5 way, in a condemnation proceeding filed in the 

6 County Court of Otoe County, Nebraska, the 

7 description of which is more particularly de8 scribed in Book 49 Miscellaneous Records at 

9 page 18 of the records in the Office of the Reg10 ister of Deeds, Otoe County, Nebraska; and ex11 cept a right-of-way for road out of the South12 east corner of said 80 acres, 5 rods and 25 feet 

13 long, running North and South. 

14 Tract 102–02, 13.00 acres, a tract of land 

15 situated in the South Half Section 10 with the 

16 southeasterly right-of-way line of State High17 way 2 as acquired by the State of Nebraska by 

18 document recorded September 15, 1983 in 

19 Book 49 of the miscellaneous records, Page 52 

20 of the Otoe County records, said point of begin21 ning is Westerly 275.54 feet as measured along 

22 said Section line from the Southeast Quarter of 

23 said Section 10 according to plat of right-of24 way by the State of Nebraska Department of 

25 Roads Right of Way Division; 


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1 Thence Easterly along said Section line 

2 275.54 feet to the northwest corner of North3 west Quarter Northeast Quarter of said Section 

4 15; 

5 Thence Southerly along the west line of 

6 said Northwest Quarter Northeast Quarter 

7 1320.00 feet, more or less, to the southwest 

8 corner thereof; 

9 Thence Easterly along the south line of 

10 said Northwest Quarter Northeast Quarter 

11 250.00 feet; 

12 Thence Northerly parallel with the west 

13 line of said Northwest Quarter Northeast Quar14 ter 700.00 feet; 

15 Thence along a line deflecting to the right 

16 53 00 minutes 00 seconds to the intersection 

17 with the southwesterly line of a 200 foot wide 

18 strip of land conveyed to Chicago, Burlington, 

19 and Quincy Railroad Company by deed re20 corded March 15, 1986 in Deed Book 115, 

21 Page 288 of the Otoe County records; 

22 Thence Northwesterly along the right of 

23 way of the railroad to the intersection with 

24 aforesaid southeasterly right-of-way line of the 

25 State Highway 2; 


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1 Thence along said Highway right-of-way 

2 line the following four courses: 

3 (1) deflecting to the left 34 44 minutes 59 

4 seconds a distance of 109.40 feet; 

5 (2) deflecting to the right 28 30 minutes 

6 19 seconds a distance of 93.86 feet; 

7 (3) deflecting to the left 51 03 minutes 26 

8 seconds a distance of 90.00 feet; and 

9 (4) deflecting to the left 55 26 minutes 58 

10 seconds a distance of 322.28 feet to the point 

11 of beginning and containing 13.00 acres of 

12 land, more or less. 

13 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 

14 Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 

15 convey, without consideration, to the Missouri River Basin 

16 Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center 

17 Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization 

18 with operational headquarters at 100 Valmont Drive, Ne19 braska City, Nebraska 68410, all right, title, and interest 

20 of the United States in and to the federally owned land 

21 under jurisdiction of the Secretary consisting of 2 parcels, 

22 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lewis and Clark 

23 National Historic Trail’’, numbered 648/80,002, and dated 

24 March 2006. 


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1 (b) SURVEY; CONVEYANCE COST.—The exact acreage 

2 and legal description of the land to be conveyed under sec3 tion (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 

4 the Secretary. The cost of the survey and all other costs 

5 incurred by the Secretary to convey the land shall be borne 

6 by the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive 

7 Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. 

8 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE, USE OF CONVEYED

9 LAND.—The conveyance authorized under subsection (a) 

10 shall be subject to the condition that the Missouri River 

11 Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Cen12 ter Foundation, Inc. use the conveyed land as a historic 

13 site and interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark Na14 tional Historic Trail. 

15 (d) DISCONTINUANCE OF USE.—If Missouri River 

16 Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Cen17 ter Foundation, Inc. determines to discontinue use of the 

18 land conveyed under subsection (a) as an historic site and 

19 interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark National His20 toric Trail, the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark In21 terpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. shall 

22 convey lands back to the Secretary without consideration. 

23 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

24 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi25 tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 


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1 (a) or the conveyance, if any, under subsection (d) as the 

2 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 

3 the United States. 

4 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require 

6 any additional terms and conditions for the convey7 ance under subsection (a) or the conveyance, if any, 

8 under subsection (d) that the Secretary determines to 

9 be appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

10 States. 

11 (2) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STANDARDS.—The 

12 Secretary shall enter into a written agreement with 

13 the foundation referred to in subsection (a) to ensure 

14 that the land conveyed under that subsection is oper15 ated in accordance with National Park Service stand16 ards for preservation, maintenance, and interpreta17 tion. 

18 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To assist 

19 with the operation of the facility there is authorized to 

20 be appropriated $150,000 per year for a period not to ex21 ceed 10 years. 


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Calendar No. 354 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 471 

[Report No. 110

–156] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

site along the trail. braska, to be used as an historical interpretive Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in NeInc. certain Federal land associated with the terpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark InSEPTEMBER 17, 2007 

Reported with amendments 


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