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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3960 

To provide for an exchange of administrative jurisdiction between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture involving certain 

Federal property administered as part of the Chattahoochee National 

Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank 

D. Merrill, and certain Army Corps of Engineers property adjacent 

to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2014 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on 

Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services, for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for an exchange of administrative jurisdiction 

between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 

of Agriculture involving certain Federal property administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, 

but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp 

Frank D. Merrill, and certain Army Corps of Engineers 

property adjacent to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. 

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. TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC2 TION, CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL AND LAKE 

3 LANIER, GEORGIA. 

4 (a) TRANSFERS REQUIRED.— 

5 (1) CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL.—Not later than 

6 December 31, 2014, the Secretary of Agriculture 

7 shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of 

8 the Secretary of the Army for required Army force 

9 protection measures certain Federal land adminis10 tered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, 

11 but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for 

12 Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega, Georgia, con13 sisting of approximately 282.304 acres identified in 

14 the permit numbered 0018–01. 

15 (2) LAKE LANIER PROPERTY.—In exchange for 

16 the land transferred under paragraph (1), the Sec17 retary of the Army (acting through the Chief of En18 gineers) shall transfer to the administrative jurisdic19 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture certain Federal 

20 land administered by the Army Corps of Engineers 

21 and consisting of approximately 10 acres adjacent to 

22 Lake Lanier at 372 Dunlap Landing Road, Gaines23 ville, Georgia. 

24 (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED LAND.— 

25 (1) CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL.—Upon receipt of 

26 the land under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of 


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1 the Army shall continue to use the land for military 

2 purposes. 

3 (2) LAKE LANIER PROPERTY.—Upon receipt of 

4 the land under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture shall use the land for administrative 

6 purposes. 

7 (c) PROTECTION OF THE ETOWAH DARTER AND

8 HOLIDAY DARTER.—Nothing in the transfer required by 

9 subsection (a)(1) shall affect the prior designation of lands 

10 within the Chattahoochee National Forest as critical habi11 tat for the Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae) and the 

12 Holiday darter (Etheostoma brevirostrum). 

13 (d) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP.— 

14 (1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The 

15 Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agri16 culture shall publish in the Federal Register a legal 

17 description and map of both parcels of land to be 

18 transferred under subsection (a). 

19 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and 

20 map filed under paragraph (1) for a parcel of land 

21 shall have the same force and effect as if included 

22 in this Act, except that the Secretaries may correct 

23 errors in the legal description and map. 

24 (e) REIMBURSEMENTS OF COSTS.—The transfers re25 quired by subsection (a) shall be made without reimburseVerDate Mar 15 2010 02:48 Feb 01, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3960.IH H3960

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1 ment, except that the Secretary of the Army shall reim2 burse the Secretary of Agriculture for any costs incurred 

3 by the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in the preparation 

4 of the legal description and maps required by subsection 

5 (d). 

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