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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5299 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to Scenic Rivers Development Alliance certain National Forest System land in the State of 

Mississippi. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2018 

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

Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to Scenic 

Rivers Development Alliance certain National Forest 

System land in the State of Mississippi. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Okhissa Lake Rural 

5 Economic Development Land Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OKHISSA LAKE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

7 LAND CONVEYANCE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ALLIANCE.—The term ‘‘Alliance’’ means 

2 the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance. 

3 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 (b) REQUEST.—Subject to the requirements of this 

6 section, if the Alliance submits a written request for con7 veyance by not later than 180 days after the date of enact8 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Alliance 

9 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

10 to the National Forest System land described in sub11 section (c). 

12 (c) DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

13 LAND.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

15 the National Forest System land referred to in sub16 section (b) is the approximately 150 acres of real 

17 property located in sec. 6, T. 5 N. R. 4 E., Franklin 

18 County, Mississippi, and further described as— 

(A) the portion of the NW1⁄4 NW1 19 ⁄4 lying 

20 south of the south boundary of Berrytown 

21 Road; 

(B) the portion of the W1⁄2 NE1⁄4 NW1 22 ⁄4

23 lying south of the south boundary of Berrytown 

24 Road; 


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(C) the portion of the SW1⁄4 NW1 1 ⁄4 lying 

2 east of the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98; 

(D) the W1⁄2 SE1⁄4 NW1 3 ⁄4; 

(E) the portion of the NW1⁄4 SW1 4 ⁄4 lying 

5 east of the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98; 

(F) the portion of the NE1⁄4 SW1 6 ⁄4 commencing at the southwest corner of the NE1 7 ⁄4

SW1 8 ⁄4, said point being the point of beginning, 

9 thence running east 330 feet along the south 

boundary of the NE1⁄4 SW1 10 ⁄4 to a point in Lake 

11 Okhissa, thence running northeasterly to a 

12 point in Lake Okhissa on the east boundary of 

the NE1⁄4 SW1 13 ⁄4 330 feet south of the north14 east corner thereof, thence running north 330 

feet along the east boundary of the NE1 15 ⁄4

SW1 16 ⁄4 to the northeast corner thereof, thence 

17 running west along the north boundary of the 

NE1⁄4 SW1 18 ⁄4 to the NW corner thereof; thence 

19 running south along the west boundary of the 

NE1⁄4 SW1 20 ⁄4 to the point of beginning; and 

(G) the portion of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1 21 ⁄4

22 commencing at the southeast corner of the 

SE1⁄4 NW1 23 ⁄4, said point being the point of be24 ginning, and running northwesterly to the 

northwest corner of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1 25 ⁄4, 


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1 thence running south along the west boundary 

of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1 2 ⁄4 to the southwest cor3 ner thereof, thence running east along the 

south boundary of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1 4 ⁄4 to the 

5 point of beginning. 

6 (2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de7 scription of the National Forest System land to be 

8 conveyed under this section shall be determined by 

9 a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

10 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

11 under this section shall be— 

12 (1) made— 

13 (A) without consideration; and 

14 (B) by quitclaim deed; and 

15 (2) subject to— 

16 (A) valid existing rights; and 

17 (B) such other terms and conditions as the 

18 Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect 

19 the interests of the United States. 

20 (e) COSTS.—As a condition for the conveyance under 

21 this section, the Alliance shall pay for all costs associated 

22 with the conveyance, including for any survey under sub23 section (c)(2). 

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