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Union Calendar No. 16

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 535

[Report No. 104–34]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning National

Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 17, 1995

Mrs. LINCOLN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

FEBRUARY 15, 1995

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

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

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

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning

National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas.

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 ‘‘Corning National Fish

5 Hatchery Conveyance Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CORNING NATIONAL FISH HATCH2 ERY TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

3 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

5 of the Interior shall convey to the State of Arkansas with6 out reimbursement all right, title, and interest of the

7 United States in and to the property described in sub8 section (b), for use by the Arkansas Game and Fish Com9 mission as part of the State of Arkansas fish culture pro10 gram.

11 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred

12 to in subsection (a) is the property known as the Corning

13 National Fish Hatchery (popularly known as the William

14 H. Donham State Fish Hatchery), located one mile west

15 of Corning, Arkansas, on Arkansas State Highway 67 in

16 Clay County, Arkansas, consisting of 137.34 acres (more

17 or less), and all improvements and related personal prop18 erty under the control of the Secretary that is located on

19 that property, including buildings, structures, and equip20 ment.

21 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST OF UNITED STATES.—

22 All right, title, and interest in property described in sub23 section (b) shall revert to the United States if the property

24 ceases to be used as part of the State of Arkansas fish

25 culture program. The State of Arkansas shall ensure that

26 the property reverting to the United States is in substan-
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1 tially the same or better condition as at the time of trans2 fer.

3 (c) USE AND REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The prop4 erty conveyed to the State of Arkansas pursuant to this sec5 tion shall be used by the State for purposes of fishery re6 sources management, and if it is used for any other purpose

7 all right, title, and interest in and to all property conveyed

8 pursuant to this section shall revert to the United States.

9 The State of Arkansas shall ensure that the property revert10 ing to the United States is in substantially the same or

11 better condition as at the time of transfer.
Union Calendar No. 16

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 535

[Report No. 104–34]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey

of Arkansas.the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State

FEBRUARY 15, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and