H. R. 701

One Hundred Fourth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,

the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six

An Act

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the city of Rolla,

Missouri.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, ROLLA, MISSOURI.

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may

sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri (in this section referred to as

the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in

and to the following:

The property identified as the Rolla Ranger District

Administrative Site of the Forest Service located in Rolla,

Phelps County, Missouri, encompassing ten acres more or less,

the conveyance of which by C.D. and Oma A. Hazlewood to

the United States was recorded on May 6, 1936, in book 104,

page 286 of the Record of Deeds of Phelps County, Missouri.

(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance under

subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount

equal to the fair market value of the property as determined by

an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and prepared in accordance

with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition

as published by the Department of Justice. Payment shall be due

in full within six months after the date the conveyance is made,

or, at the option of the City, in twenty equal annual installments

commencing on January 1 of the first year following the conveyance

and annually thereafter until the total amount due has been paid.

(c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—Funds received by the Secretary under subsection (b) as consideration for the conveyance

shall be deposited into the special fund in the Treasury authorized

by the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a, commonly known

as the Sisk Act). Such funds shall be available, subject to appropriation, until expended by the Secretary.

(d) RELEASE.—Subject to compliance with all Federal environmental laws prior to transfer, the City, upon conveyance of the

property under subsection (a), shall agree in writing to hold the

United States harmless from any and all claims relating to the

property including all claims resulting from hazardous materials

on the conveyed lands.

(e) RIGHT OF REENTRY.—The conveyance to the City under

subsection (a) shall be made by quitclaim deed in fee simple, subject

to a right of reentry in the United States if the Secretary determines

that the City is not in compliance with the compensation require-
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ments specified in subsection (b) or other condition prescribed by

the Secretary in the deed of conveyance.

(f) CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.—In consultation

with the State Historic Preservation Office of the State of Missouri,

the Secretary shall ensure that the historic resources on the property to be conveyed are conserved by requiring, at the closing

on the conveyance of the property, that the City convey an historic

preservation easement to the State of Missouri assuring the right

of the State to enter the property for historic preservation purposes.

The historic preservation easement shall be negotiated between

the State of Missouri and the City, and the conveyance of the

easement shall be a condition to the conveyance authorized under

subsection (a). The protection of the historic resources on the conveyed property shall be the responsibility of the State of Missouri

and the City, and not that of the Secretary.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.