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Union Calendar No. 111

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 701

[Report No. 104–215]

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

Rolla, Missouri.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 26, 1995

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

Committee on Agriculture

JULY 31, 1995

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

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

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 26, 1995]

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands

to the city of Rolla, Missouri.

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. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DISTRICT

2 ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, ROLLA, MISSOURI.

3 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the terms

4 and conditions specified in this section, the Secretary of Ag5 riculture may sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri (in this

6 section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and inter7 est of the United States in and to the following:

8 The property identified as the Rolla Ranger Dis9 trict Administrative Site of the Forest Service located

10 in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, encompassing ten

11 acres more or less, the conveyance of which by C.D.

12 and Oma A. Hazlewood to the United States was re13 corded on May 6, 1936, in book 104, page 286 of the

14 Record of Deeds of Phelps County, Missouri.

15 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the convey16 ance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Sec17 retary an amount equal to the fair market value of the

18 property as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the

19 Secretary and prepared in accordance with the Uniform

20 Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition as pub21 lished by the Department of Justice. Payment shall be due

22 in full within six months after the date the conveyance is

23 made, or, at the option of the City, in twenty equal annual

24 installments commencing on January 1 of the first year

25 following the conveyance and annually thereafter until the

26 total amount due has been paid.
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1 (c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—Funds received

2 by the Secretary under subsection (b) as consideration for

3 the conveyance shall be deposited into the special fund in

4 the Treasury authorized by the Act of December 4, 1967

5 (16 U.S.C. 484a, commonly known as the Sisk Act). Such

6 funds shall be available, subject to appropriation, until ex7 pended by the Secretary.

8 (d) RELEASE.—Subject to compliance with all Federal

9 environmental laws prior to transfer, the City, upon con10 veyance of the property under subsection (a), shall agree

11 in writing to hold the United States harmless from any and

12 all claims relating to the property including all claims re13 sulting from hazardous materials on the conveyed lands.

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

15 under subsection (a) shall be made by quitclaim deed in

16 fee simple, subject to a right of reentry in the United States

17 if the Secretary determines that the City is not in compli18 ance with the compensation requirements specified in sub19 section (b) or other condition prescribed by the Secretary

20 in the deed of conveyance.

21 (f) CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.—In

22 consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office of

23 the State of Missouri, the Secretary shall ensure that the

24 historic resources on the property to be conveyed are con25 served by requiring, at the closing on the conveyance of the
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1 property, that the City convey an historic preservation ease2 ment to the State of Missouri assuring the right of the State

3 to enter the property for historic preservation purposes. The

4 historic preservation easement shall be negotiated between

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

6 the easement shall be a condition to the conveyance author7 ized under subsection (a). The protection of the historic re8 sources on the conveyed property shall be the responsibility

9 of the State of Missouri and the City, and not that of the

10 Secretary.
Union Calendar No. 111

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 701

[Report No. 104–215]

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey

lands to the city of Rolla, Missouri.

JULY 31, 1995

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