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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 701

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

and Forestry

AN ACT

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,

3 SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DISTRICT

4 ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, ROLLA, MISSOURI.

5 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the

6 terms and conditions specified in this section, the Sec7 retary of Agriculture may sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri

8 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title,

9 and interest of the United States in and to the following:
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1 The property identified as the Rolla Ranger

2 District Administrative Site of the Forest Service lo3 cated in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, encompass4 ing ten acres more or less, the conveyance of which

5 by C.D. and Oma A. Hazlewood to the United

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

7 page 286 of the Record of Deeds of Phelps County,

8 Missouri.

9 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con10 veyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the

11 Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the

12 property as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the

13 Secretary and prepared in accordance with the Uniform

14 Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition as pub15 lished by the Department of Justice. Payment shall be due

16 in full within six months after the date the conveyance

17 is made, or, at the option of the City, in twenty equal

18 annual installments commencing on January 1 of the first

19 year following the conveyance and annually thereafter

20 until the total amount due has been paid.

21 (c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—Funds received

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

23 the conveyance shall be deposited into the special fund in

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

25 (16 U.S.C. 484a, commonly known as the Sisk Act). Such
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1 funds shall be available, subject to appropriation, until ex2 pended by the Secretary.

3 (d) RELEASE.—Subject to compliance with all Fed4 eral environmental laws prior to transfer, the City, upon

5 conveyance of the property under subsection (a), shall

6 agree in writing to hold the United States harmless from

7 any and all claims relating to the property including all

8 claims resulting from hazardous materials on the conveyed

9 lands.

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

11 City under subsection (a) shall be made by quitclaim deed

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

13 States if the Secretary determines that the City is not in

14 compliance with the compensation requirements specified

15 in subsection (b) or other condition prescribed by the Sec16 retary in the deed of conveyance.

17 (f) CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.—In

18 consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office

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

20 the historic resources on the property to be conveyed are

21 conserved by requiring, at the closing on the conveyance

22 of the property, that the City convey an historic preserva23 tion easement to the State of Missouri assuring the right

24 of the State to enter the property for historic preservation

25 purposes. The historic preservation easement shall be ne-
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1 gotiated between the State of Missouri and the City, and

2 the conveyance of the easement shall be a condition to the

3 conveyance authorized under subsection (a). The protec4 tion of the historic resources on the conveyed property

5 shall be the responsibility of the State of Missouri and

6 the City, and not that of the Secretary.

Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 1995.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.