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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 701

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

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,

3 SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DIS4 TRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, ROLLA, MIS5 SOURI.

6 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the

7 terms and conditions specified in this section, the Sec8 retary of Agriculture may sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri

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

10 and interest of the United States in and to the following:
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1 The property identified as the Rolla Ranger District Ad2 ministrative Site of the Forest Service located in Rolla,

3 Phelps County, Missouri, encompassing ten acres more or

4 less, the conveyance of which by C.D. and Oma A.

5 Hazlewood to the United States was recorded on May 6,

6 1936, in book 104, page 286 of the Record of Deeds of

7 Phelps County, Missouri.

8 (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con9 veyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the

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

11 property as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the

12 Secretary and prepared in accordance with the Uniform

13 Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition as pub14 lished by the Department of Justice. Payment shall be due

15 in full within six months after the date the conveyance

16 is made or, at the option of the City, in twenty equal an17 nual installments commencing on January 1 of the first

18 year following the conveyance and annually thereafter

19 until the total amount due has been paid.

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

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

22 the conveyance shall be deposited into the special fund in

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

24 (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) REVERSION.—The conveyance under subsection

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

12 to reversion to the United States and right of reentry upon

13 such conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary in

14 the deed of conveyance or in the event the City fails to

15 comply with the compensation requirements specified in

16 subsection (b).

17 (f) CONVERSION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.—In con18 sultation with the State Historic Preservation Office of the

19 State of Missouri, the Secretary shall ensure that the his20 toric resources on the property to be conveyed are con21 served by requiring, at the closing on the conveyance of

22 the property, that the City convey an historic preservation

23 easement to the State of Missouri assuring the right of

24 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.

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