S. 1778

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four

An Act

To authorize a land conveyance between the United States and the City of Craig,

Alaska, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Craig Recreation Land Purchase

Act’’.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of Craig, Alaska.

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 180 days after the date

on which the City receives a copy of the appraisal conducted under

subsection (c), the City offers to convey to the Secretary all right,

title, and interest of the City in and to the parcels of non-Federal

land described in subsection (b), the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall—

(1) accept the offer; and

(2) on conveyance of the land to the Secretary, pay to

the City an amount equal to the appraised value of the land,

as determined under subsection (c).

(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The non-Federal land referred to

in subsection (a) consists of—

(1) the municipal land identified on the map entitled

‘‘Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail and Recreation Parcel and

Craig Cannery Property’’ and dated August 2003;

(2) lots 1 and 1A, Block 11–A, as identified on the City

of Craig Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland Addition, Patent #

155 (Inst. 69–982, Ketchikan Recording Office), dated April

21, 2004, consisting of approximately 22,353 square feet of

land; and

(3) the portion of Beach Road eastward of a projected

line between the southwest corner of lot 1, Block 11, USS

1430 and the northwest corner of lot 1, Block 11–A, as identified

on the City of Craig Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland Addition,

Patent # 155 (Inst. 69–982, Ketchikan Recording Office), dated

April 21, 2004, consisting of approximately 4,700 square feet

of land.

(c) APPRAISALS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying the land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—

(A) conduct an appraisal of the land, in accordance

with—

(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal

Land Acquisitions;

(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional

Appraisal Practice; and

(iii) Forest Service Appraisal Directives; and

(B) submit to the City a copy of the appraisal.

(2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—

(A) CITY.—The City shall pay the costs of appraising

the land described in subsection (b)(1).

(B) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall pay the costs of

appraising the land described in paragraphs (2) and (3)

of subsection (b).

(d) MANAGEMENT.—Any land acquired under subsection (a)

shall be—

(1) included in the Tongass National Forest; and

(2) administered by the Secretary in accordance with the

laws (including regulations) and forest plan applicable to the

Tongass National Forest.

SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND BY THE CITY OF CRAIG.

The amount received by the City under section 3(a)(2) shall

be used by the City to acquire the Craig cannery property, as

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail

and Recreation Parcel and Craig Cannery Property’’ and dated

August 2003.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated—

(1) to the Forest Service for the reconstruction of the

Sunnahae Trail, $250,000; and

(2) such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.