108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1778

AN ACT

To authorize a land conveyance between the United States

and the City of Craig, Alaska, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

5 Purchase Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act:

3 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of

4 Craig, Alaska.

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

6 the Secretary of Agriculture.

7 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

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

9 the date on which the City receives a copy of the appraisal

10 conducted under subsection (c), the City offers to convey

11 to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the City

12 in and to the parcels of non-Federal land described in sub13 section (b), the Secretary, subject to the availability of ap14 propriations, shall—

15 (1) accept the offer; and

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

17 pay to the City an amount equal to the appraised

18 value of the land, as determined under subsection

19 (c).

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

21 referred to in subsection (a) consists of—

22 (1) the municipal land identified on the map

23 entitled ‘‘Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail and

24 Recreation Parcel and Craig Cannery Property’’ and

25 dated August 2003;
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1 (2) lots 1 and 1A, Block 11–A, as identified on

2 the City of Craig Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland

3 Addition, Patent # 155 (Inst. 69–982, Ketchikan

4 Recording Office), dated April 21, 2004, consisting

5 of approximately 22,353 square feet of land; and

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

7 projected line between the southwest corner of lot 1,

8 Block 11, USS 1430 and the northwest corner of lot

9 1, Block 11–A, as identified on the City of Craig

10 Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland Addition, Patent #

11 155 (Inst. 69–982, Ketchikan Recording Office),

12 dated April 21, 2004, consisting of approximately

13 4,700 square feet of land.

14 (c) APPRAISALS.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying the land

16 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—

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

18 accordance with—

19 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards

20 for Federal Land Acquisitions;

21 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes22 sional Appraisal Practice; and

23 (iii) Forest Service Appraisal Direc24 tives; and
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1 (B) submit to the City a copy of the ap2 praisal.

3 (2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—

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

5 appraising the land described in subsection

6 (b)(1).

7 (B) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall pay

8 the costs of appraising the land described in

9 paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b).

10 (d) MANAGEMENT.—Any land acquired under sub11 section (a) shall be—

12 (1) included in the Tongass National Forest;

13 and

14 (2) administered by the Secretary in accordance

15 with the laws (including regulations) and forest plan

16 applicable to the Tongass National Forest.

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

18 The amount received by the City under section

19 3(a)(2) shall be used by the City to acquire the Craig can20 nery property, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Informa21 tional Map, Sunnahae Trail and Recreation Parcel and

22 Craig Cannery Property’’ and dated August 2003.

23 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

24 There are authorized to be appropriated—
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1 (1) to the Forest Service for the reconstruction

2 of the Sunnahae Trail, $250,000; and

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

4 Act.

Passed the Senate September 15, 2004.

Attest:

Secretary.
108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1778

AN ACT

To authorize a land conveyance between the United

other purposes.States and the City of Craig, Alaska, and for