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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3369 

To provide for the application of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 

to the Connell Lake area to enable the Ketchikan Gateway Borough 

in Alaska to obtain land in the area in accordance with that Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 13, 2010 

Ms. MURKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the application of the Recreation and Public 

Purposes Act to the Connell Lake area to enable the 

Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska to obtain land 

in the area in accordance with that Act. 

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 ‘‘Connell Lake Water5 shed Protection and Recreation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the Forest Service owns the land sur2 rounding Connell Lake, which is located within the 

3 boundaries of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough; 

4 (2) the Lake serves as— 

5 (A) a major water source for the Borough; 

6 and 

7 (B) a local recreation site; 

8 (3) the Borough— 

9 (A) has a great interest in the manage10 ment of the Connell Lake area; and 

11 (B) desires to participate directly in the 

12 planning and management of the area; 

13 (4) the Borough would be eligible to obtain land 

14 in the Connell Lake area from the Federal Govern15 ment under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

16 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 

17 Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) if the land was not 

18 located within a national forest; 

19 (5) Congress has previously enacted legislation 

20 to authorize units of local governments to obtain 

21 land from a national forest under the Act of June 

22 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 

23 Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) in 

24 circumstances similar to the circumstances applica25 ble to the Connell Lake area; and 


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1 (6) the management plan for Connell Lake 

2 under the comprehensive plan for the Borough is 

3 consistent with— 

4 (A) the forest management plan for the 

5 area; and 

6 (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

7 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 

8 Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

9 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide 

10 for the application of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

11 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

12 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) to the Connell Lake area to enable 

13 the Borough to obtain land in the area in accordance with 

14 the basic terms and conditions of that Act. 

15 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act: 

17 (1) BOROUGH.—The term ‘‘Borough’’ means 

18 the Ketchikan Gateway Borough located in the State 

19 of Alaska. 

20 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

21 means the approximately 880 acres of Federal land 

22 and interests in land in the Connell Lake area, as 

23 generally depicted on the map. 


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1 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Connell Lake Watershed—Aliquot Part De3 scription’’. 

4 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF CONNELL LAKE LAND. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi6 sion of law, in accordance with this Act and the Act of 

7 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 

8 Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), and sub9 ject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of Agriculture 

10 and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall 

11 convey the Federal land to the Borough. 

12 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

13 and available for inspection in— 

14 (1) the office of the Chief of the Forest Service; 

15 and 

16 (2) the office of the Forest Supervisor located 

17 in Ketchikan, Alaska. 

18 (c) MANAGEMENT.—On conveyance of the Federal 

19 land, the Federal land shall be managed in accordance 

20 with the the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

21 the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 

22 869 et seq.), including the provisions of that Act relating 

23 to the reversion of land. 

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