To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.

To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. 1. Definitions In this Act: (1) Board The term Board (2) Game and fish headquarters The term game and fish headquarters Game and Fish Headquarters (3) Jamestown Reservoir The term Jamestown Reservoir Flood Control Act of 1944 (4) Management Agreement The term Management Agreement Management Agreement between the United States of America and Stutsman County Park Board for the Management, Development, Operation and Maintenance of Recreation and Related Improvements and Facilities at Jamestown Reservoir Stutsman County, North Dakota (5) Map The term Map Jamestown Reservoir (6) Permitted cabin land The term permitted cabin land Permitted Cabin Lands (7) Property The term property (8) Recreation land The term recreation land Recreation and Public Purpose Lands (9) Secretary The term Secretary (10) State The term State 2. Conveyances to Stutsman County Park Board (a) Conveyances to Stutsman County Park Board (1) In general Subject to the management requirements of paragraph (3) and the easements and reservations under section 4, not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Board all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to— (A) the recreation land; and (B) the permitted cabin land. (2) Costs (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall convey the land described in paragraph (1) at no cost. (B) Title transfer; land surveys As a condition of the conveyances under paragraph (1), the Board shall agree to pay all survey and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land described in paragraph (1). (3) Management (A) Recreation land The Board shall manage the recreation land conveyed under paragraph (1)— (i) for recreation and public purposes consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 43 U.S.C. 869 (ii) for public access; (iii) for fish and wildlife habitat; or (iv) to preserve the natural character of the recreation land. (B) Permitted cabin land The Board shall manage the permitted cabin land conveyed under paragraph (1)— (i) for cabins or recreational residences in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act; or (ii) for any of the recreation land management purposes described in subparagraph (A). (4) Haying and grazing With respect to recreation land conveyed under paragraph (1) that is used for haying or grazing authorized by the Management Agreement as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Board may continue to permit haying and grazing in a manner that is permissible under the one or more haying or grazing contracts in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Sale of permitted cabin land by board (1) In General If the Board sells any parcel of permitted cabin land conveyed under subsection (a)(1)(B), the parcel shall be sold at fair market value, as determined by a third-party appraiser in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, subject to paragraph (2). (2) Improvements For purposes of an appraisal conducted under paragraph (1), any improvements on the permitted cabin land made by a permit holder shall not be included in the appraised value of the land. (3) Proceeds from the Sale of Land by the Board If the Board sells a parcel of permitted cabin land conveyed under subsection (a)(1)(B), the Board shall pay to the Secretary the amount of any proceeds of the sale that exceed the costs of preparing the sale by the Board. (c) Availability of funds to the Secretary Any amounts paid to the Secretary for land conveyed by the Secretary under this Act shall be made available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, for activities relating to the operation of the Jamestown Dam and Reservoir. 3. Conveyance of game and fish headquarters to the State Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the State all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the game and fish headquarters, on the condition that the game and fish headquarters continue to be used as a game and fish headquarters or substantially similar purposes. 4. Reservations, easements, and other outstanding rights (a) In general Each conveyance to the Board or the State pursuant to this Act shall be made subject to— (1) valid existing rights; (2) operational requirements of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, as authorized by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944 (3) any flowage easement reserved by the United States to allow full operation of the Jamestown Reservoir for authorized purposes; (4) reservations described in the Management Agreement; (5) oil, gas, and other mineral rights reserved of record, as of the date of enactment of this Act, by, or in favor of, the United States or a third party; (6) any permit, license, lease, right-of-use, flowage easement, or right-of-way of record in, on, over, or across the applicable property or Federal land, whether owned by the United States or a third party, as of the date of enactment of this Act; (7) a deed restriction that prohibits building any new permanent structure on property below an elevation of 1,454 feet; and (8) the granting of applicable easements for— (A) vehicular access to the property; and (B) access to, and use of, all docks, boathouses, ramps, retaining walls, and other improvements for which access is provided in the permit for use of the property as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Liability; taking (1) Liability The United States shall not be liable for flood damage to a property subject to a permit, the Board, or the State, or for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to a permit holder, the Board, or the State, other than for damages caused by an act or omission of the United States or an employee, agent, or contractor of the United States before the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Taking Any temporary flooding or flood damage to the property of a permit holder, the Board, or the State, shall not be considered to be a taking by the United States. 5. Interim requirements During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date of conveyance of a property or parcel of land under this Act, the provisions of the Management Agreement that are applicable to the property or land, or to leases between the State and the Secretary, and any applicable permits, shall remain in force and effect. August 14, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to convey to the Stutsman County Park Board in Jamestown, North Dakota, all U.S. interest in recreation land and permitted cabin land at no cost. As a condition of the conveyances, the board shall agree to pay all survey and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land. The board shall manage the recreation land: (1) for recreation and public purposes consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, (2) for public access, (3) for fish and wildlife habitat, or (4) to preserve its natural character. The board shall manage the permitted cabin land for cabins or recreational residences in existence as of this bill's enactment or for any of the recreation land management purposes. Reclamation shall convey to North Dakota all U.S. interest in the game and fish headquarters, on the condition that the headquarters continue to be used as a game and fish headquarters or for substantially similar purposes. The bill exempts the United States from liability for damages, including flood damages, except for damages caused by an act or omission of a U.S. employee, agent, or contracts before the enactment of this bill.