A bill to convey certain locks and dams.

A bill to convey certain locks and dams. 1. Locks and Dams (a) In general Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for navigation at the locks and dams identified in the Report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 30, 2015, and titled Green River Locks and Dams 3, 4, 5 and 6 and Barren River Lock and Dam 1, Kentucky (b) Authority To convey (1) Green river locks and dams 3 and 4 All right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Green River Lock and Dam 3, located in Ohio County and Muhlenberg County Kentucky, together with improvements associated therewith, shall be conveyed by the Secretary to the Rochester Dam Regional Water Commission. All right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Green River Lock and Dam 4, located in Butler County, Kentucky, together with improvements associated therewith, shall be conveyed by the Secretary to Butler County. (2) Green river lock and dam 5 Green River Lock and Dam 5, located in Butler County and Warren County, Kentucky, shall be conveyed by the Secretary to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a political subdivision thereof, or a 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization. (3) Green river lock and dam 6 The Secretary shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over that portion of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the left descending bank of the Green River, together with any improvements associated therewith, to the Department of the Interior for inclusion in the Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. All right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that portion of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the right descending bank of the Green River, together with any improvements associated therewith, shall be conveyed by the Secretary to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. (4) Barren river lock and dam 1 All right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Barren River Lock and Dam 1, located in Warren County, Kentucky, together with any improvements associated therewith, shall be conveyed by the Secretary to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. (c) Surveys The exact acreage and legal descriptions of any lands to be disposed of, transferred or conveyed under this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. (d) Quit claim deed Conveyances under subsection (b) shall be accomplished by quitclaim deed and without consideration. (e) Reversion If the Secretary determines that the land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be owned by the public, all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.

Summary: This bill deauthorizes the project for navigation at the Green River Locks and Dams 3, 4, 5, and 6 and Barren River Lock and Dam 1, Kentucky, and requires the associated lands and improvements to be disposed of as prescribed below. All U.S. rights to: Green River Lock and Dam 3, located in Ohio County and Muhlenberg County, shall be conveyed to the Rochester Dam Regional Water Commission; Green River Lock and Dam 4, located in Butler County, shall be conveyed to Butler County; Green River Lock and Dam 5, located in Butler County and Warren County, shall be conveyed to Kentucky, a political subdivision thereof, or a tax-exempt non-governmental organization; and the portion of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, Edmonson County located on the right descending bank of the Green River, and Barren River Lock and Dam 1, located in Warren County, shall be conveyed to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The Secretary of the Army shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the portion of the Green River Lock and Dam 6 located on the left descending bank of the Green River to the Department of the Interior for inclusion in the Mammoth Cave National Park. If the Secretary determines that such conveyed land ceases to be owned by the public, all right to the land shall revert to the United States.