H. R. 701
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the city of Rolla,
Missouri.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DISTRICT ADMINIS-
TRATIVE SITE, ROLLA, MISSOURI.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the terms and condi-
tions specified in this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may
sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the following:
The property identified as the Rolla Ranger District
Administrative Site of the Forest Service located in Rolla,
Phelps County, Missouri, encompassing ten acres more or less,
the conveyance of which by C.D. and Oma A. Hazlewood to
the United States was recorded on May 6, 1936, in book 104,
page 286 of the Record of Deeds of Phelps County, Missouri.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance under
subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount
equal to the fair market value of the property as determined by
an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and prepared in accordance
with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition
as published by the Department of Justice. Payment shall be due
in full within six months after the date the conveyance is made,
or, at the option of the City, in twenty equal annual installments
commencing on January 1 of the first year following the conveyance
and annually thereafter until the total amount due has been paid.
(c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—Funds received by the Sec-
retary under subsection (b) as consideration for the conveyance
shall be deposited into the special fund in the Treasury authorized
by the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a, commonly known
as the Sisk Act). Such funds shall be available, subject to appropria-
tion, until expended by the Secretary.
(d) RELEASE.—Subject to compliance with all Federal environ-
mental laws prior to transfer, the City, upon conveyance of the
property under subsection (a), shall agree in writing to hold the
United States harmless from any and all claims relating to the
property including all claims resulting from hazardous materials
on the conveyed lands.
(e) RIGHT
OF REENTRY.—The conveyance to the City under
subsection (a) shall be made by quitclaim deed in fee simple, subject
to a right of reentry in the United States if the Secretary determines
that the City is not in compliance with the compensation require-
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ments specified in subsection (b) or other condition prescribed by
the Secretary in the deed of conveyance.
(f) CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.—In consultation
with the State Historic Preservation Office of the State of Missouri,
the Secretary shall ensure that the historic resources on the prop-
erty to be conveyed are conserved by requiring, at the closing
on the conveyance of the property, that the City convey an historic
preservation easement to the State of Missouri assuring the right
of the State to enter the property for historic preservation purposes.
The historic preservation easement shall be negotiated between
the State of Missouri and the City, and the conveyance of the
easement shall be a condition to the conveyance authorized under
subsection (a). The protection of the historic resources on the con-
veyed property shall be the responsibility of the State of Missouri
and the City, and not that of the Secretary.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.