(commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chap-
ter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); 
(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 subpara-
graph (A). 
(4) HAYING
AND
GRAZING.—With respect to 
recreation land conveyed under paragraph (1) that is 
used for haying or grazing authorized by the Manage-
ment 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.— 
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(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 Profes-
sional Appraisal Practice, subject to paragraph (2). 
(2) IMPROVEMENTS.—For purposes of an ap-
praisal conducted under paragraph (1), any improve-
ments 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 re-
lating to the operation of the Jamestown Dam and Res-
ervoir. 
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SEC. 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. 
SEC. 4. RESERVATIONS, EASEMENTS, AND OTHER OUT-
STANDING 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 sec-
tion 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 Stat. 
891, chapter 665), including the Jamestown Res-
ervoir; 
(3) any flowage easement reserved by the United 
States to allow full operation of the Jamestown Res-
ervoir for authorized purposes; 
(4) reservations described in the Management 
Agreement; 
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(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, flow-
age 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 ele-
vation 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, boat-
houses, ramps, retaining walls, and other im-
provements 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 per-
mit, 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 
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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. 
SEC. 5. INTERIM REQUIREMENTS. 
During the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act and ending on the date of conveyance of a prop-
erty 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 ef-
fect. 
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Union Calendar No. 697 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6039 
[Report No. 115–901] 
A BILL 
To establish a procedure for the conveyance of cer-
tain Federal property around the Jamestown 
Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for 
other purposes. 
AUGUST 14, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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