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Union Calendar No. 696 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6038 
[Report No. 115–900] 
To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property 
around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2018 
Mr. CRAMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
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 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 7, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Fed-
eral property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the 
State of North Dakota. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means Dickinson Parks & Recreation in Dickinson, 
North Dakota. 
(2) DICKINSON RESERVOIR.—The term ‘‘Dickin-
son Reservoir’’ means the Dickinson Reservoir con-
structed as part of the Dickinson Unit, Heart Divi-
sion, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, as author-
ized by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 
1944’’) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665). 
(3) GAME AND FISH HEADQUARTERS.—The term 
‘‘game and fish headquarters’’ means the approxi-
mately 10 acres of land depicted as ‘‘Game and Fish 
Headquarters’’ on the Map. 
(4) 
MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Management Agreement’’ means the management 
agreement entitled ‘‘Management Agreement between 
the Bureau of Reclamation, et al., for the Develop-
ment, Management, Operation, and Maintenance of 
Lands and Recreation Facilities at Dickinson Res-
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ervoir’’, MA No. 07AG602222, Modification No. 1 and 
dated March 15, 2017. 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map pre-
pared by the Bureau of Reclamation, entitled ‘‘Dick-
inson Reservoir’’, and dated May 2018. 
(6) PERMITTED CABIN LAND.—The term ‘‘per-
mitted cabin land’’ means the land depicted as ‘‘Per-
mitted Cabin Land’’ on the Map. 
(7) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘property’’ means 
any cabin site located on permitted cabin land for 
which a permit is in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(8) RECREATION LAND.—The term ‘‘recreation 
land’’ means the land depicted as ‘‘Recreation and 
Public Purpose Lands’’ on the Map. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Com-
missioner of Reclamation. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of North Dakota, acting through the North Dakota 
Game and Fish Department. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCES TO DICKINSON DEPARTMENT OF 
PARKS AND RECREATION. 
(a) CONVEYANCES TO DICKINSON DEPARTMENT OF 
PARKS AND RECREATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the management re-
quirements 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 Department all right, title, and in-
terest 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 Department 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 Department 
shall manage the recreation land conveyed under 
paragraph (1)— 
(i) for recreation and public purposes 
consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 
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(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 Depart-
ment shall manage the permitted cabin land con-
veyed 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 Department 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. 
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(b) SALE OF PERMITTED CABIN LAND BY DEPART-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Department sells any 
parcel of permitted cabin land conveyed under sub-
section (a)(1)(B), the parcel shall be sold at fair mar-
ket 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 the per-
mit holder shall not be included in the appraised 
value of the land. 
(3) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND BY THE 
DEPARTMENT.—If the Department sells a parcel of 
permitted cabin land conveyed under subsection 
(a)(1)(B), the Department shall pay to the Secretary 
the amount of any proceeds of the sale that exceed the 
costs of preparing the sale by the Department. 
(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 Dickinson Dam and Reservoir. 
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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 Depart-
ment 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 Dickinson Reservoir; 
(3) any flowage easement reserved by the United 
States to allow full operation of Dickinson Reservoir 
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 2,430.6 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 Department, or the State, or for damages 
arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relat-
ing to a permit holder, the Department, or the State, 
other than for damages caused by an act or omission 
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of the United States or an employee, agent, or con-
tractor of the United States before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) TAKING.—Any temporary flooding or flood 
damage to the property of a permit holder, the De-
partment, 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. 696 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6038 
[Report No. 115–900] 
A BILL 
To establish a procedure for the conveyance of cer-
tain Federal property around the Dickinson Res-
ervoir in the State of North Dakota. 
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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