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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3426
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the City of
Rolla, Missouri.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 3, 1993
Mr. EMERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands
to the City of Rolla, Missouri.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.
The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter ‘‘Secretary’’)
is authorized to sell to the City of Rolla, Missouri, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in section 2, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the fol-
lowing:
The property identified as the Rolla Ranger
District Administrative Site of the Forest Service lo-
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cated in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, encompass-
ing 10 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.
SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the convey-
ance described in section 1 shall be equal to the fair mar-
ket value of the property as determined by an appraisal
prepared in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal
Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, as published by
the Department of Justice, and which is acceptable to the
Secretary. Payment of consideration is due in full within
6 months of conveyance or, at the option of the City of
Rolla, in 20 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. At the option of the City of Rolla, consideration
maybe paid by services, in lieu of cash, the value of which
the Secretary finds to be equal to the appraised fair mar-
ket value of the Federal land. The type, valuation, and
manner of service must be acceptable to the Secretary and
provide for the administration of the Mark Twain Na-
tional Forest on an annual basis not to exceed 20 years.
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What constitutes approved services shall be set forth in
a Memorandum of Understanding between the involved
parties, prior to conveyance. An annual accounting of the
service furnished during the preceding year shall be pro-
vided to the Secretary by the City of Rolla by February
15 of each year.
(b) FUNDS RECEIVED.—Any funds received by the
Secretary as consideration for the conveyance authorized
by this Act shall be deposited into a special fund in the
Treasury which will remain available until expended by the
Secretary for the purpose of acquiring lands or interests
therein within the State of Missouri for National Forest
Service purposes.
(c) RELEASE.—Subject to compliance with all Fed-
eral environmental laws prior to transfer, the City of
Rolla, upon transfer of the property described in section
1, shall agree in writing to hold the United States harm-
less from any and all claims relating to the property, in-
cluding all claims resulting from hazardous materials on
the conveyed lands.
(d) REVERSION.—The conveyance described in sec-
tion 1 shall be by quitclaim deed in fee simple subject to
reversion or right of re-entry upon conditions prescribed
by the Secretary in the deed of conveyance or in the event