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Union Calendar No. 697 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6039 
[Report No. 115–901] 
To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property 
around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and 
for other purposes. 
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 Jamestown Reservoir in the 
State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. 
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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) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Stutsman County Park Board in Jamestown, North 
Dakota. 
(2) GAME AND FISH HEADQUARTERS.—The term 
‘‘game and fish headquarters’’ means the land de-
picted as ‘‘Game and Fish Headquarters’’ on the 
Map. 
(3) JAMESTOWN RESERVOIR.—The term ‘‘James-
town Reservoir’’ means the Jamestown Reservoir con-
structed as a unit of the Missouri-Souris Division, 
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, as authorized 
by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’) (58 
Stat. 891, chapter 665). 
(4) 
MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Management Agreement’’ means the management 
agreement entitled ‘‘Management Agreement between 
the United States of America and Stutsman County 
Park Board for the Management, Development, Oper-
ation and Maintenance of Recreation and Related 
Improvements and Facilities at Jamestown Reservoir 
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Stutsman County, North Dakota’’, numbered 15–LM– 
60–2255, and dated February 17, 2015. 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map pre-
pared by the Bureau of Reclamation, entitled ‘‘James-
town Reservoir’’, and dated May 2018. 
(6) PERMITTED CABIN LAND.—The term ‘‘per-
mitted cabin land’’ means the land depicted as ‘‘Per-
mitted Cabin Lands’’ 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 STUTSMAN COUNTY PARK 
BOARD. 
(a) CONVEYANCES
TO
STUTSMAN
COUNTY
PARK 
BOARD.— 
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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 Board all right, title, and interest 
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 Board shall agree to pay all survey and 
other administrative costs necessary for the prep-
aration and completion of any patents for, and 
transfers of title to, the land described in para-
graph (1). 
(3) MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) RECREATION LAND.—The Board 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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