I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5299 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to Scenic Rivers Develop-
ment Alliance certain National Forest System land in the State of 
Mississippi. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2018 
Mr. HARPER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to Scenic 
Rivers Development Alliance certain National Forest 
System land in the State of Mississippi. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Okhissa Lake Rural 
Economic Development Land Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OKHISSA LAKE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
LAND CONVEYANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ALLIANCE.—The term ‘‘Alliance’’ means 
the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) REQUEST.—Subject to the requirements of this 
section, if the Alliance submits a written request for con-
veyance by not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Alliance 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the National Forest System land described in sub-
section (c). 
(c) DESCRIPTION
OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the National Forest System land referred to in sub-
section (b) is the approximately 150 acres of real 
property located in sec. 6, T. 5 N. R. 4 E., Franklin 
County, Mississippi, and further described as— 
(A) the portion of the NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 lying 
south of the south boundary of Berrytown 
Road; 
(B) the portion of the W1⁄2 NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 
lying south of the south boundary of Berrytown 
Road; 
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(C) the portion of the SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 lying 
east of the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98; 
(D) the W1⁄2 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4; 
(E) the portion of the NW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 lying 
east of the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98; 
(F) the portion of the NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 com-
mencing at the southwest corner of the NE1⁄4 
SW1⁄4, said point being the point of beginning, 
thence running east 330 feet along the south 
boundary of the NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 to a point in Lake 
Okhissa, thence running northeasterly to a 
point in Lake Okhissa on the east boundary of 
the NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 330 feet south of the north-
east corner thereof, thence running north 330 
feet along the east boundary of the NE1⁄4 
SW1⁄4 to the northeast corner thereof, thence 
running west along the north boundary of the 
NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 to the NW corner thereof; thence 
running south along the west boundary of the 
NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 to the point of beginning; and 
(G) the portion of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 
commencing at the southeast corner of the 
SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4, said point being the point of be-
ginning, and running northwesterly to the 
northwest corner of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4, 
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thence running south along the west boundary 
of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 to the southwest cor-
ner thereof, thence running east along the 
south boundary of the SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 to the 
point of beginning. 
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the National Forest System land to be 
conveyed under this section shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(d) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 
under this section shall be— 
(1) made— 
(A) without consideration; and 
(B) by quitclaim deed; and 
(2) subject to— 
(A) valid existing rights; and 
(B) such other terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States. 
(e) COSTS.—As a condition for the conveyance under 
this section, the Alliance shall pay for all costs associated 
with the conveyance, including for any survey under sub-
section (c)(2). 
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