I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1563 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release certain reversionary interests 
of the United States in and to a parcel of land located in Henderson, 
Tennessee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2019 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release certain 
reversionary interests of the United States in and to 
a parcel of land located in Henderson, Tennessee. 
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 ‘‘Chester County Rever-
sionary Interest Release Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Tennessee. 
(3) STATE
FOREST
LAND.—The term ‘‘State 
forest land’’ means the approximately 0.62-acre par-
cel of land in Chickasaw State Forest that is identi-
fied as ‘‘State Forest Land’’ on the map prepared 
by the Forest Service entitled ‘‘State Forest Land 
Detail Map’’ and dated October 9, 2018. 
(4) WEBB PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Webb prop-
erty’’ means the approximately 0.90-acre parcel of 
land owned by Kirby and Leta Webb identified as 
‘‘Webb Property Lot 1’’ on the map prepared by the 
Tennessee Division of Forestry entitled ‘‘Webb 
Property Detail Map’’ and dated October 9, 2018. 
SEC. 3. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST. 
(a) RELEASE.—To facilitate an exchange of land be-
tween the Bethel Baptist Church in Henderson, Ten-
nessee, and the State, the Secretary shall release the re-
versionary interest of the United States in and to the 
State forest land described in subsection (b) if, as consid-
eration for the release, the State agrees to transfer to the 
United States a vested future interest in and to the Webb 
property that is similar to the reversionary interest de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
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(b) DESCRIPTION OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 
The reversionary interest referred to in subsection (a) is 
the reversionary interest of the United States in and to 
the State forest land that— 
(1) requires that the State forest land be used 
for public purposes; and 
(2) is contained in a deed— 
(A) granting from the United States to the 
State the State forest land; 
(B) dated August 12, 1955; and 
(C) registered on page 588 of book 48 of 
the record of deeds for Chester County, Ten-
nessee. 
SEC. 4. SALE OF MINERAL RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any valid existing 
rights of third parties, as soon as practicable after the 
date on which the Secretary determines that the State has 
complied with the requirements of subsection (b)(2), the 
Secretary shall convey to the State the undivided mineral 
interests of the United States in and to the State forest 
land. 
(b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall determine— 
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(A) the mineral character of the State for-
est land; and 
(B) the fair market value of the mineral 
interests referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the State shall pay 
to the United States— 
(A) any administrative costs incurred by 
the United States in conveying to the State the 
mineral interests referred to in subsection (a), 
including the costs incurred by the Secretary in 
making the determinations required under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) an amount equal to the fair market 
value of the mineral interests referred to in sub-
section (a), as determined under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
Æ 
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