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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5603 
To provide for the conveyance of the Lake Fannin Tract of the Caddo 
National Grasslands in Fannin County, Texas, to the County, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mr. HALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of the Lake Fannin Tract 
of the Caddo National Grasslands in Fannin County, 
Texas, to the County, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAKE FANNIN CONVEYANCE, CADDO NATIONAL 
GRASSLANDS, FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey, without consideration, to Fannin 
County, Texas (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Coun-
ty’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to a parcel of real property, including all improve-
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ments thereon, consisting of approximately 2,025 acres 
and known as the Lake Fannin Tract of the Caddo Na-
tional Grasslands in Fannin County, Texas, as depicted 
on the map titled ‘‘Lake Fannin Proposal–Caddo National 
Grasslands’’ and dated November 21, 2013, for the pur-
pose of permitting the County to protect and restore the 
historic structures on the property and to use the property 
for recreational purposes. 
(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the County to cover costs to be incurred by 
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
conveyance under subsection (a), including survey 
costs, costs for environmental documentation, and 
any other administrative costs related to the convey-
ance. If amounts are collected from the County in 
advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the convey-
ance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
to the County. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
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that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts 
so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 
fund or account, and shall be available for the same 
purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary. 
(d) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary shall 
adjust the boundaries of the Caddo National Grasslands 
to reflect the conveyance under subsection (a). 
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