H. R. 5094
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To require the conveyance of Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property, includ-
ing the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, to the State of 
North Carolina to permit the State to use the property as a public facility 
dedicated to the conservation of the natural and cultural resources of North 
Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge 
Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MATTAMUSKEET LODGE, MATTAMUSKEET 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NORTH CAROLINA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Within six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
shall convey to the State of North Carolina, without consideration, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States, except for certain 
utility and road easements, in and to a parcel of real property 
consisting 
of 
approximately 
6.25 
acres 
and 
containing 
Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property, including the 
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, as depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge/Pump Station’’ 
and dated January 10, 2006, for the purpose of permitting the 
State to use the property as a public facility dedicated to the 
conservation of the natural and cultural resources of North Caro-
lina. 
(b) 
RESTORATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
OF
LODGE.—The 
Mattamuskeet Lodge is listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places, and, as a condition of the conveyance of the lodge under 
subsection (a), the State shall agree to restore and maintain the 
lodge in accordance with—
(1) the Standard for the Treatment of Historic Properties 
with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and 
Reconstructing Historic Buildings, as prescribed pursuant to 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
470f), Part 800 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(2) the General Statutes of North Carolina, Chapter 121, 
Article 1. 
(c) AS IS CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the condition that the State accept the real 
property described in such subsection in its condition at the time 
of the conveyance, commonly known as conveyance ‘‘as is’’.
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(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The State shall cover the costs 
of any survey and the cost of recordation of deeds in connection 
with the conveyance under this section. Except as provided in 
subsection (e), all other costs associated with the conveyance shall 
be paid by the Secretary. 
(e) LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary shall not retain liability for any environmental 
remediation that may be required with regard to the real property 
conveyed under this section under any applicable environmental 
authorities for—
(1) costs or performance of response actions required under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.) at or related 
to the property; or 
(2) costs, penalties, fines, or performance of actions related 
to noncompliance with applicable environmental authorities at 
or related to the property or related to the presence, release, 
or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, 
or contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous material, or petro-
leum product or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind 
at or related to the property, including contamination resulting 
from migration. 
(f) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the real property conveyed under this section is 
not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance 
specified in subsection (a) or the State is not complying with the 
condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), all right, title, 
and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the option 
of the Secretary, to the United States, and the United States 
shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property. Any 
determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be made 
on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(g) MEMORANDUM
OF
AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall 
cooperate with the State to develop a memorandum of agreement 
encompassing mutually beneficial opportunities to use the property 
to be conveyed under this section to provide visitor services, to 
construct and utilize facilities and utilities, and to implement wild-
life conservation projects.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.