I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6628 
To provide for the application of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
to the Connell Lake area, so the Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska 
may obtain that land under the Act’s basic terms and conditions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2008 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the application of the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act to the Connell Lake area, so the Ketchikan 
Gateway Borough in Alaska may obtain that land under 
the Act’s basic terms and conditions. 
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 ‘‘Connell Lake Water-
shed Protection and Recreation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The U.S. Forest Service currently owns the 
area surrounding Connell Lake, located within the 
boundaries of the Borough. The lake serves as a 
major water source for the Ketchikan Gateway Bor-
ough and as a local recreation site. 
(2) The Borough has a great interest in the 
management of the Connell Lake area and desires to 
participate directly in the planning and management 
of the area. 
(3) The Borough would be eligible to obtain 
this land from the Federal Government under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act if the land was 
not located within a national forest. 
(4) Congress has passed legislation in similar 
circumstances to permit local governments to obtain 
land from a national forest under the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act. 
(5) The management plan for Connell Lake 
under the Borough’s comprehensive plan is con-
sistent with the newly issued forest management 
plan for the area and with the terms and conditions 
of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide 
for the application of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
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Act to the Connell Lake area so the Borough may obtain 
that land under the Act’s basic terms and conditions. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act: 
(1) BOROUGH.—The term ‘‘Borough’’ means 
the Ketchikan Gateway Borough located in the State 
of Alaska. 
(2) 
RECREATION
AND
PUBLIC
PURPOSES 
ACT.—The term ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act’’ means the Act titled ‘‘An Act to authorize ac-
quisition or use of public lands by States, counties, 
or municipalities for recreational purposes.’’, ap-
proved June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in accordance with this Act and the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act, and subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
the Interior, as appropriate, shall convey to the Borough 
the Federal lands and interests in lands within the ap-
proximately 880 acres and generally depicted on the map 
titled ‘‘Connell Lake Watershed—Aliquot Part Descrip-
tion’’. Such map shall be on file and available for inspec-
tion in the offices of the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service 
and the Forest Supervisor located in Ketchikan, Alaska. 
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