IIA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 701
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands
to the city of Rolla, Missouri.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DISTRICT
ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, ROLLA, MISSOURI.
(a) CONVEYANCE
AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the
terms and conditions specified in this section, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the following:
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The property identified as the Rolla Ranger
District Administrative Site of the Forest Service lo-
cated in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, encompass-
ing ten acres more or less, the conveyance of which
by C.D. and Oma A. Hazlewood to the United
States was recorded on May 6, 1936, in book 104,
page 286 of the Record of Deeds of Phelps County,
Missouri.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the
Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the
property as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the
Secretary and prepared in accordance with the Uniform
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition as pub-
lished by the Department of Justice. Payment shall be due
in full within six months after the date the conveyance
is made, or, at the option of the City, in twenty equal
annual installments commencing on January 1 of the first
year following the conveyance and annually thereafter
until the total amount due has been paid.
(c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—Funds received
by the Secretary under subsection (b) as consideration for
the conveyance shall be deposited into the special fund in
the Treasury authorized by the Act of December 4, 1967
(16 U.S.C. 484a, commonly known as the Sisk Act). Such
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funds shall be available, subject to appropriation, until ex-
pended by the Secretary.
(d) RELEASE.—Subject to compliance with all Fed-
eral environmental laws prior to transfer, the City, upon
conveyance of the property under subsection (a), shall
agree in writing to hold the United States harmless from
any and all claims relating to the property including all
claims resulting from hazardous materials on the conveyed
lands.
(e) RIGHT OF REENTRY.—The conveyance to the
City under subsection (a) shall be made by quitclaim deed
in fee simple, subject to a right of reentry in the United
States if the Secretary determines that the City is not in
compliance with the compensation requirements specified
in subsection (b) or other condition prescribed by the Sec-
retary in the deed of conveyance.
(f) CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES.—In
consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office
of the State of Missouri, the Secretary shall ensure that
the historic resources on the property to be conveyed are
conserved by requiring, at the closing on the conveyance
of the property, that the City convey an historic preserva-
tion easement to the State of Missouri assuring the right
of the State to enter the property for historic preservation
purposes. The historic preservation easement shall be ne-
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gotiated between the State of Missouri and the City, and
the conveyance of the easement shall be a condition to the
conveyance authorized under subsection (a). The protec-
tion of the historic resources on the conveyed property
shall be the responsibility of the State of Missouri and
the City, and not that of the Secretary.
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.