I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 343 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest 
System land in the State of Texas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. RATCLIFFE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 
National Forest System land in the State of Texas. 
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 ‘‘Lake Fannin Convey-
ance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Fannin County, Texas. 
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Lake Fannin Conveyance’’ and dated Novem-
ber 21, 2013. 
(3) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM
LAND.—The 
term ‘‘National Forest System land’’ means the ap-
proximately 2,025 acres of National Forest System 
land generally depicted on the map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the terms and condi-
tions described in subsection (b), if the County submits 
to the Secretary an offer to acquire the National Forest 
System land for the fair market value, as determined by 
the appraisal under subsection (c), the Secretary shall con-
vey the National Forest System land to the County. 
(b) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights; 
(2) made by quitclaim deed; and 
(3) subject to any other terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
(c) APPRAISAL.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall complete an appraisal to determine the 
fair market value of the National Forest System 
land. 
(2) STANDARDS.—The appraisal under para-
graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(d) MAP.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
kept on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Forest Service. 
(2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary 
may correct minor errors in the map. 
(e) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
National Forest System land, as determined by the ap-
praisal under subsection (c). 
(f) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description 
of the National Forest System land to be conveyed under 
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subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary and the County. 
(g) USE.—As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the County shall agree to manage the land 
conveyed under that subsection for public recreational 
purposes. 
(h) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay to 
the Secretary all costs associated with the conveyance, in-
cluding the cost of— 
(1) the appraisal under subsection (c); and 
(2) the survey under subsection (f). 
Æ 
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