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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5966 
A bill to convey certain locks and dams. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 
Mr. GUTHRIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
A bill to convey certain locks and dams. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LOCKS AND DAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the project for navigation at the locks 
and dams identified in the Report of the Chief of Engi-
neers dated April 30, 2015, and titled ‘‘Green River Locks 
and Dams 3, 4, 5 and 6 and Barren River Lock and Dam 
1, Kentucky’’ shall no longer be authorized, and the lands 
and improvements associated with the locks and dams 
shall be disposed of consistent with subsection (b) and 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
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the Army determines to be necessary and appropriate in 
the public interest. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 
(1) GREEN RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS 3 AND 4.— 
All right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to Green River Lock and Dam 3, located in 
Ohio County and Muhlenberg County Kentucky, to-
gether with improvements associated therewith, shall 
be conveyed by the Secretary to the Rochester Dam 
Regional Water Commission. All right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to Green River 
Lock and Dam 4, located in Butler County, Ken-
tucky, together with improvements associated there-
with, shall be conveyed by the Secretary to Butler 
County. 
(2) GREEN RIVER LOCK AND DAM 5.—Green 
River Lock and Dam 5, located in Butler County 
and Warren County, Kentucky, shall be conveyed by 
the Secretary to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a 
political subdivision thereof, or a 501(c)(3) non-gov-
ernmental organization. 
(3) GREEN RIVER LOCK AND DAM 6.—The Sec-
retary shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over 
that portion of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, 
Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the 
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left descending bank of the Green River, together 
with any improvements associated therewith, to the 
Department of the Interior for inclusion in the 
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. All right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to 
that portion of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, 
Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the 
right descending bank of the Green River, together 
with any improvements associated therewith, shall be 
conveyed by the Secretary to the Kentucky Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 
(4) BARREN
RIVER
LOCK
AND
DAM
1.—All 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to Barren River Lock and Dam 1, located in Warren 
County, Kentucky, together with any improvements 
associated therewith, shall be conveyed by the Sec-
retary to the Kentucky Department of Fish and 
Wildlife Resources. 
(c) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tions of any lands to be disposed of, transferred or con-
veyed under this section shall be determined by surveys 
satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(d) QUIT CLAIM DEED.—Conveyances under sub-
section (b) shall be accomplished by quitclaim deed and 
without consideration. 
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(e) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines that 
the land conveyed under subsection (b) ceases to be owned 
by the public, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
land shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the 
United States. 
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