Title: To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee.
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make specified conveyances of the Cheatham Lock and Dam project to Cheatham County, Tennessee.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5703 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5703

 To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain 
            property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2018

  Mr. Cooper (for himself and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain 
            property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may convey to 
the Cheatham County, Tennessee (in this section referred to as the 
``Grantee''), all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to real property in Cheatham County, Tennessee, consisting of 
approximately 9.19 acres identified as portions of tracts E-514-1, E-
514-2, E-518-1, E-518-2, E-519-1, E-537-1 and E-538, all being part of 
the Cheatham Lock and Dam project at CRM 158.5, including any 
improvements thereon (in this section referred to as the ``Project'').
    (b) Deed.--The conveyance of property under this section shall be 
accomplished using a quitclaim deed and upon such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States, to include retaining the right to inundate with water 
any land transferred under this section.
    (c) Administrative Expenses.--The Grantee shall be responsible for 
the payment of administrative expenses associated with the conveyance 
of property under this section in accordance with section 2695 of title 
10, United States Code.
    (d) Consideration.--The Grantee shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount that is not less than the fair market value of the land conveyed 
under this section, as determined by the Secretary.
    (e) Subject to Existing Easements and Other Interests.--The 
conveyance of property under this section shall be subject to all 
existing easements, rights-of-way, and leases that are in effect as of 
the date of the transfer.
    (f) Liability.--The Grantee shall hold the United States harmless 
from any and all liability with respect to activities carried out on 
the property on or after the date of the conveyance, to include any 
damage to property or improvements thereon caused by operation of the 
Project.
    (g) Applicability of Real Property Screening Provisions.--Section 
2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance 
of property under this section.
    (h) Survey To Obtain Legal Description.--The exact acreage and 
legal description of the property shall be determined by a survey that 
is satisfactory to the Secretary.
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