To provide for an exchange of administrative jurisdiction between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture involving certain Federal property administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill, and certain Army Corps of Engineers property adjacent to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

Bill: 113-hr-3960
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2014-01-29
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

Forests, forestry, trees

Georgia

Land transfers

Military facilities and property

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer to the Secretary of the Army, for Army force protection measures, certain federal land administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill, in exchange for certain federal land administered by the Army Corps of Engineers that is adjacent to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, to be used by the Secretary of Agriculture for administrative purposes.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3960 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2014 Mr. Collins of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for an exchange of administrative jurisdiction between the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture involving certain Federal property administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill, and certain Army Corps of Engineers property adjacent to Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

1. Transfers of administrative jurisdiction, Camp Frank D. Merrill and Lake Lanier, Georgia (a) Transfers Required (1) Camp Frank D. Merrill Not later than December 31, 2014, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for required Army force protection measures certain Federal land administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega, Georgia, consisting of approximately 282.304 acres identified in the permit numbered 0018–01. (2) Lake lanier property In exchange for the land transferred under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture certain Federal land administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and consisting of approximately 10 acres adjacent to Lake Lanier at 372 Dunlap Landing Road, Gainesville, Georgia. (b) Use of Transferred Land (1) Camp Frank D. Merrill Upon receipt of the land under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of the Army shall continue to use the land for military purposes. (2) Lake lanier property Upon receipt of the land under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the land for administrative purposes. (c) Protection of the Etowah Darter and Holiday Darter Nothing in the transfer required by subsection (a)(1) shall affect the prior designation of lands within the Chattahoochee National Forest as critical habitat for the Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae) and the Holiday darter (Etheostoma brevirostrum). (d) Legal Description and Map (1) Preparation and publication The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish in the Federal Register a legal description and map of both parcels of land to be transferred under subsection (a). (2) Force of law The legal description and map filed under paragraph (1) for a parcel of land shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretaries may correct errors in the legal description and map. (e) Reimbursements of Costs The transfers required by subsection (a) shall be made without reimbursement, except that the Secretary of the Army shall reimburse the Secretary of Agriculture for any costs incurred by the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in the preparation of the legal description and maps required by subsection (d).