Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3249
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Lakes and rivers

Land transfers

Mississippi
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Directs the Department of Agriculture to convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, without consideration, approximately 8, 307 acres of specified National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi for public uses only. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3249 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2015 Mr. Harper (for himself, Mr. Palazzo , and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District approximately 8,307 acres of National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests in Mississippi, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015 . 2. Conveyance to the Pat Harrison Waterway District of the State of Mississippi (a) Conveyance The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 8,307 acres of National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi identified as Oakohay/Little Oakohay Lake, Smith County, Mississippi on the map entitled Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development and dated April 2, 2014. (b) Survey If determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. (c) Use of land As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the Pat Harrison Waterway District shall use the land conveyed under subsection (a) only for public purposes consistent with the laws of the State of Mississippi. 3. Reversionary interest If any parcel of land conveyed under this title ceases to be used for the public purpose for which the parcel was conveyed, the parcel shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, based on a determination that reversion is in the best interests of the United States, revert to the United States.