Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act
PL 104-265 (H.R.3546), enacted 10/09/1996

110 STAT. 3288 
PUBLIC LAW 104-265—OCT. 9, 1996 
Oct. 9, 1996 
[H.R. 3546) 
Walhalla 
National Fish 
Hatchery 
Conveyance Act. 
Public Law 104-265 
104th Congress 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery 
to the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—WALHALLA NATIONAL FISH 
HATCHERY 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Walhalla National Fish Hatchery 
Conveyance Act". 
SEC. 
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CONVEYANCE 
OF 
WALHALLA 
NATIONAL 
FISH 
HATCHERY 
TO 
THE 
STATE 
OF 
SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
Effective date. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall convey to the State of South Carolina without reimbursement 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
property described in subsection (b), for use by the South Carolina 
Department of Natural Resources as part of the State of South 
Carolina fish culture program. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred to in sub-
section (a) is the property known as the Walhalla National Fish 
Hatchery, located on Indian Camp Creek and the East Fork of 
Chattooga River off of State Secondary Highway 325 in northern 
Oconee County, South Carolina, consisting of 76.2 acres (more or 
less), all improvements and related personal property under the 
control of the Secretary that is located on that property, including 
buildings, structures, and equipment, and all easements, leases, 
and water rights relating to that property. 
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If any of the property conveyed 
to the State of South Carolina under this section is used for any 
purpose other than the use authorized under subsection (a), all 
right, title, and interest in and to all property conveyed under 
this section shall revert to the United States. The State of South 
Carolina shall ensure that all property reverting to the United 
States under this subsection is in substantially the same or better 
condition as at the time of transfer to the State. 
PUBLIC LAW 104-265—OCT. 9, 1996 
110 STAT. 3289 
TITLE II—CORRECTION OF COASTAL 
BARRIER RESOURCES MAP 
SEC. 201. CORRECTIONS OF MAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of Effective date, 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make 
16 USC 3503 
such corrections to the set of maps described in subsection (b) ^°^-
as are necessary to move the southern-most boundary of Unit 
SC-01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System (known as the 
"Long Pond Unit") to exclude from the Unit the structures known 
as "Lands End", "Beachwalk", and "Courtyard Villas", including 
the land lying between the structures. The corrected southern 
boundary shall extend in a straight line, at the break in develop-
ment, between the coast and the north boundary of the unit. 
(b) MAPS.—^The set of maps described in this subsection is 
the set of maps entitled "Coastal Barrier Resources System" dated 
October 24, 1990, insofar as the maps relate to Unit SC-01 of 
the Coastal Barrier Resources System. 
Approved October 9, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3546: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-701 (Comm. on Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): 
Jiily 30, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 24, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 27, House conciured in Senate amendments.