Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013
PL 113-35 (S.304), enacted 09/18/2013

[113th Congress Public Law 35]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



[[Page 127 STAT. 519]]

Public Law 113-35
113th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez 
  Trace Parkway, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Sept. 18, 2013 -  [S. 
                                 304]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Natchez Trace 
Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013. 16 USC 460 note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance 
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Natchez 
        Trace Parkway, Proposed Boundary Change'', numbered 604/105392, 
        and dated November 2010.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Mississippi.
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Conveyance Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall convey to the State, by quitclaim deed and without 
        consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to the parcels of land described in subsection 
        (b).
            (2) Compatible use.--The deed of conveyance to the parcel of 
        land that is located southeast of U.S. Route 61/84 and which is 
        commonly known as the ``bean field property'' shall reserve an 
        easement to the United States restricting the use of the parcel 
        to only those uses which are compatible with the Natchez Trace 
        Parkway.

    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are the 2 parcels totaling approximately 67 acres 
generally depicted as ``Proposed Conveyance'' on the map.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Exclusion of Conveyed Land.--On completion of the conveyance to 
the State of the land described in section 3(b), the boundary of the 
Natchez Trace Parkway shall be adjusted to exclude the conveyed land.
    (b) Inclusion of Additional Land.--

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            (1) <<NOTE: Effective date.>>  In general.--Effective on the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the boundary of the Natchez Trace 
        Parkway is adjusted to include the approximately 10 acres of 
        land that is generally depicted as ``Proposed Addition'' on the 
        map.
            (2) Administration.--The land added under paragraph (1) 
        shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the Natchez 
        Trace Parkway.

    Approved September 18, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 304:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-191 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 113-25 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):
            June 19, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 10, considered and passed House.

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