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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act</b></p> <p> (Sec. 4) The bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell specified federal land in the Kisatchie National Forest in Winn Parish, Louisiana, for fair market value. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc. </p> <p>USDA may configure the federal land to be conveyed so as to maximize the marketability of the conveyance or to achieve management objectives. </p> <p>Consideration for a conveyance of federal land under this bill shall be in cash. </p> <p>In any conveyance of federal land under this bill, USDA shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances but shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate such substances. </p> <p>(Sec. 5) USDA shall deposit the proceeds from such conveyances in the fund established under the Sisk Act. </p> <p>(Sec. 6) USDA shall require Collins Camp Properties to pay at closing reasonable appraisal costs and the cost of any administrative and environmental analyses required by law. </p> <p>An offer by Collins Camp Properties for acquiring the federal land must be accompanied by a written statement from each holder of a Forest Service special use authorization with respect to such land specifying that the holder agrees to relinquish that authorization upon the conveyance of such land to Collins Camp Properties. If a holder fails to furnish such a written statement, USDA shall require Collins Camp Properties to administer that authorization in accordance with its terms until it expires.</p>]]></text>
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