[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1397 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1397

  To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in 
   Austin, Nevada, to the Austin Historic Mining District Historical 
                    Society, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 1993

   Mr. Reid introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in 
   Austin, Nevada, to the Austin Historic Mining District Historical 
                    Society, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary 
of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall 
convey, without monetary consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to certain lands located in Austin, Nevada, 
as described in subsection (b), to the Austin Historic Mining District 
Historical Society for use as a museum, or for other public purposes.
    (b) Land Description.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) comprise township 19 North, range 44 East, section 19, 
        block 38, lots 1 through 16, assessor's parcel number 01-147-
        01, a total of approximately .59 acres; and
            (2) include improvements on the lands.
    (c) Reservation of Minerals.--The Secretary shall include in any 
deed or other instrument of conveyance pursuant to subsection (a), a 
reservation to the United States of all minerals underlying the lands 
referred to in subsection (a).
    (d) Reversion to the United States.--If the lands conveyed by the 
Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) cease to be operated by the Austin 
Historic Mining District Historical Society and used as a public museum 
or for other public purposes, ownership of the lands shall revert to 
the United States.

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