[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3546 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3546


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             JULY 31, 1996

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 AN ACT


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Walhalla National 
             Fish Hatchery to the State of South Carolina.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Walhalla National Fish Hatchery 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF WALHALLA NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY TO THE STATE OF 
              SOUTH CAROLINA.

    (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 subsection (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.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.