[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3557 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3557

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National 
                 Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 30, 1996

 Mr. Hilliard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National 
                 Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama.

    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 ``Marion National Fish Hatchery 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY TO THE STATE OF 
              ALABAMA.

    (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 Alabama without reimbursement all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the property described in 
subsection (b) for use by the Game and Fish Division of the Alabama 
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as part of the State 
of Alabama fish culture program.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
consists of--
            (1) that portion of the Marion National Fish Hatchery 
        leased to the Alabama Game and Fish Division, located on State 
        Highway 175 seven miles northeast of Marion, Alabama, as 
        described in Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Agreement dated 
        June 6, 1974, between the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service and the State of Alabama, Department of Conservation 
        and Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division, comprised of 
        approximately 300 acres (more or less);
            (2) all improvements and related personal property under 
        the control of the Secretary that is located on that property, 
        including buildings, structures, equipment, and all easements 
        and leases relating to that property; and
            (3) all water rights and timber rights relating to that 
        property.
    (c) Use and Reversionary Interest.--The property conveyed to the 
State of Alabama under this section shall be used by the State for 
purposes of fishery resources management and fisheries-related 
activities. If it is used for any other purpose detrimental to those 
purposes and activities, all right, title, and interest in and to all 
property conveyed under this section shall revert to the United States. 
The State of Alabama shall ensure that 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, except for any 
timber interest or mineral interest in the property that is sold or 
leased by the State.
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