[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 50 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 50

    To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the State of 
 Wisconsin lands and improvements associated with the LaFarge Dam and 
  Lake portion of the project for flood control and allied purposes, 
           Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

  Mr. Gunderson (for himself and Mr. Petri) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the State of 
 Wisconsin lands and improvements associated with the LaFarge Dam and 
  Lake portion of the project for flood control and allied purposes, 
           Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, 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. KICKAPOO RIVER, WISCONSIN.

    (a) Project Modification.--The project for flood control and allied 
purposes, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, authorized by section 203 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1190), as modified by section 814 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4169), is 
further modified as provided by this section.
    (b) Transfer of Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall transfer to the State of 
        Wisconsin, without consideration, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States to the lands described in 
        paragraph (2), including all works, structures, and other 
        improvements to such lands.
            (2) Land description.--The lands to be transferred pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are the approximately 8,569 acres of land 
        associated with the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of the project 
        referred to in subsection (a) in Vernon County, Wisconsin, in 
        the following sections:
                    (A) Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 1 West of 
                the 4th Principal Meridian.
                    (B) Sections 2 through 11, and 16, 17, 20, and 21, 
                Township 13 North, Range 2 West of the 4th Principal 
                Meridian.
                    (C) Sections 15, 16, 21 through 24, 26, 27, 31, and 
                33 through 36, Township 14 North, Range 2 West of the 
                4th Principal Meridian.
            (3) Terms and conditions.--The transfer under paragraph (1) 
        shall be made on the condition that the State of Wisconsin 
        enters into a written agreement with the Secretary to hold the 
        United States harmless from all claims arising from or through 
        the operation of the lands and improvements subject to the 
        transfer.
            (4) Deadlines.--Not later than July 1, 1995, the Secretary 
        shall transmit to the State of Wisconsin an offer to make the 
        transfer under this subsection. Such offer shall provide for 
        the transfer to be made in the period beginning on November 1, 
        1995, and ending on December 31, 1995.
            (5) Deauthorization.--The LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of 
        the project referred to in subsection (a) is not authorized 
        after the date of the transfer under this subsection.
            (6) Interim management and maintenance.--The Secretary 
        shall continue to manage and maintain the LaFarge Dam and Lake 
        portion of project referred to in subsection (a) until the date 
        of the transfer under this subsection.
    (c) Completion of Project Features.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall undertake the 
        completion of the following features of the project referred to 
        in subsection (a):
                    (A) The continued relocation of State Highway Route 
                131 and County Highway Routes P and F substantially in 
                accordance with plans contained in Design Memorandum 
                No. 6, Relocation-LaFarge Reservoir, dated June 1970; 
                except that the relocation shall generally follow the 
                existing road right-of-way through the Kickapoo Valley.
                    (B) Construction of a visitor and education complex 
                to include buildings, parking areas, recreational 
                trails, and canoe facilities substantially in 
                accordance with plans contained in Design Memorandum 
                No. 3, Preliminary Master Plan for Resource Management, 
                Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, dated May 1967, and Design 
                Memorandum No. 7, Master Recreation Plan for Resource 
                Management, LaFarge Lake Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, 
                dated July 1974.
                    (C) Environmental cleanup and site restoration of 
                abandoned wells, farm sites, and safety modifications 
                to the water control structures.
                    (D) Cultural resource activities to meet the 
                requirements of Federal law.
            (2) Participation by state of wisconsin.--In undertaking 
        the completion of the features identified in paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall determine the requirements of the State of 
        Wisconsin on the location and design of each such feature.
    (d) Costs.--The cost of the project referred to in subsection (a) 
is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at a 
total cost of $17,000,000, with a first Federal cost of $17,000,000.

SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

    For the purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.

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