[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1256 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1256

  To authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire 
   Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the 
            Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire 
   Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the 
            Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.

    The Secretary of the Interior may exchange all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to certain National Park Service 
lands in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York, 
described in section 2, for all right, title, and interest of the 
Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York, in and to certain lands 
in the Village of Patchogue, described in section 2, without further 
consideration.

SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.

    (a) National Park Lands.--The National Park Service lands in the 
Fire Island National Seashore, in the State of New York, referred to in 
section 1 are the lands generally depicted on the map entitled ``Fire 
Island National Seashore Land Exchange--Proposed'', dated October 1994.
    (b) Village of Patchogue Lands.--The lands in the Village of 
Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York, referred to in section 1 are the 
lands generally depicted on the map entitled ``Village of Patchogue 
Land Exchange--Proposed'', dated October 1994.
    (c) Maps.--The maps referred to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
on file and available for inspection in the Office of the Director of 
the National Park Service.

SEC. 3. LANDS ACQUIRED BY SECRETARY.

    The lands in the Village of Patchogue that are acquired by the 
Secretary of the Interior under section 1 shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Fire Island National Seashore.
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