[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3220 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3220

To authorize the use of certain land in Merced County, California, for 
                         an elementary school.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 1998

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the use of certain land in Merced County, California, for 
                         an elementary school.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO USE LAND IN MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FOR 
              ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

    (a) Removal of Restrictions.--Notwithstanding the restrictions 
otherwise applicable under the terms of conveyance by the United States 
of any of the land described in subsection (b) to Merced County, 
California, or under any agreement concerning any part of such land 
between such county and the Secretary of the Interior or any other 
officer or agent of the United States, the land described in subsection 
(b) may be used for the purpose specified in subsection (c).
    (b) Land Affected.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the 
north 25 acres of the 40 acres located in the northwest quarter of the 
southwest quarter of section 20, township 7 south, range 13 east, Mount 
Diablo base line and Meridian in Merced County, California, conveyed to 
such county by deed recorded in volume 1941 at page 441 of the official 
records in Merced County, California.
    (c) Authorized Uses.--Merced County, California, may authorize the 
use of the land described in subsection (b) for an elementary school 
serving children without regard to their race, creed, color, national 
origin, physical or mental disability, or sex, operated by a 
nonsectarian organization on a nonprofit basis and in compliance with 
all applicable requirements of the laws of the United States and the 
State of California. If Merced County permits such lands to be used for 
such purposes, the county shall include information concerning such use 
in the periodic reports to the Secretary of the Interior required under 
the terms of the conveyance of such lands to the county by the United 
States. Any violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be 
deemed to be a breach of the conditions and covenants under which such 
lands were conveyed to Merced County by the United States, and shall 
have the same effect as provided by deed whereby the United States 
conveyed the lands to the county. Except as specified in this 
subsection, nothing in this Act shall increase or diminish the 
authority or responsibility of the county with respect to the land.
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