[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 608 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 608

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National 
  Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research 
                    Center to the State of Alabama.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 1997

 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 and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research 
                    Center 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 AND CLAUDE HARRIS 
              NATIONAL AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER 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), and the Claude Harris 
        National Aquacultural Research Center, located on State Highway 
        175 seven miles northeast of Marion, Alabama, as described in a 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service document entitled 
        ``EXHIBIT A'' and dated March 19, 1996, comprised of 
        approximately 298 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 relating to that property.
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--If any of the property conveyed to the 
State of Alabama 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 Alabama 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.
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