[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1262 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1262

To authorize the conveyance of the Coast Guard Station, Ocracoke, North 
                               Carolina.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 7, 1997

 Mr. Faircloth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the conveyance of the Coast Guard Station, Ocracoke, North 
                               Carolina.

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

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, COAST GUARD STATION OCRACOKE, NORTH 
              CAROLINA.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
convey, without consideration, to the State of North Carolina (in this 
section referred to as the ``State''), all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, together with 
any improvements thereon, in Ocracoke, North Carolina, consisting of 
such portion of the Coast Guard Station Ocracoke, North Carolina, as 
the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the conveyance.
    (b) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the following conditions:
            (1) That the State accept the property to be conveyed under 
        that subsection subject to such easements or rights of way in 
        favor of the United States as the Secretary considers to be 
        appropriate for--
                    (A) utilities;
                    (B) access to and from the property;
                    (C) the use of the boat launching ramp on the 
                property; and
                    (D) the use of pier space on the property by search 
                and rescue assets.
            (2) That the State maintain the property in a manner so as 
        to preserve the usefulness of the easements or rights of way 
        referred to in paragraph (1).
            (3) That the State utilize the property for transportation, 
        education, environmental, or other public purposes.
    (c) Reversion.--(1) If the Secretary determines at any time that 
the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not be used in accordance 
with subsection (b), all right, title, and interest in and to the 
property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate 
entry thereon.
    (2) Upon reversion under paragraph (1), the property shall be under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of General 
Services.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property conveyed under subsection (a), and any 
easements or rights of way granted under subsection (b)(1), shall be 
determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the 
survey shall be borne by the State.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions with respect to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), and any easements or rights of way granted under 
subsection (b)(1), as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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