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        S.1883

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  eight


                                 An Act


 
 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, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Marion National Fish Hatchery and 
Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center 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.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey 
    to the State of Alabama without reimbursement, and subject to the 
    condition described in paragraph (2), all right, title, and 
    interest of the United States in and to the properties described in 
    subsection (b) for use by the Game and Fish Division of the 
    Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of 
    Alabama (referred to in this section as the ``Game and Fish 
    Division'') as part of the fish culture program of the State of 
    Alabama.
        (2) Lease of claude harris national aquacultural research 
    center.--As a condition of the conveyance under paragraph (1), the 
    Game and Fish Division shall offer to lease the property described 
    in subsection (b)(1)(B) to the Alabama Agriculture Experiment 
    Station--
            (A) at no cost to the Station or the Game and Fish 
        Division; and
            (B) for the period requested by the Station and provided by 
        Alabama law.
    (b) Description of Properties.--The properties referred to in 
subsection (a)(1) consist of--
        (1)(A) the portion of the Marion National Fish Hatchery leased 
    to the Game and Fish Division, located 7 miles northeast of Marion, 
    Alabama, on State Highway 175, as described in Amendment No. 2 to 
    the Cooperative Agreement dated June 6, 1974, between the United 
    States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Game and Fish Division, 
    consisting of approximately 300 acres; and
        (B) the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center, 
    located 7 miles northeast of Marion, Alabama, on State Highway 175, 
    as described in a document of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
    Service entitled ``EXHIBIT A'' and dated March 19, 1996, consisting 
    of approximately 298 acres;
        (2) all improvements and related personal property under the 
    control of the Secretary of the Interior that are located on the 
    properties described in paragraph (1), including buildings, 
    structures, and equipment; and
        (3) all easements, leases, and water and timber rights relating 
    to the properties described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Reversionary Interest.--
        (1) Requirement.--If any 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.
        (2) Condition of property on reversion.--In the case of a 
    reversion of property under paragraph (1), the State of Alabama 
    shall ensure that all property reverting to the United States under 
    this subsection is in substantially the same condition as, or in 
    better condition than, at the time of conveyance under subsection 
    (a).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.