[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1883 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1883

 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 31, 1998

  Mr. Shelby (for himself and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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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, 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'')--
                    (A) as part of the fish culture program of the 
                State of Alabama; or
                    (B) for any other purpose approved in writing by 
                the regional director of the United States Fish and 
                Wildlife Service for the region in which the properties 
                are located.
            (2) Lease of claude harris national aquacultural research 
        center.--
                    (A) To alabama agriculture experiment station.--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--
                            (i) at no cost to the Station or the Game 
                        and Fish Division; and
                            (ii) for the period requested by the 
                        Station and provided by Alabama law.
                    (B) To another public entity.--If the Station 
                declines the offer or fails to renew any lease, the 
                Game and Fish Division shall offer to lease any portion 
                of the property to another public entity.
    (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), subject to any sale 
        or lease of timber or mineral interests on or under the 
        property, 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).
    (d) Jurisdiction.--Effective at the time of conveyance of the 
properties under subsection (a), the United States retrocedes 
jurisdiction over the properties to the State of Alabama.
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