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[H.R. 2595 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2595

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land to 
                        Chatham County, Georgia.

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

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall convey, by 
quitclaim deed and without consideration, to the Commissioners of 
Chatham County, Georgia, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the approximately 12-acre parcel of land located on 
Hutchinson Island, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah Harbor Tide Gate 
structure.
    (b) Survey To Obtain Legal Description.--The exact acreage and the 
legal description of the parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (c) Use of Land.--
        (1) In general.--The parcel conveyed under this section shall 
    remain in public ownership and shall be managed in perpetuity for 
    public recreational purposes or, in the alternative, the parcel may 
    be exchanged for another parcel of equal appraised value that shall 
    remain in public ownership and shall be managed in perpetuity for 
    public recreational purposes.
        (2) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines that the parcel 
    conveyed under this section is being used for purposes other than 
    public recreational purposes, title to the parcel shall revert to 
    the United States or, in the case of an exchange of parcels under 
    paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that the parcel received 
    in the exchange is being used for purposes other than public 
    recreational purposes title to that parcel shall revert to the 
    United States.

SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Applicability of Property Screening Provisions.--Section 2696 
of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance 
under section 1.
    (b) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
that the conveyance under section 1 be subject to such additional terms 
and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate and necessary to 
protect the interests of the United States.
    (c) Costs of Conveyance.--The County shall be responsible for all 
reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and 
environmental compliance costs, associated with the conveyance.
    (d) Liability.--The County shall hold the United States harmless 
from any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after 
the date of the conveyance, on the real property conveyed. The United 
States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to 
activities carried out, before such date, on the real property 
conveyed.
    (e) Easements.--The County shall provide to the Secretary all 
required rights of entry or easements necessary for utilities and for 
access to the Savannah Harbor Tide Gate structure and the dock located 
adjacent to the structure.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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