[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2595 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2595

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2001

 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   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 recreational purposes or, in the alternative, 
        the parcel may be exchanged for another parcel that shall 
        remain in public ownership and shall be managed in perpetuity 
        for recreational purposes.
            (2) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines that the parcel 
        conveyed under this section is being used for purposes other 
        than 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 recreational purposes title to that parcel shall 
        revert to the United States.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under this 
section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, 
including the following:
            (1) The County shall pay all of the administrative costs 
        associated with the conveyance, including costs associated with 
        the survey required under subsection (b) and the costs of all 
        necessary environmental and cultural resources studies.
            (2) 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.
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