[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3888 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3888

   To provide for the conveyance of the National Forest System lands 
   underlying the George Kirkpatrick Dam on the Ocklawaha River near 
      Palatka, Florida, and related lands to the State of Florida.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2002

 Mr. Stearns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the conveyance of the National Forest System lands 
   underlying the George Kirkpatrick Dam on the Ocklawaha River near 
      Palatka, Florida, and related lands to the State of Florida.

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

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, GEORGE KIRKPATRICK DAM AND RODMAN 
              RESERVOIR, OCKLAWAHA RIVER, FLORIDA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
convey, without consideration, to the State of Florida all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to--
            (1) the National Forest System lands underlying the George 
        Kirkpatrick Dam (formerly known as the Rodman Dam) on the 
        Ocklawaha River near Palatka, Florida,
            (2) the National Forest System lands laying below the 21-
        feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) underlying the 
        Rodman Reservoir formed by such dam; and
            (3) National Forest tract #C-615.
    (b) Condition on Conveyance.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the condition that the State agree to assume 
responsibility for environmental remediation activities for the 
property to be conveyed.
    (c) Description of Lands.--The exact acreage and legal description 
of the lands to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 
borne by the State.
    (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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