[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3003 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3003

 To authorize a land conveyance between the United States and the City 
               of Craig, Alaska, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2002

 Mr. Murkowski (for himself and Mr. Stevens) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize a land conveyance between the United States and the City 
               of Craig, Alaska, 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 ``Craig Recreation Land Purchase 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE.

    If the City of Craig, Alaska, (``City'') tenders all right, title 
and interest of the City in and to the municipal lands identified on 
the map entitled ``Sunnahae Property and Trail,'' dated April 22, 1992 
and labeled Attachment A, to the Secretary of Agriculture 
(``Secretary'') within six months of the date the City receives the 
results of the appraisal conducted pursuant to section 4, the Secretary 
shall accept such tender.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND BY THE CITY OF CRAIG.

    (a) Funds received by the City under section 2 shall be used by the 
City for the purchase of lands shown on the map entitled ``Wards Cove 
Property,'' dated March 24, 1969 and labeled attachment B.
    (b) The purchase of lands by the City under subsection (a) shall be 
for an amount equal to the appraised value of the lands conveyed to the 
Secretary by the City, except that the Secretary and the City may 
equalize the values by adjusting acreage or by payments not to exceed 
$100,000.

SEC. 4. APPRAISAL.

    Prior to any conveyance, the Secretary shall conduct an appraisal 
of the lands identified for conveyance by the City in accordance with 
the United States Department of Justice Uniform Standards of Appraisal 
and shall notify the City of the results of the appraisal.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF CONVEYED LANDS.

    Lands received by the Secretary shall be included in the Tongass 
National Forest and shall be managed in accordance with the laws, 
regulations, and forest plan applicable to the Tongass National Forest.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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