[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2753 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2753

 To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain land in Georgia 
 and South Carolina to the counties in which the land is located, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2003

Mr. Norwood (for himself and Mr. Barrett of South Carolina) 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 certain land in Georgia 
 and South Carolina to the counties in which the land is located, 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 ``Savannah River Lakes Private Land 
Ownership Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN GEORGIA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer the land 
described in subsection (b), without consideration, by quitclaim deed, 
all right, title, and interest in such land to each county that has 
within its boundaries the land in subsection (b).
    (b)  Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows:
            (1) J. strom thurmond dam and lake.--Land owned by the 
        Corps of Engineers that constitutes the J. Strom Thurmond Dam 
        and Lake project that is--
                    (A) 330 feet above mean sea level; and
                    (B) within the boundaries of--
                            (i) McDuffie, Wilkes, Elbert, Columbia, and 
                        Lincoln Counties, Georgia; and
                            (ii) of McCormick and Abbeville Counties, 
                        South Carolina.
            (2) Richard b. russell dam and lake.--Land owned by the 
        Corps of Engineers that constitutes the Richard B. Russell Dam 
        and Lake project that is--
                    (A) 475 feet above mean sea level; and
                    (B) within the boundaries of--
                            (i) Elbert County, Georgia; and
                            (ii) Abbeville and Anderson Counties, South 
                        Carolina.
            (3) Hartwell dam and lake.--Land owned by the Corps of 
        Engineers that constitutes the Hartwell Dam and Lake project 
        that--
                    (A) is 660 feet above mean sea level;
                    (B) within the boundaries of--
                            (i) Hart, Franklin, and Stevens Counties, 
                        Georgia; and
                            (ii) Anderson and Oconee Counties, South 
                        Carolina.
    (c) Survey to Obtain Legal Description.--The exact acreage and the 
legal description of the real property described in subsection (b) 
shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary 
of the Army.
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