[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3997 Reference Change House (RCH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3997

   To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New Hope 
 Cemetery Association a small parcel of National Forest System land in 
              the State of Arkansas for use as a cemetery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2004

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

                             March 23, 2004

                The Committee on Agriculture discharged

                             March 23, 2004

                Rereferred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New Hope 
 Cemetery Association a small parcel of National Forest System land in 
              the State of Arkansas for use as a cemetery.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF SMALL PARCEL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND, 
              POPE COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

    (a) Conveyance on Condition Subsequent.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 
rights and the condition stated in subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred 
to in this section as the ``Secretary''), shall convey to the New Hope 
Cemetery Association (referred to in this section as the 
``association''), for no consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcel of land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the parcel of National Forest System land (including 
any improvements on the land) that--
            (1) is known as ``New Hope Cemetery Tract 6686c'';
            (2) consists of approximately 1.1 acres; and
            (3) is more particularly described as a portion of the SE 
        \1/4\ of the NW \1/4\ of section 30, T. 11, R. 17W, Pope 
        County, Arkansas.
    (c) Condition on Use of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The association shall use the parcel 
        conveyed under subsection (a) as a cemetery.
            (2) Reversion.--If the Secretary, after notice to the 
        association and an opportunity for a hearing, makes a finding 
        that the association has used or permitted the use of the 
        parcel for any purpose other than the purpose specified in 
        paragraph (1), and the association fails to discontinue that 
        use, title to the parcel shall, at the option of the Secretary, 
        revert to the United States, to be administered by the 
        Secretary.
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