[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1778 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1778

 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

                            October 23, 2003

 Ms. Murkowski 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 ``Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail and Recreation 
Parcel and Craig Cannery Property'' and dated August 2003, 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.
    (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--
            (1) conduct an appraisal of the lands identified for 
        conveyance by the City, in accordance with and conforming to 
        the most current versions of the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
        for Federal Land Acquisitions, Uniform Standards of 
        Professional Practice, and U.S. Forest Service Appraisal 
        Directives; and
            (2) 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--
            (1) to the Forest Service for the reconstruction of the 
        Sunnahae Trail $250,000; and
            (2) such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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