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                                                       Calendar No. 544
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1548

                          [Report No. 109-301]

  To provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the 
                     city of Coffman Cove, Alaska.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2005

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

                             July 31, 2006

              Reported by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the 
                     city of Coffman Cove, Alaska.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Coffman Cove Administrative 
Site Conveyance Act of 2005''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the community of Coffman Cove, Alaska, which 
        originated as a logging camp in the 1960's, was incorporated as 
        a city in 1989;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Forest Service property located in the 
        center of the City was used by the Forest Service as a work 
        center;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Forest Service work facilities included 
        part of the logging camp, a log sort yard, and a log transfer 
        site, all of which supported the long-term timber sale 
        operations and other subsequent timber sales in the Tongass 
        National Forest;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) as the long-term timber sale operations 
        concluded, the need for the Forest Service to use the Forest 
        Service site in Coffman Cove diminished;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the Forest Service work center facilities that 
        supported timber operations have been removed and the site has 
        been restored;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the location of the administrative site 
        interferes with the ability of the City to further develop 
        commercial operations and tourism support facilities relating 
        to a new ferry terminal;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) the City wants to acquire a portion of the 
        site to continue the transition of the City from a timber-
        dependent economy to a more fully developed and diversified 
        economy; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) the Forest Service expects that only 
        approximately 3 acres of the administrative site will be used 
        in the future for National Forest System purposes.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of 
        Coffman Cove, Alaska.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Agriculture.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration and 
without additional warrants or liability on behalf of the United 
States, fee simple title to the parcel of Forest Service land described 
in subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Description of Land.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The parcel of Forest Service land 
        referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 12 acres of 
        land identified in U.S. Survey 10099, as depicted on the plat 
        entitled ``Subdivision of U.S. Survey No. 10099'' and recorded 
        as Plat 2003-1 on January 21, 2003, Petersburg Recording 
        District, Alaska.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Excluded land.--The parcel of Forest Service 
        land conveyed under subsection (a) does not include the portion 
        of U.S. Survey 10099 that is north of the right-of-way for 
        Forest Development Road 3030-295 and southeast of Tract CC-
        8.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Right-of-Way.--The United States may reserve a right-
of-way to provide access to the Forest Service land excluded from the 
conveyance to the City under subsection (b)(2).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coffman Cove Administrative Site 
Conveyance Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Coffman 
        Cove, Alaska.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary 
shall convey to the City, without consideration and by quitclaim deed 
all right, title, and interest of the United States, except as provided 
in subsections (c) and (d), in and to the parcel of National Forest 
System land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The parcel of National Forest System land 
        referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 12 acres of 
        land identified in U.S. Survey 10099, as depicted on the plat 
        entitled ``Subdivision of U.S. Survey No. 10099'' and recorded 
        as Plat 2003-1 on January 21, 2003, Petersburg Recording 
        District, Alaska.
            (2) Excluded land.--The parcel of National Forest System 
        land conveyed under subsection (a) does not include the portion 
        of U.S. Survey 10099 that is north of the right-of-way for 
        Forest Development Road 3030-295 and southeast of Tract CC-8.
    (c) Right-of-Way.--The United States may reserve a right-of-way to 
provide access to the National Forest System land excluded from the 
conveyance to the City under subsection (b)(2).
    (d) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under 
subsection (a) (other than a portion of land sold under subsection (e)) 
ceases to be used for public purposes, the land shall, at the option of 
the Secretary, revert to the United States.
    (e) Conditions on Subsequent Conveyances.--If the City sells any 
portion of the land conveyed to the City under subsection (a)--
            (1) the amount of consideration for the sale shall reflect 
        fair market value, as determined by an appraisal; and
            (2) the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 
        the gross proceeds of the sale, which shall be available, 
        without further appropriation, for the Tongass National Forest.
                                                       Calendar No. 544

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1548

                          [Report No. 109-301]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the 
                     city of Coffman Cove, Alaska.

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                             July 31, 2006

                       Reported with an amendment