1.Land conveyance, Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail, Nebraska
(a)The Secretary of the Interior may convey, without
consideration, to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail
and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
with operational headquarters at 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, Nebraska,
68410, all right, title and interest of the United States in and to the
federally owned land under jurisdiction of the Secretary consisting of 2
parcels described as follows:
Tract 102-01, 64.92 acres, a tract of land situated in
the East Half Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 8 North, Range 14 East,
Sixth Principal Meridian, Otoe County, Nebraska, except 5 acres therefrom,
being 5 acres out of the Northwest corner of said East Half of said Northwest
Quarter, said 5 acres being described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the East Half of
the Northwest Quarter, thence running 40 rods East along the North line of said
East half of the Northwest Quarter; thence running 20 rods North along said
West line to the places of beginning; and also except a tract consisting of
9.38 acres more or less, acquired by the State of Nebraska for highway
right-of-way, in a condemnation proceeding filed in the County Court of Otoe
County, Nebraska, the description of which is more particularly described in
Book 49 Miscellaneous Records at page 18 of the records in the Office of the
Register of Deeds, Otoe County, Nebraska; and except a right-of-way for road
out of the Southeast corner of said 80 acres, 5 rods and 25 feet long, running
North and South.
Tract 102-02, 13.00 acres, a tract of land situated in
the South Half Section 10 with the southeasterly right-of-way line of State
Highway 2 as acquired by the State of Nebraska by document recorded September
15, 1983 in Book 49 of the miscellaneous records, Page 52 of the Otoe County
records, said point of beginning is Westerly 275.54 feet as measured along said
Section line from the Southeast Quarter of said Section 10 according to plat of
right-of-way by the State of Nebraska Department of Roads Right of Way
Division;
Thence Easterly along said Section line 275.54 feet to
the northwest corner of Northwest Quarter Northeast Quarter of said Section
15;
Thence Southerly along the west line of said Northwest
Quarter Northeast Quarter 1320.00 feet, more or less, to the southwest corner
thereof;
Thence Easterly along the south line of said Northwest
Quarter Northeast Quarter 250.00 feet;
Thence Northerly parallel with the west line of said
Northwest Quarter Northeast Quarter 700.00 feet;
Thence along a line deflecting to the right 53 00
minutes 00 seconds to the intersection with the southwesterly line of a 200
foot wide strip of land conveyed to Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad
Company by deed recorded March 15, 1986 in Deed Book 115, Page 288 of the Otoe
County records;
Thence Northwesterly along the right of way of the
railroad to the intersection with aforesaid southeasterly right-of-way line of
the State Highway 2;
Thence along said Highway right-of-way line the
following four courses:
(1) deflecting to the left 34 44 minutes 59 seconds a
distance of 109.40 feet;
(2) deflecting to the right 28 30 minutes 19 seconds a
distance of 93.86 feet;
(3) deflecting to the left 51 03 minutes 26 seconds a
distance of 90.00 feet; and
(4) deflecting to the left 55 26 minutes 58 seconds a
distance of 322.28 feet to the point of beginning and containing 13.00 acres of
land, more or less.
(b)The exact acreage and legal description of the
land to be conveyed under section (a) shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey and all other costs
incurred by the Secretary to convey the land shall be borne by the Missouri
River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation,
Inc.
(c)Condition of
conveyance, use of conveyed landThe conveyance authorized under
subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the Missouri River Basin
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. use the
conveyed land as a historic site and interpretive center for the Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail.
(d)If Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail
and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. determines to discontinue use of the land
conveyed under subsection (a) as an historic site and interpretive center for
the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, the Missouri River Basin Lewis and
Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. shall convey lands
back to the Secretary without consideration.
(e)Additional terms
and conditionsThe Secretary may require such additional terms
and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) or the
conveyance, if any, under subsection (d) as the Secretary considers appropriate
to protect the interests of the United States.
(f)Authorization of
AppropriationsTo assist with the operation of the facility there
is authorized to be appropriated $150,000 per year for a period not to exceed
10 years.