[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5451 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5451

 To provide for the application of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act to the Connell Lake area of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, 
  so that the Borough may obtain that land under the basic terms and 
                        conditions of that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 2010

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the application of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act to the Connell Lake area of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, 
  so that the Borough may obtain that land under the basic terms and 
                        conditions of that Act.

    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 ``Connell Lake Watershed Protection 
and Recreation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Forest Service owns the area surrounding Connell 
        Lake, located within the boundaries of the Ketchikan Gateway 
        Borough, Alaska. Connell Lake serves as a major water source 
        for the Borough and as a local recreation site.
            (2) The Borough has a great interest in the management of 
        the Connell Lake area and desires to participate directly in 
        the planning and management of the area.
            (3) The Borough would be eligible to obtain this land from 
        the Federal Government under the Recreation and Public Purposes 
        Act if the land was not located within a national forest.
            (4) Congress has passed legislation in similar 
        circumstances to permit local governments to obtain National 
        Forest System land under the Recreation and Public Purposes 
        Act.
            (5) The management plan for Connell Lake under the 
        Borough's comprehensive plan is consistent with the newly 
        issued forest management plan for the area and with the terms 
        and conditions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide for the 
application of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to the Connell 
Lake area so the Borough may obtain that land under the basic terms and 
conditions of the Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Borough.--The term ``Borough'' means the Ketchikan 
        Gateway Borough located in the State of Alaska.
            (2) Recreation and public purposes act.--The term 
        ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'' means the Act of June 
        14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

SEC. 4. LAND CONVEYANCE, CONNELL LAKE AREA, KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH, 
              ALASKA.

    (a) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
accordance with this Act and the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 
and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall convey to the 
Borough all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the Connell Lake Conveyance Area consisting of approximately 880 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map titled ``Connell Lake Watershed--
Aliquot Part Description''. Such map shall be on file and available for 
inspection in the offices of the Chief of the Forest Service and the 
Forest Supervisor located in Ketchikan, Alaska.
    (b) Management.--Once conveyed, the Connell Lake Conveyance Area 
shall be managed in accordance with the terms of the Recreation and 
Public Purposes Act, including the reverter provisions required by that 
Act.
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