[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6115 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6115

 To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake 
 National Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2010

  Mr. Kissell (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
Price of North Carolina, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Miller of 
 North Carolina, and Mr. Shuler) introduced the following bill; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake 
 National Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, 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 ``McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MCKINNEY LAKE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of North 
        Carolina.
    (b) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the State, without 
reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the property described in subsection (c), for use by the North 
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as a component of the fish and 
wildlife management program of the State.
    (c) Description of Property.--The property referred to in 
subsection (b) is comprised of the property known as the ``McKinney 
Lake National Fish Hatchery'', which--
            (1) is located at 220 McKinney Lake Road, Hoffman (between 
        Southern Pines and Rockingham), in Richmond County, North 
        Carolina;
            (2) is a warmwater facility consisting of approximately 422 
        acres; and
            (3) includes all improvements and related personal property 
        under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are located on the 
        property (including buildings, structures, and equipment).
    (d) Use by State; Reimbursement.--
            (1) Use.--The property conveyed to the State under this 
        section shall be used by the State for purposes relating to 
        fishery and wildlife resources management.
            (2) Reversion.--
                    (A) In general.--If the property conveyed to the 
                State under this section is used for any purpose other 
                than the purpose described in paragraph (1), all right, 
                title, and interest in and to the property shall revert 
                to the United States.
                    (B) Condition of property.--If the property 
                described in subparagraph (A) reverts to the United 
                States under this paragraph, the State shall ensure 
                that the property is in substantially the same or 
                better condition as the condition of the property as of 
                the date of the conveyance of the property under this 
                section.
                    (C) Exception.--This paragraph shall not apply with 
                respect to use of the property under subsection (e).
    (e) Use by Secretary.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall require, as a 
        condition and term of the conveyance of property under this 
        section, that the State shall, upon the request of the 
        Secretary, allow the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
        use the property in cooperation with the Commission for 
        propagation of any critically important aquatic resources held 
        in public trust to address specific restoration or recovery 
        needs of such resource.
            (2) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse the 
        Commission for any costs incurred by the Commission for use of 
        the property under this subsection.
            (3) Funding.--The authority of the Secretary to use the 
        property under this subsection is subject to the availability 
        of appropriations.
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