1.
(a)Congress finds it in the public interest to
authorize the sale of certain federally owned land in the Kisatchie National
Forest in Louisiana for market value consideration.
(b)As used in this Act:
(1)The term Collins Camp
Properties
means Collins Camp Properties, Incorporated, a corporation
existing under the laws of the State of Louisiana.
(2)The term Secretary
means the
Secretary of Agriculture.
2.Authorization to
sell land
(a)Subject
to valid existing rights and subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to
sell by quitclaim deed the following lands in the State of Louisiana at public
or private sale, including by competitive sale by auction, bid or
otherwise:
(1)All federally
owned lands within section 9, Township 10 North, Range 5 West, in Winn Parish,
Louisiana.
(2)A
parcel of land consisting of 2.16 acres situated in the SW¼ of section 4,
Township 10 North, Range 5 West, Winn Parish, Louisiana, as more specifically
depicted on a certificate of survey dated March 7, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon,
P.L.S. 4436.
(b)Subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of
section 4, for a period of 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, upon
tender of consideration from the Collins Camp Properties, the Secretary shall
sell and quitclaim to said corporation all right, title and interest of the
United States in—
(1)up to 47.92 acres
within section 9, Township 10 North, Range 5 West, in Winn Parish, Louisiana,
as generally depicted on a certificate of survey dated February 28, 2007, by
Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436, said land comprising the Collins Campsites;
and
(2)the 2.16 acres
described in subsection (a)(2).
(c)The Secretary may configure the lands to maximize
marketability or achieve management objectives, and may prescribe such terms
and conditions on the land sales authorized by this Act as the Secretary deems
in the public interest.
(d)Land
sales authorized by this Act shall be for cash consideration equal to the
market value of the land.
(e)The market value of the land sold under this Act shall be
as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and done in conformity
with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; or, if sold
by means other than that provided in subsection (b), market value may be
determined by competitive sale.
(f)(1)In any disposal of lands
authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall meet disclosure requirements for
hazardous substances, but shall otherwise not be required to remediate or abate
those substances.
(2)Nothing in this section shall
otherwise affect the application of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA
, 42 U.S.C. 9601, and
following) to conveyances of lands out of Federal ownership.
3.Proceeds from the
sale of land
(a)The consideration received by the Secretary for the sale
of land under this Act shall be deposited into the account in the Treasury of
the United States established by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk
Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
(b)Monies deposited pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, for
the acquisition of lands and interests in land in the Kisatchie National Forest
in Louisiana.
4.
(a)The
Secretary shall require the Collins Camp Properties to pay at closing the
reasonable costs of appraisal and any administrative and environmental analyses
required by law or regulation.
(b)An
offer by Collins Camp Properties shall be accompanied by written statements
from holders of Forest Service special use authorizations agreeing to
relinquish their authorizations upon a sale to Collins Camp Properties. For any
holder not providing such written authorization, the Secretary shall require
the Collins Camp Properties to administer such authorization according to its
terms until the date of expiration.
Passed the House of
Representatives September 15, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.