[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2947 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2947


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2012

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the 
United States in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for 
       the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota.

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

SECTION 1. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST AND USE CONDITIONS, COOK 
              COUNTY AIRPORT, COOK COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

    (a) Release of Reversionary Interest Required.--The Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting on behalf of the United States, shall release, 
without consideration--
            (1) the conditions imposed on the use of the parcel of land 
        originally conveyed by the Secretary pursuant to section 16 of 
        the Federal Airport Act (Act of May 13, 1946, ch. 251, 60 Stat. 
        170) to the State of Minnesota by deed executed May 31, 1950, 
        for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota; 
        and
            (2) the reversionary interest retained by the United States 
        in connection with such conditions.
    (b) Instrument of Release.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 
deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the release of the 
reversionary interest and conditions under subsection (a).

            Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.