[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 264 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 268
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 264

                          [Report No. 112-106]

   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
   Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the 
             Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2011

Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                            January 13, 2012

  Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of December 17, 
                2011, by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
   Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the 
             Natchez Trace Parkway, 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 ``Natchez Trace Parkway Land 
Conveyance Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Natchez 
        Trace Parkway, Proposed Boundary Change'', numbered 604/105392, 
        and dated November 2010.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Mississippi.

<DELETED>SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE; BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Conveyance Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, convey to the State, by quitclaim deed 
and without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to 2 parcels of land in the city of Natchez, Mississippi, 
described in subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Land Subject to Conveyance.--The parcels of land 
referred to in subsection (a) consist of a total of approximately 67 
acres of land that are generally depicted as ``Proposed Conveyance'' on 
the map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Boundary Adjustments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Exclusion of conveyed land.--On completion of 
        the conveyance to the State of the land described in subsection 
        (b), the Secretary shall adjust the boundary of the Natchez 
        Trace Parkway to exclude the conveyed land.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Inclusion of additional land.--Effective on 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the boundary of the Natchez 
        Trace Parkway is adjusted to include the approximately 10 acres 
        of land that are generally depicted as ``Proposed Addition'' on 
        the map.</DELETED>

SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Conveyance Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall convey to the State, by quitclaim deed and without 
        consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to the parcels of land described in subsection 
        (b).
            (2) Compatible use.--The deed of conveyance to the parcel 
        of land that is located southeast of U.S. Route 61/84 and which 
        is commonly known as the ``bean field property'' shall reserve 
        an easement to the United States restricting the use of the 
        parcel to only those uses which are compatible with the Natchez 
        Trace Parkway.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are the 2 parcels totaling approximately 67 acres 
generally depicted as ``Proposed Conveyance'' on the map.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.

SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Exclusion of Conveyed Land.--On completion of the conveyance to 
the State of the land described in section 3(b), the boundary of the 
Natchez Trace Parkway shall be adjusted to exclude the conveyed land.
    (b) Inclusion of Additional Land.--
            (1) In general.--Effective on the date of enactment of this 
        Act, the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway is adjusted to 
        include the approximately 10 acres of land that is generally 
        depicted as ``Proposed Addition'' on the map.
            (2) Administration.--The land added under paragraph (1) 
        shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the Natchez 
        Trace Parkway.
                                                       Calendar No. 268

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 264

                          [Report No. 112-106]

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                                 A BILL

   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
   Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the 
             Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.

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                            January 13, 2012

                       Reported with an amendment