[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 304 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 304

   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 13, 2013

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

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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 2013''.

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.

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.
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