[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 61 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 61

To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land in 
                        the State of Louisiana.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 7, 2015

  Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land in 
                        the State of Louisiana.

    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 ``Kisatchie National Forest Land 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that it is in the public interest to authorize the 
conveyance of certain Federal land in the Kisatchie National Forest in 
the State of Louisiana for market value consideration.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Collins camp properties.--The term ``Collins Camp 
        Properties'' means Collins Camp Properties, Inc., a corporation 
        incorporated under the laws of the State.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Louisiana.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
        subsection (b), the Secretary may convey the Federal land 
        described in paragraph (2) by quitclaim deed at public or 
        private sale, including competitive sale by auction, bid, or 
        other methods.
            (2) Description of land.--The Federal land referred to in 
        paragraph (1) consists of--
                    (A) all Federal land within sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 5 
                W., Winn Parish, Louisiana; and
                    (B) a 2.16-acre parcel of Federal land located in 
                the SW\1/4\ of sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., Winn Parish, 
                Louisiana, as depicted on a certificate of survey dated 
                March 7, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436.
    (b) First Right of Purchase.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
section 6, during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act, on the provision of consideration by the Collins Camp 
Properties to the Secretary, the Secretary shall convey, by quitclaim 
deed, to Collins Camp Properties all right, title and interest of the 
United States in and to--
            (1) not more than 47.92 acres of Federal land comprising 
        the Collins Campsites within sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., in Winn 
        Parish, Louisiana, as generally depicted on a certificate of 
        survey dated February 28, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436; 
        and
            (2) the parcel of Federal land described in subsection 
        (a)(2)(B).
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may--
            (1) configure the Federal land to be conveyed under this 
        Act--
                    (A) to maximize the marketability of the 
                conveyance; or
                    (B) to achieve management objectives; and
            (2) establish any terms and conditions for the conveyances 
        under this Act that the Secretary determines to be in the 
        public interest.
    (d) Consideration.--Consideration for a conveyance of Federal land 
under this Act shall be--
            (1) in the form of cash; and
            (2) in an amount equal to the market value of the Federal 
        land being conveyed, as determined under subsection (e).
    (e) Market Value.--The market value of the Federal land conveyed 
under this Act shall be determined--
            (1) in the case of Federal land conveyed under subsection 
        (b), by an appraisal that is--
                    (A) conducted in accordance with the Uniform 
                Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and
                    (B) approved by the Secretary; or
            (2) if conveyed by a method other than the methods 
        described in subsection (b), by competitive sale.
    (f) Hazardous Substances.--
            (1) In general.--In any conveyance of Federal land under 
        this Act, the Secretary shall meet disclosure requirements for 
        hazardous substances, but shall otherwise not be required to 
        remediate or abate the substances.
            (2) Effect.--Nothing in this section otherwise affects the 
        application of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
        seq.) to the conveyances of Federal land.

SEC. 5. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.

    (a) Deposit of Receipts.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds 
of a conveyance of Federal land under section 4 in the fund established 
under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') (16 U.S.C. 
484a).
    (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts deposited under subsection (a) shall be 
available to the Secretary until expended, without further 
appropriation, for the acquisition of land and interests in land in the 
Kisatchie National Forest in the State.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Costs.--As a condition of a conveyance of Federal land to 
Collins Camp Properties under section 4, the Secretary shall require 
Collins Camp Properties to pay at closing--
            (1) reasonable appraisal costs; and
            (2) the cost of any administrative and environmental 
        analyses required by law (including regulations).
    (b) Permits.--
            (1) In general.--An offer by Collins Camp Properties for 
        the acquisition of the Federal land under section 4 shall be 
        accompanied by a written statement from each holder of a Forest 
        Service special use authorization with respect to the Federal 
        land that specifies that the holder agrees to relinquish the 
        special use authorization on the conveyance of the Federal land 
        to Collins Camp Properties.
            (2) Special use authorizations.--If any holder of a special 
        use authorization described in paragraph (1) fails to provide a 
        written authorization in accordance with that paragraph, the 
        Secretary shall require, as a condition of the conveyance, that 
        Collins Camp Properties administer the special use 
        authorization according to the terms of the special use 
        authorization until the date on which the special use 
        authorization expires.
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