[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5299 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5299

  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to Scenic Rivers 
 Development Alliance certain National Forest System land in the State 
                            of Mississippi.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2018

  Mr. Harper introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to Scenic Rivers 
 Development Alliance certain National Forest System land in the State 
                            of Mississippi.

    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 ``Okhissa Lake Rural Economic 
Development Land Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. OKHISSA LAKE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Alliance.--The term ``Alliance'' means the Scenic 
        Rivers Development Alliance.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (b) Request.--Subject to the requirements of this section, if the 
Alliance submits a written request for conveyance by not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
convey to the Alliance all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the National Forest System land described in 
subsection (c).
    (c) Description of National Forest System Land.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the National 
        Forest System land referred to in subsection (b) is the 
        approximately 150 acres of real property located in sec. 6, T. 
        5 N. R. 4 E., Franklin County, Mississippi, and further 
        described as--
                    (A) the portion of the NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ lying south 
                of the south boundary of Berrytown Road;
                    (B) the portion of the W\1/2\ NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ lying 
                south of the south boundary of Berrytown Road;
                    (C) the portion of the SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ lying east 
                of the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98;
                    (D) the W\1/2\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\;
                    (E) the portion of the NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ lying east 
                of the east boundary of U.S. Highway 98;
                    (F) the portion of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ commencing 
                at the southwest corner of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, said 
                point being the point of beginning, thence running east 
                330 feet along the south boundary of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/
                4\ to a point in Lake Okhissa, thence running 
                northeasterly to a point in Lake Okhissa on the east 
                boundary of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 330 feet south of the 
                northeast corner thereof, thence running north 330 feet 
                along the east boundary of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ to the 
                northeast corner thereof, thence running west along the 
                north boundary of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ to the NW corner 
                thereof; thence running south along the west boundary 
                of the NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ to the point of beginning; and
                    (G) the portion of the SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ 
                commencing at the southeast corner of the SE\1/4\ NW\1/
                4\, said point being the point of beginning, and 
                running northwesterly to the northwest corner of the 
                SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\, thence running south along the 
                west boundary of the SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ to the 
                southwest corner thereof, thence running east along the 
                south boundary of the SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ to the 
                point of beginning.
            (2) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
        National Forest System land to be conveyed under this section 
        shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (d) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under this section shall 
be--
            (1) made--
                    (A) without consideration; and
                    (B) by quitclaim deed; and
            (2) subject to--
                    (A) valid existing rights; and
                    (B) such other terms and conditions as the 
                Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect the 
                interests of the United States.
    (e) Costs.--As a condition for the conveyance under this section, 
the Alliance shall pay for all costs associated with the conveyance, 
including for any survey under subsection (c)(2).
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