[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6666 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6666

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                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and local 
   governments easements and rights-of-way over Federal land within 
   Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, operation, and 
  maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and 
                           shoreline erosion.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY OVER FEDERAL 
              LANDS WITHIN GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    Section 3 of Public Law 92-592 (16 U.S.C. 460cc-2) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Authority To Grant Easements and Rights-of-Way.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may grant, 
        to any State or local government, an easement or right-of-way 
        over Federal lands within Gateway National Recreation Area for 
        construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for 
        control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.
            ``(2) Charges and reimbursement of costs.--The Secretary 
        may grant such an easement or right-of-way without charge for 
        the value of the right so conveyed, except for reimbursement of 
        costs incurred by the United States for processing the 
        application therefore and managing such right. Amounts received 
        as such reimbursement shall be credited to the relevant 
        appropriation account.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6666

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and local 
   governments easements and rights-of-way over Federal land within 
   Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, operation, and 
  maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and 
                           shoreline erosion.