[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 343 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 343

 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National 
               Forest System land in the State of Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National 
               Forest System land in the State of Texas.

    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 ``Lake Fannin Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Fannin County, 
        Texas.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Lake 
        Fannin Conveyance'' and dated November 21, 2013.
            (3) National forest system land.--The term ``National 
        Forest System land'' means the approximately 2,025 acres of 
        National Forest System land generally depicted on the map.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the terms and conditions described in 
subsection (b), if the County submits to the Secretary an offer to 
acquire the National Forest System land for the fair market value, as 
determined by the appraisal under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
convey the National Forest System land to the County.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) subject to valid existing rights;
            (2) made by quitclaim deed; and
            (3) subject to any other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
        United States.
    (c) Appraisal.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an 
        appraisal to determine the fair market value of the National 
        Forest System land.
            (2) Standards.--The appraisal under paragraph (1) shall be 
        conducted in accordance with--
                    (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
                Land Acquisitions; and
                    (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
                Practice.
    (d) Map.--
            (1) Availability of map.--The map shall be kept on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate office of 
        the Forest Service.
            (2) Correction of errors.--The Secretary may correct minor 
        errors in the map.
    (e) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the County shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal 
to the fair market value of the National Forest System land, as 
determined by the appraisal under subsection (c).
    (f) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the County.
    (g) Use.--As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), 
the County shall agree to manage the land conveyed under that 
subsection for public recreational purposes.
    (h) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the County shall pay to the Secretary all costs 
associated with the conveyance, including the cost of--
            (1) the appraisal under subsection (c); and
            (2) the survey under subsection (f).
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