[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6771 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6771

   To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, to convey certain property to the Tri-County Levee District.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2020

 Mr. Luetkemeyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, to convey certain property to the Tri-County Levee District.

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

SECTION 1. TRI-COUNTY LEVEE DISTRICT.

    (a) Conveyance.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, shall convey to the Tri-County Levee District #1, 
Missouri, without consideration and subject to subsection (b), all 
right, title, and interest in and to real property described in 
subsection (c).
    (b) Conditions.--
            (1) Survey to obtain legal description.--The exact acreage 
        and the legal description of any real property to be conveyed 
        under this section shall be determined by a survey, to be 
        completed and provided by the Tri-County Levee District #1, 
        that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
            (2) Applicability of property screening provisions.--
        Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 
        to any conveyance under this section.
            (3) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may 
        require that any conveyance under this section be subject to 
        such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
        necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 
        United States.
            (4) Costs of conveyance.--An entity to which a conveyance 
        is made under this section shall be responsible for all 
        reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate 
        transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated 
        with the conveyance.
            (5) Liability.--An entity to which a conveyance is made 
        under this section shall hold the United States harmless from 
        any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or 
        after the date of the conveyance, on real property conveyed. 
        The United States shall remain responsible for any liability 
        with respect to activities carried out, before such date, on 
        the real property conveyed.
    (c) Property.--The property to be conveyed is part of Sections 1 
and 12 Township 45 North Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Montgomery Co. 
Mo. described as follows:
            (1) A tract of land being 60' wide and lying South and East 
        of and adjoining the centerline of the existing levee and being 
        described as follows: Commencing at the NW corner of Section 
        12, thence S 87 52' 35'' E 587.4', thence S 01 29' 25'' W 
        453.68' to the point of the beginning; said point being in the 
        center of the levee, thence with the centerline of the levee N 
        77 01' 30'' E 164.92', thence N 74 26' 55'' E 250.0', thence 
        N 72 27' 55'' E 270.0', thence N 69 06' 10'' E 300.0', thence 
        N 66 42' 15'' E 500.0', thence N 64 14' 30'' E 270.0', thence 
        N 61 09' 10'' E 800.0', thence N 60 58' 15'' E 1724.45', 
        thence leaving the centerline S 01 10' 35'' W 69.43', thence 
        parallel with the above described centerline S 60 58' 15'' W 
        1689.62', thence S 61 09' 10'' W 801.71', thence S 64 14' 
        30'' W 272.91', thence S 66 42' 15'' W 502.55', thence S 69 
        06' 10'' W 303.02', thence S 72 27' 55'' W 272.8', thence S 
        74 26' 55'' W 252.39', thence S 77 01' 30'' W 181.75', thence 
        leaving the South side of the levee N 01 26' 25'' E 61.96' to 
        the point of beginning and containing 5.89 acres more or less.
            (2) Subject to restrictions of record: if any.
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