[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 106 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9659-S9660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY AND CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL AQUACULTURAL 
                     RESEARCH CENTER CONVEYANCE ACT

  Mr. GORTON. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to 
the consideration of calendar No. 493, S. 1883.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.

[[Page S9660]]

  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1883) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama, and for other purposes.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, with amendments; as follows:

  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 1883

       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 ``Marion National Fish 
     Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research 
     Center Conveyance Act''.

     SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY AND 
                   CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH 
                   CENTER TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA.

       (a) Conveyance Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey to the State of Alabama without reimbursement, and 
     subject to the condition described in paragraph (2), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     properties described in subsection (b) for use by the Game 
     and Fish Division of the Department of Conservation and 
     Natural Resources of the State of Alabama (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Game and [Fish Division'')--
       [(A) as part of the fish culture program of the State of 
     Alabama; or
       [(B) for any other purpose approved in writing by the 
     regional director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service for the region in which the properties are located.
       [(2) Lease of claude harris national aquacultural research 
     center.--
       [(A) To alabama agriculture experiment station.--As a 
     condition of the conveyance under paragraph (1), the Game and 
     Fish Division shall offer to lease the property described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(B) to the Alabama Agriculture Experiment 
     Station--
       [(i) at no cost to the Station or the Game and Fish 
     Division; and
       [(ii) for the period requested by the Station and provided 
     by Alabama law.
       [(B) To another public entity.--If the Station declines the 
     offer or fails to renew any lease, the Game and Fish Division 
     shall offer to lease any portion of the property to another 
     public entity.]
     Fish Division)'' as part of the fish culture program of the 
     State of Alabama.
       (2) Lease of claude harris national aquacultural research 
     center.--As a condition of the conveyance under paragraph 
     (1), the Game and Fish Division shall offer to lease the 
     property described in subsection (b)(1)(B) to the Alabama 
     Agriculture Experiment Station--
       (A) at no cost to the Station or the Game and Fish 
     Division; and
       (B) for the period requested by the Station and provided by 
     Alabama law.
       (b) Description of Properties.--The properties referred to 
     in subsection (a)(1) consist of--
       (1)(A) the portion of the Marion National Fish Hatchery 
     leased to the Game and Fish Division, located 7 miles 
     northeast of Marion, Alabama, on State Highway 175, as 
     described in Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Agreement 
     dated June 6, 1974, between the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service and the Game and Fish Division, consisting 
     of approximately 300 acres; and
       (B) the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research 
     Center, located 7 miles northeast of Marion, Alabama, on 
     State Highway 175, as described in a document of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service entitled ``EXHIBIT A'' and 
     dated March 19, 1996, consisting of approximately 298 acres;
       (2) all improvements and related personal property under 
     the control of the Secretary of the Interior that are located 
     on the properties described in paragraph (1), including 
     buildings, structures, and equipment; and
       (3) all easements, leases, and water and timber rights 
     relating to the properties described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--
       (1) Requirement.--If any property conveyed to the State of 
     Alabama under this section is used for any purpose other than 
     the use authorized under subsection (a), all right, title, 
     and interest in and to all property conveyed under this 
     section shall revert to the United States.
       (2) Condition of property on reversion.--In the case of a 
     reversion of property under paragraph (1), [subject to any 
     sale or lease of timber or mineral interests on or under the 
     property,] the State of Alabama shall ensure that all 
     property reverting to the United States under this subsection 
     is in substantially the same condition as, or in better 
     condition than, at the time of conveyance under subsection 
     (a).
       [(d) Jurisdiction.--Effective at the time of conveyance of 
     the properties under subsection (a), the United States 
     retrocedes jurisdiction over the properties to the State of 
     Alabama.]

  Mr. GORTON. I ask unanimous consent that the committee amendments be 
agreed to, the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements 
relating to the bill appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1883), as amended, was considered read the third time 
and passed.

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