[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LAND TO ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA

  The bill (H.R. 1231) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use 
as a cemetery, was considered, ordered to a third reading, read the 
third time, and passed.

                               H.R. 1231

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

     SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS TO ELKO 
                   COUNTY, NEVADA, FOR USE AS CEMETERY.

       (a) Requirement To Convey.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall convey, without consideration, to Elko County, Nevada, 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     the real property described in subsection (b).
       (b) Description of Property.--
       (1) In general.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
     consists of: (A) a parcel of National Forest lands (including 
     any improvements thereon) in Elko County, Nevada, known as 
     Jarbidge Cemetery, consisting of approximately 2 acres within 
     the following described lands: NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, S. 9 
     T. 46 N, R. 58 E., MDB&M, which shall be used as a cemetary; 
     and (B) the existing bridge over the Jarbidge River that 
     provides access to that parcel, and the road from the bridge 
     to the parcel as depicted on the map entitled `Elko County 
     Road and Bridge Conveyance' dated July 27, 1999.
       (2) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. As a 
     condition of any conveyance under this section, the Secretary 
     shall require that the cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the County.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions with respect to 
     the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States, except that the Secretary may not retain for the 
     United States any reversionary interest in property conveyed 
     under this section.

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