[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 173 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S15863]
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            CONVEYING CERTAIN LAND IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS

  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture be discharged from further consideration of S. 1537 and 
that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1537) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to the New Hope Cemetery Association certain land in 
     the State of Arkansas for use as a cemetery.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times and passed; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, with no intervening action or debate; and that any 
statements relating to this measure be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1537) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1537

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

     SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN POPE COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

       (a) Conveyance on Condition Subsequent.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to 
     valid existing rights and the condition stated in subsection 
     (c), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
     of the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Secretary''), shall convey to the New Hope Cemetery 
     Association (referred to in this section as the 
     ``association''), for no consideration, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Description of Land.--The parcel of land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the parcel of National Forest System land 
     (including any improvements on the land) that--
       (1) is known as ``New Hope Cemetery Tract 6686c'';
       (2) consists of approximately 1.1 acres; and
       (3) is more particularly described as a portion of the SE 
     \1/4\ of the NW \1/4\ of section 30, T. 11, R. 17W, Pope 
     County, Arkansas.
       (c) Condition on Use of Land.--
       (1) In general.--The association shall use the parcel 
     conveyed under subsection (a) as a cemetery.
       (2) Reversion.--If the Secretary, after notice to the 
     association and an opportunity for a hearing, makes a finding 
     that the association has used or permitted the use of the 
     parcel for any purpose other than the purpose specified in 
     paragraph (1), and the association fails to discontinue that 
     use, title to the parcel shall, at the option of the 
     Secretary, revert to the United States, to be administered by 
     the Secretary.




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