[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1306-S1307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1353. Ms. McSALLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 4001. CONVEYANCE OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:

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       (1) Observatory.--The term ``Observatory'' means the Lowell 
     Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
     Service.
       (b) Release of Reversionary and Reserved Interests.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, if the 
     Observatory makes a written request to the Secretary for 
     conveyance of the parcel of land described in paragraph (2) 
     not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall convey to the Observatory, without 
     consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to that parcel of land.
       (2) Land described.--The parcel of land to be conveyed 
     under paragraph (1) is the National Forest System land--
       (A) conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and 
     his heirs by the Act entitled ``An Act granting certain lands 
     in the Coconino National Forest, in Arizona, for observatory 
     purposes'', approved May 30, 1910 (36 Stat. 452; chapter 
     261); and
       (B) described as sec. 17, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., of the Gila 
     and Salt River base and meridian in Coconino County, Arizona.
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