[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20953]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


[[Page 20953]]

                     CONVEYANCE OF JOE ROWELL PARK

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1972) to direct the 
Secretary of


Agriculture to convey to the town of Dolores, Colorado, the current 
site of Joe Rowell Park, which had been reported from the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, with amendments as follows:

       (Omit the part in black brackets and insert the part 
     printed in italic.)

                                S. 1972

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

     SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF JOE ROWELL PARK.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey 
     to the town of Dolores, Colorado, for no consideration, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     parcel of real property described in subsection (b), for open 
     space, park, and recreational purposes.
       (b) Description of Property.--
       (1) In general.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a parcel of approximately 25 acres of land comprising the 
     site of the Joe Rowell Park (including all improvements on 
     the land and equipment and other items of personal property 
     as agreed to by the Secretary) [in section 16 (Map 1), 
     township 37 north, range 15 west, NMPM, Dolores, Colorado.] 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Joe Rowell Park,'' dated July 
     12, 2000.
       (2) Survey.--
       (A) In general.--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.
       (B) Cost.--As a condition of any conveyance under this 
     section, the town of Dolores shall pay the cost of the 
     survey.
       (c) Possibility of Reverter.--Title to any real property 
     acquired by the town of Dolores, Colorado, under this section 
     shall revert to the United States if the town--
       (1) attempts to convey or otherwise transfer ownership of 
     any portion of the property to any other person;
       (2) attempts to encumber the title of the property; or
       (3) permits the use of any portion of the property for any 
     purpose incompatible with the purpose described in subsection 
     (a) for which the property is conveyed.
       (d) The map referenced in subsection (b)(1) shall be on 
     file for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the 
     Forest Service at the Department of Agriculture in 
     Washington, DC.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1972), as amended, was read the third time and passed, 
as follows:

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