HR 1008
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1008
To authorize the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest
System land in the Cherokee National Forest and to authorize the Secretary
of Agriculture to use the proceeds from that conveyance to acquire a parcel
of land for inclusion in that national forest, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2011
Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To authorize the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest
System land in the Cherokee National Forest and to authorize the Secretary
of Agriculture to use the proceeds from that conveyance to acquire a parcel
of land for inclusion in that national forest, and for other purposes.
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 `Benton MacKaye Cherokee National Forest Land
Consolidation Act'.
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST, TENNESSEE.
(a) Conveyance Authorized- The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred
to as the `Secretary') shall convey and quitclaim to the Towee Falls Baptist
Church all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel
of National Forest System land in Cherokee National Forest consisting of approximately
66.5 acres surrounding the Towee Falls Baptist Church, as generally depicted
on the map titled `Legislative Map H.R. 4658' and dated June 1, 2010 (in this
section referred to as the `parcel').
(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED- As consideration for the conveyance of the parcel,
the Towee Falls Baptist Church shall pay to the Secretary an amount of cash
equal to the market value of the parcel based on an appraisal approved by
the Secretary.
(2) DEPOSIT OF CONSIDERATION- The consideration received under paragraph
(1) shall be deposited into the account in the Treasury established by Public
Law 90-171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
(3) USE OF CONSIDERATION-
(A) IN GENERAL- Monies deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be available
to the Secretary, until expended and without further appropriation, for
the acquisition of lands and interests in land in the Cherokee National
Forest in Tennessee.
(B) ACQUISITION OF DOC ROGERS TRACT- Congress finds that it is in the
public interest that the Secretary acquire from the Monroe County Tennessee
Board of Education all right, title, and interest of the Board of Education
in and to a tract of land in Monroe County, Tennessee, consisting of approximately
102 acres and known as the `Doc Rogers tract'. The Secretary may apply
the monies deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) to acquire the Doc Rogers
tract if the Secretary and the Monroe County Tennessee Board of Education
reach agreement on the terms of a Federal acquisition.
(c) Valuation- The parcel will be appraised in accordance with appraisal specifications
prescribed by the Secretary, and such specifications shall include that the
parcel be valued as a free standing lot unconnected with any larger tract,
and unencumbered with any Forest Service special use authorization held by
the Church.
(d) Condition of Conveyance- The conveyance of the parcel shall be subject
to the condition that the Towee Falls Baptist Church accept the parcel in
its condition at the time of conveyance (commonly known as a conveyance `as
is').
(e) Survey and Costs- The exact acreage and legal description of the parcel
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture.
The cost of the survey and all other costs incurred by the Secretary to convey
the parcel shall be borne by the Towee Falls Baptist Church.
(f) Additional Terms- The Secretary may require such additional terms and
conditions in connection with the conveyance of the parcel as the Secretary
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 3. STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO LANGUAGE.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest
statement titled `Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation' for this Act, submitted
for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote
on passage.
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