HR 2675
3-30-08, Bill Passed House 330-2
Referred to Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2675
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land
in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council,
Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, 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 `Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts'
or `HALE Scouts Act'.
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST, OKLAHOMA.
(a) Finding- Congress finds that it is in the public interest to provide for
the sale of certain federally owned land in the Ouachita National Forest in
Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America,
for market value consideration.
(b) Conveyance Required- Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall convey, by quitclaim deed, to the Indian Nations Council,
Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America (in this section referred to as the `Council')
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain National
Forest System land in the Ouachita National Forest in the State of Oklahoma
consisting of approximately 140 acres, depending on the final measurement
of the road set back and the actual size of the affected sections, as more
fully described in subsection (c). The conveyance may not include any land
located within the Indian Nations National Scenic and Wildlife Area designated
by section 10 of the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness
Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460vv-8).
(c) Covered Lands- The National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection
(b) is depicted on the map entitled `Boy Scout Land Request-Ouachita NF'.
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Forest
Service Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Consideration- As consideration for the land conveyed under subsection
(b), the Council shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market
value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary
and done in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716).
(e) Use of Proceeds- The consideration received under subsection (d) shall
be deposited in the fund established by Public Law 90-171 (commonly known
as the `Sisk Act'; 16 U.S.C. 484a). The amount so deposited shall be available
to the Secretary, without further appropriation, for expenditure for the acquisition
of land and interests in land in the Ouachita National Forest.
(f) Survey and Administrative Costs- The exact acreage and legal description
of the land to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary. The Council shall pay the reasonable costs
of survey, appraisal, and any administrative analyses required by law.
(g) Access- Access to the land conveyed under subsection (b) shall be from
the adjacent land of the Council or its successor. Notwithstanding section
1323(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
3210(a)), the Secretary shall not be required to provide additional access
to the conveyed land.
(h) Additional Terms and Conditions- The Secretary may prescribe such terms
and conditions on the conveyance under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers
in the public interest, including the reservation of access rights to the
conveyed land for administrative purposes.
Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 2008.
Attest:
Clerk.
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2675
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita
National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy
Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
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