[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1778 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.1778
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To authorize a land conveyance between the United States and the City of
Craig, Alaska, 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 ``Craig Recreation Land Purchase
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Craig, Alaska.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
(a) In General.--If, not later than 180 days after the date on
which the City receives a copy of the appraisal conducted under
subsection (c), the City offers to convey to the Secretary all right,
title, and interest of the City in and to the parcels of non-Federal
land described in subsection (b), the Secretary, subject to the
availability of appropriations, shall--
(1) accept the offer; and
(2) on conveyance of the land to the Secretary, pay to the City
an amount equal to the appraised value of the land, as determined
under subsection (c).
(b) Description of Land.--The non-Federal land referred to in
subsection (a) consists of--
(1) the municipal land identified on the map entitled
``Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail and Recreation Parcel and Craig
Cannery Property'' and dated August 2003;
(2) lots 1 and 1A, Block 11-A, as identified on the City of
Craig Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland Addition, Patent # 155
(Inst. 69-982, Ketchikan Recording Office), dated April 21, 2004,
consisting of approximately 22,353 square feet of land; and
(3) the portion of Beach Road eastward of a projected line
between the southwest corner of lot 1, Block 11, USS 1430 and the
northwest corner of lot 1, Block 11-A, as identified on the City of
Craig Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland Addition, Patent # 155
(Inst. 69-982, Ketchikan Recording Office), dated April 21, 2004,
consisting of approximately 4,700 square feet of land.
(c) Appraisals.--
(1) In general.--Before conveying the land under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall--
(A) conduct an appraisal of the land, in accordance with--
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions;
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice; and
(iii) Forest Service Appraisal Directives; and
(B) submit to the City a copy of the appraisal.
(2) Payment of costs.--
(A) City.--The City shall pay the costs of appraising the
land described in subsection (b)(1).
(B) Secretary.--The Secretary shall pay the costs of
appraising the land described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (b).
(d) Management.--Any land acquired under subsection (a) shall be--
(1) included in the Tongass National Forest; and
(2) administered by the Secretary in accordance with the laws
(including regulations) and forest plan applicable to the Tongass
National Forest.
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND BY THE CITY OF CRAIG.
The amount received by the City under section 3(a)(2) shall be used
by the City to acquire the Craig cannery property, as depicted on the
map entitled ``Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail and Recreation Parcel
and Craig Cannery Property'' and dated August 2003.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated--
(1) to the Forest Service for the reconstruction of the
Sunnahae Trail, $250,000; and
(2) such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.