IIB
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4658
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 29, 2010
Received
August 5, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
AN ACT
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Benton MacKaye Cherokee National
Forest Land Consolidation Act of 2010
.
Land conveyances, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee
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
).
Consideration
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.
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).
Use of consideration
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.
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.
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.
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
).
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.
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.
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.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.