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        H.R.2982

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Carbon Hill 
             National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama.

    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 ``Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CARBON HILL NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY TO THE STATE 
              OF ALABAMA.

    (a) Conveyance Requirement.--Within 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to 
the State of Alabama without reimbursement, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the property described in 
subsection (b), for use by the Game and Fish Division of the Alabama 
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as part of the State 
of Alabama fish culture program.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
is the property known as the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery, 
located on County Road 63 at Carbon Hill, Alabama, in Walker County, 
Alabama, consisting of 67 acres (more or less), and all improvements 
and related personal property under the control of the Secretary that 
is located on that property, including buildings, structures, 
equipment, and all easements, leases, and water rights relating to that 
property.
    (c) Use and Reversionary Interest.--The property conveyed to the 
State of Alabama pursuant to this section shall be used by the State 
for purposes of fishery resources management and fisheries-related 
activities, and if it is used for any other purpose detrimental to 
those purposes and activities, all right, title, and interest in and to 
all property conveyed pursuant to this section shall revert to the 
United States. The State of Alabama shall ensure that the property 
reverting to the United States is in substantially the same or better 
condition as at the time of transfer.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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