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H.R.701
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 authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the city of
Rolla, Missouri.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE,
ROLLA, MISSOURI.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to the terms and conditions
specified in this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may sell to the
city of Rolla, Missouri (in this section referred to as the ``City''),
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
following:
The property identified as the Rolla Ranger District
Administrative Site of the Forest Service located in Rolla, Phelps
County, Missouri, encompassing ten acres more or less, the
conveyance of which by C.D. and Oma A. Hazlewood to the United
States was recorded on May 6, 1936, in book 104, page 286 of the
Record of Deeds of Phelps County, Missouri.
(b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under
subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to
the fair market value of the property as determined by an appraisal
acceptable to the Secretary and prepared in accordance with the Uniform
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition as published by the
Department of Justice. Payment shall be due in full within six months
after the date the conveyance is made, or, at the option of the City,
in twenty equal annual installments commencing on January 1 of the
first year following the conveyance and annually thereafter until the
total amount due has been paid.
(c) Deposit of Funds Received.--Funds received by the Secretary
under subsection (b) as consideration for the conveyance shall be
deposited into the special fund in the Treasury authorized by the Act
of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a, commonly known as the Sisk Act).
Such funds shall be available, subject to appropriation, until expended
by the Secretary.
(d) Release.--Subject to compliance with all Federal environmental
laws prior to transfer, the City, upon conveyance of the property under
subsection (a), shall agree in writing to hold the United States
harmless from any and all claims relating to the property including all
claims resulting from hazardous materials on the conveyed lands.
(e) Right of Reentry.--The conveyance to the City under subsection
(a) shall be made by quitclaim deed in fee simple, subject to a right
of reentry in the United States if the Secretary determines that the
City is not in compliance with the compensation requirements specified
in subsection (b) or other condition prescribed by the Secretary in the
deed of conveyance.
(f) Conservation of Historic Resources.--In consultation with the
State Historic Preservation Office of the State of Missouri, the
Secretary shall ensure that the historic resources on the property to
be conveyed are conserved by requiring, at the closing on the
conveyance of the property, that the City convey an historic
preservation easement to the State of Missouri assuring the right of
the State to enter the property for historic preservation purposes. The
historic preservation easement shall be negotiated between the State of
Missouri and the City, and the conveyance of the easement shall be a
condition to the conveyance authorized under subsection (a). The
protection of the historic resources on the conveyed property shall be
the responsibility of the State of Missouri and the City, and not that
of the Secretary.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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