,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,interior to transfer all ,federal 
land1 facilities1 and any other assets  
associated with the ,ozark ,national    
,scenic ,riverways to the ,state of     
,missouri for the purposes of           
maintaining a ,state park1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,findings ,congress     
finds as follows3  7#a7 ,the ,ozark     
,national ,scenic ,riverways was created
 under the auspices of protecting public
 access to the area indefinitely4  7#b7 
,the ,national ,park ,service has begun 
to prevent members of the public from   
accessing the lands that compose the    
park4  7#c7 ,the ,state of ,missouri is 
able to maintain the park and ensure    
that it continues in substantially the  
same fashion as it has while maintaining

 public access4  #b4 ,conveyance of     
,ozark ,national ,scenic ,riverways ,the
 ,act entitled ,an ,act to provide for  
the establishment of the ,ozark         
,national ,scenic ,riverways in the     
,state of ,missouri1 and for other      
purposes1 approved ,august #bg1 #aifd   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfjm1 et seq471 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #i4 ,not later than one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 section1 the ,secretary shall convey to
 the ,state of ,missouri1 for no        
consideration1 all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to all ,federal land1 facilities1 and   
any other assets associated with the    
,ozark ,national ,scenic ,riverways1    
subject to the following conditions3    
7#a7 ,the ,federal ,government shall pay
 all of the costs of the conveyance     
under this section4  7#b7 ,a covenant or
 restriction shall be in the deed to the
 land and facilities conveyed under this
 section requiring--  7,a7 that the     

,state of ,missouri shall maintain and  
operate the land1 facilities1 and assets
 conveyed under this section1 at the    
cost to the ,state1 in substantially the
 same fashion as such land1 facilities1 
and assets were being maintained by the 
,department of the ,interior on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this
 section2  7,b7 that if the ,state of   
,missouri attempts to sell1 in whole or 
in part1 the land1 facilities1 or assets
 conveyed under this section1 such the  
land1 facilities1 and assets shall      
revert to the ,united ,states1 at the   
discretion of the ,secretary1 at no cost
 to the ,united ,states2  7,c7 that if  
the land and facilities conveyed under  
this section are no longer used as      
described in subparagraph 7,a71 the land
 and facilities shall revert to the     
,united ,states1 at the discretion of   
the ,secretary1 at no cost to the       
,united ,states2 and  7,d7 any other    
terms and conditions that the ,secretary
 determines to be appropriate4  #aj4    

,the first section and sections #b      
through #h of this ,act shall not apply 
during any period during which title to 
the land associated with the ,ozark     
,national ,scenic ,riverways is not held
 by the ,united ,states4  4