,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjad ,mr4  
,*ambliss 7= himself & ,mr4 ,isakson7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! sale ( c]ta9     
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& 9 ! ,/ate (    
,georgia4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,*attahoo*ee-,oconee       
,national ,=e/ ,l& ,adju/m5t ,act (     
#bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s & def9ition  7a7     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 c]ta9   
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& 9 ! ,/ate (    
,georgia consi/s ( isolat$ tracts t are 
ineffici5t to manage or h lo/ _!        
pr9cipal value = ,national ,=e/         
purposes2  7#b7 ! disposal ( t l& w\ld  
be 9 ! public int]e/2 &  7#c7 proce$s f 
! sale ( l& au?oriz$ by ?is ,act w\ld be
 us$ be/ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice to pur*ase l&
 = ,national ,=e/ purposes 9 ! ,/ate (  
,georgia4  7b7 ,def9ition ( ,secret>y ,9
 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,secret>y means !      

,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  #c4 ,l&      
conveyance au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y is au?oriz$1 "u su* t]ms &    
conditions z ! ,secret>y may prescribe  
to sell or ex*ange any or all rights1   
title1 & int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !   
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& describ$ 9     
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,l& au?oriz$ =     
disposal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,national    
,=e/ ,sy/em l& subject to sale or       
ex*ange "u ?is ,act are #cj tracts ( l& 
total+ approximately #c1hda acres1 :i*  
are g5]ally depict$ on #b maps entitl$  
,priority ,l& ,adju/m5ts1 ,/ate (       
,georgia1 ,u4,s4 ,=e/ ,s]vice-,s\!rn    
,region1 ,oconee & ,*attahoo*ee         
,national ,=e/s1 ,u4,s4 ,congressional  
,di/ricts-#h1 #i1 #aj  #ad & dat$       
,septemb] #bd1 #bjac4  7#b7 ,maps ,!    
maps describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be on
 file & available = public inspection 9 
! ,(fice ( ! ,=e/ ,sup]visor1           
,*attahoo*ee-,oconee ,national ,=e/1    
until su* "t z ! l& is sold or ex*ang$4 
7#c7 ,modification ( b\nd>ies ,!        

,secret>y may modify ! b\nd>ies ( ! l&  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 bas$ on l&     
managem5t consid]ations4  7c7 ,=m (     
conveyance  7#a7 ,quitclaim de$ ,!      
,secret>y %all convey l& sold "u ?is    
,act by quitclaim de$4  7#b7            
,res]vations ,! ,secret>y may res]ve any
 rights-(-way or o!r rights or int]e/s 9
 l& sold or ex*ang$ "u ?is ,act t !     
,secret>y consid]s necess>y = managem5t 
purposes or to protect ! public int]e/4 
7d7 ,valuation  7#a7 ,m>ket value ,!    
,secret>y may n sell or ex*ange l& "u   
?is ,act = less ?an m>ket value1 z      
det]m9$ by appraisal or ?r\gh           
competitive bid4  7#b7 ,appraisal       
requirem5ts ,any appraisal %all be--    
7,a7 consi/5t ) ! ,uni=m ,appraisal     
,/&>ds = ,f$]al ,l& ,acquisitions or !  
,uni=m ,/&>ds ( ,pr(essional ,appraisal 
,practice2 &  7,b7 subject to ! approval
 ( ! ,secret>y4  7e7 ,consid]ation  7#a7
 ,ca% ,consid]ation = a sale ( l& or    
equalization ( an ex*ange %all be paid 9
 ca%4  7#b7 ,ex*ange ,not)/&+ section   

#bjf7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &       
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agaf7;b771 ! ,secret>y may accept a ca%
 equalization paym5t 9 excess ( #be     
p]c5t ( ! value ( any l& ex*ang$4  7f7  
,me?od ( sale  7#a7 ,options ,!         
,secret>y may sell l& "u subsection 7a7 
at public or private sale1 includ+      
competitive sale by auction1 bid1 or    
o!rwise1 9 accordance ) su* t]ms1       
conditions1 & proc$ures z ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es are 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#b7 ,solicitations ,!         
,secret>y may--  7,a7 make public or    
private solicitations = ! sale or       
ex*ange ( l& au?oriz$ by ?is ,act2 &    
7,b7 reject any (f] t ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es is n adequate or n 9 ! public  
int]e/4  7g7 ,brok]s ,! ,secret>y may-- 
7#a7 use brok]s or o!r ?ird p>ties 9 !  
disposition ( ! l& au?oriz$ by ?is ,act2
 &  7#b7 f ! proce$s ( a sale1 pay      
reasonable commissions or fees4  #d4    
,treatm5t ( proce$s  7a7 ,deposit ,!    
,secret>y %all deposit ! proce$s ( a    

sale au?oriz$ by ?is ,act 9 ! fund      
e/abli%$ "u ,public ,law #ij-aga        
7commonly kn[n z ! ,sisk ,act7 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #dhd;a74  7b7 ,availability   
,subject to subsection 7c71 am\nts      
deposit$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be      
available to ! ,secret>y until exp5d$1  
)\t fur!r appropriation1 = ! acquisition
 ( l& = ,national ,=e/ purposes 9 !     
,/ate ( ,georgia4  7c7 ,private prop]ty 
protection ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act au?orizes ! 
use ( funds deposit$ "u subsection 7a7  
to be us$ to acquire l& )\t ! writt5    
cons5t ( ! own] ( ! l&4