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Calendar No. 56
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 304
[Report No. 113–25]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2013
Mr. Cochran (for himself
and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
April 22, 2013
Reported by Mr. Wyden,
without amendment
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the
Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance
Act of 2013.
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Map
The
term map means the map entitled Natchez Trace Parkway,
Proposed Boundary Change, numbered 604/105392, and dated November
2010.
(2)
Secretary
The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(3)
State
The
term State means the State of Mississippi.
3.
Land
conveyance
(a)
Conveyance
authority
(1)
In
general
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey to
the State, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the parcels of land described in
subsection (b).
(2)
Compatible
use
The deed of conveyance to the parcel of land that is located
southeast of U.S. Route 61/84 and which is commonly known as the bean
field property shall reserve an easement to the United States
restricting the use of the parcel to only those uses which are compatible with
the Natchez Trace Parkway.
(b)
Description of
land
The parcels of land referred to in subsection (a) are the 2
parcels totaling approximately 67 acres generally depicted as Proposed
Conveyance on the map.
(c)
Availability of
map
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
4.
Boundary
adjustments
(a)
Exclusion of
conveyed land
On completion of the conveyance to the State of the
land described in section 3(b), the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway shall
be adjusted to exclude the conveyed land.
(b)
Inclusion of
additional land
(1)
In
general
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the
boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway is adjusted to include the approximately
10 acres of land that is generally depicted as Proposed Addition
on the map.
(2)
Administration
The
land added under paragraph (1) shall be administered by the Secretary as part
of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
April 22, 2013
Reported without amendment