,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjah,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,agriculture to transfer  
certain ,national ,forest ,system land  
in the ,state of ,texas4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,lake ,fannin ,conveyance ,act4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,county
 ,the term ,county means the ,fannin    
,county1 ,texas4  7#b7 ,map ,the term   
map means the map entitled ,lake ,fannin
 ,conveyance and dated ,november #ba1   
#bjac4  7#c7 ,national ,forest ,system  
land ,the term ,national ,forest ,system
 land means the approximately #b1jbe    
acres of ,national ,forest ,system land 
generally depicted on the map4  7#d7    
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting  

through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service4  #c4 ,conveyance of land and  
improvements  7a7 ,in general ,subject  
to the requirements of this section1 if 
the ,county submits to the ,secretary a 
written request for conveyance of the   
,national ,forest ,system land not later
 than #ahj days after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall convey to the ,county all right1  
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to the ,national ,forest 
,system land4  7b7 ,map  7#a7           
,availability of map ,the map shall be  
kept on file and available for public   
inspection in the appropriate office of 
the ,forest ,service4  7#b7 ,correction 
of errors ,the ,secretary may correct   
minor errors in the map4  7c7 ,terms and
 conditions ,the conveyance under       
subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7#a7 subject  
to valid existing rights2  7#b7 made    
without consideration2  7#c7 made by    
quitclaim deed2 and  7#d7 subject to any
 other terms and conditions the         

,secretary determines appropriate to    
protect the interests of the ,united    
,states4  7d7 ,use ,as a condition of   
the conveyance under subsection 7a71 the
 ,county shall agree to manage the land 
conveyed under that subsection for a    
public purpose4  7e7 ,costs ,as a       
condition of the conveyance under       
subsection 7a71 the ,county shall pay   
for all costs associated with the       
conveyance1 including the costs of--    
7#a7 the survey required under          
subsection 7f72 and  7#b7 any           
environmental analysis and resource     
surveys required under ,federal law4    
7f7 ,survey  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
actual acreage and legal description of 
the ,national ,forest ,system land to be
 conveyed under subsection 7a7 shall be 
determined by a survey satisfactory to  
the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,cadastral surveys
 ,the ,secretary may perform and approve
 any cadastral surveys required to be   
conducted as part of a survey under     
paragraph 7#a74