,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ffb #aaeth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cbde    
,report ,no4 #aae-cgf ,,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  ,november #bf1 
#bjah,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 with 
an amendment,omit the part struck       
through and insert the part printed in  
italic  ,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  #c4 ,land conveyance   
7a7 ,in general ,subject to the terms   
and conditions described in subsection  
7b71 if the ,county submits to the      
,secretary an offer to acquire the      
,national ,forest ,system land for the  
fair market value1 as determined by the 
appraisal under subsection 7c71 the     
,secretary shall convey the ,national   
,forest ,system land to the ,county4    
7b7 ,terms and conditions ,the          
conveyance under subsection 7a7 shall   
be-- 7#a7 subject to valid existing     
rights2  7#b7 made by quitclaim deed2   
and  7#c7 subject to any other terms and
 conditions as the ,secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of 
the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,appraisal    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this

 ,act1 the ,secretary shall complete an 
appraisal to determine the fair market  
value of the ,national ,forest ,system  
land4  7#b7 ,standards ,the appraisal   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be conducted 
in accordance with-- 7,a7 the ,uniform  
,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land
 ,acquisitions2 and  7,b7 the ,uniform  
,standards of ,professional ,appraisal  
,practice4  7d7 ,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  7e7 ,consideration ,as    
consideration for the conveyance under  
subsection 7a71 the ,county shall pay to
 the ,secretary an amount equal to the  
fair market value of the ,national      
,forest ,system land1 as determined by  
the appraisal under subsection 7c74  7f7
 ,survey ,the exact 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 ,secretary   
and the ,county4  7g7 ,use ,as a        
condition of the conveyance under       
subsection 7a71 the ,county shall agree 
to manage the land conveyed under that  
subsection for public recreational      
purposes4  7h7 ,costs of conveyance ,as 
a condition on the conveyance under     
subsection 7a71 the ,county shall pay to
 the ,secretary all costs associated    
with the conveyance1 including the cost 
of--  7#a7 the appraisal under          
subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 the survey    
under subsection 7f74  ,november #bf1   
#bjah,reported with an amendment