,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,mr4 ,ratcliffe introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,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 ,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 ,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 of 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