,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson of ,louisiana        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of the ,interior to provide  
for clear title to certain land in      
,louisiana1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,lake ,bistineau ,land ,title      
,stability ,act4  #b4 ,lake ,bistineau  
land title stability  7a7 ,definitions  
,in this section3  7#a7 ,claimant ,the  
term claimant means any individual1     
group1 or corporation authorized to hold
 title to land or mineral interests in  
land in the ,state of ,louisiana with a 
valid claim to the omitted land1        
including any mineral interests4  7#b7  
,map ,the term ,map means the map       
entitled ,lands as ,delineated by       
,original ,survey ,december #ah1 #ahdb  
showing the #aifi ,meander ,line at the 

#adh4f ,elevation ,line and dated       
,january #cj1 #bjah4  7#c7 ,omitted land
  7,a7 ,in general ,the term omitted    
land means the land in lots #f1 #g1 #h1 
#i1 #aj1 #aa1 #ab1 and #ac of sec4 #cj1 
,t4 #af ,n41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,louisiana    
,meridian1 comprising a total of        
approximately #bbi4gb acres1 as depicted
 on the ,map1 that--  7i7 was in place  
during the ,original ,survey2 but  7ii7 
was not included in the ,original       
,survey4  7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term     
omitted land includes-- 7i7 ,peggy's    
,island in lot #a of sec4 #ag1 ,t4 #af  
,n41 ,r4 #aj ,w41 ,louisiana ,meridian2 
and  7ii7 ,hog ,island in lot #a of sec4
 #bi1 ,t4 #af ,n41 ,r4 #aj ,w41         
,louisiana ,meridian4  7#d7 ,original   
survey ,the term ,original ,survey means
 the survey of land surrounding ,lake   
,bistineau1 ,louisiana1 conducted by the
 ,general ,land ,office in #ahch and    
approved by the ,surveyor ,general on   
,december #h1 #ahdb4  7b7 ,conveyances  
7#a7 ,in general ,consistent with the   

first section of the ,act of ,december  
#bb1 #aibh 7commonly known as the       
8,color of ,title ,act07 7#de ,stat4    
#ajfi1 chapter #dg2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4       
#ajfh71 except as provided by this      
section1 the ,secretary shall convey to 
the claimant the omitted land1 including
 any mineral interests1 that has been   
held in good faith and in peaceful1     
adverse possession by a claimant or an  
ancestor or grantor of the claimant1    
under claim or color of title1 based on 
the ,original ,survey4  7#b7            
,confirmation of title ,the conveyance  
or patent of omitted land to a claimant 
under paragraph 7#a7 shall have the     
effect of confirming title to the       
surface and minerals in the claimant and
 shall not serve as any admission by a  
claimant4  7c7 ,payment of costs  7#a7  
,in general ,except as provided in      
paragraph 7#b71 the conveyance required 
under subsection 7b7 shall be without   
consideration4  7#b7 ,exception ,before 
the conveyance of the omitted land under

 subsection 7b71 from any funds         
appropriated to the ,state of ,louisiana
 by the ,louisiana ,legislature1 the    
,state of ,louisiana shall pay to the   
,secretary any costs incurred by the    
,secretary relating to any survey1      
platting1 legal description1 or         
associated activities required to       
prepare and issue a patent under that   
subsection4  7d7 ,map and legal         
description ,as soon as practicable     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall file1 and    
make available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the ,bureau  
of ,land and ,management1 the ,map and  
legal descriptions of the omitted land  
to be conveyed under subsection 7b74