,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bddj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjbe,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,agriculture to convey certain ,national
 ,forest ,system land located in        
,franklin ,county1 ,mississippi1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,okhissa ,lake    
rural economic development land         
conveyance  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,alliance ,the term       
,alliance means the ,scenic ,rivers     
,development ,alliance4  7#b7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7        
,request ,subject to the requirements of
 this section1 if the ,alliance submits 
a written request for conveyance by not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act and the          
,secretary determines that it is in the 

public interest to convey the ,national 
,forest ,system land described in       
subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall    
convey to the ,alliance all right1      
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to the ,national ,forest 
,system land described in subsection 7c7
 by quitclaim deed through a public or  
private sale1 including a competitive   
sale by auction or bid4  7c7            
,description of ,national ,forest       
,system land  7#a7 ,in general ,subject 
to paragraph 7#b71 the ,national ,forest
 ,system land referred to in subsection 
7b7 is-- 7,a7 the approximately #acg4g  
acres of real property located in secs4 
#e and #f1 ,t4 #e ,n41 ,r4 #d ,e41 and  
sec4 #ca1 ,t4 #f ,n41 ,r4 #d ,e41       
,franklin ,county1 ,mississippi1 as     
depicted on the map prepared for the    
,alliance by ,marling ,surveying1 ,,llc1
 entitled ,map of ,survey of a #acg4gj  
,acre ,tract1 a ,portion of ,u4,s4      
,department of ,agriculture ,forest     
,service ,homochitto ,national ,forest  

,tracts ,h-#da;g  ,h-#cjg1 and dated    
,september #af1 #bjbd2 and  7,b7 the    
approximately #agc acres of real        
property located in secs4 #e1 #f1 #g1   
and #h1 ,t4 #e ,n41 ,r4 #d ,e41         
,franklin ,county1 ,mississippi1 as     
depicted on the map prepared for the    
,alliance by ,marling ,surveying1 ,,llc1
 entitled ,map of ,survey of a _/ #agc  
,acre ,tract1 a ,portion of ,u4,s4      
,department of ,agriculture ,forest     
,service ,homochitto ,national ,forest  
,tracts ,h-#a1 ,h-#c;b1 ,h-#da;g        
,h-#cjg1 and dated ,september #af1      
#bjbd4  7#b7 ,survey ,the exact acreage 
and legal description of the ,national  
,forest ,system land to be conveyed     
under this section shall be determined  
by a survey satisfactory to the         
,secretary4  7d7 ,consideration  7#a7   
,in general ,the consideration for the  
conveyance of any ,national ,forest     
,system land under this section shall   
be-- 7,a7 provided in the form of cash2 
and  7,b7 in an amount equal to the fair

 market value of the ,national ,forest  
,system land being conveyed1 as         
determined under paragraph 7#b74  7#b7  
,fair market value determination ,the   
fair market value of the ,national      
,forest ,system land conveyed under this
 section shall be determined-- 7,a7 in  
the case of a method of conveyance      
described in subsection 7b71 by an      
appraisal that is-- 7i7 conducted in    
accordance with the ,uniform ,appraisal 
,standards for ,federal ,land           
,acquisitions2 and  7ii7 approved by the
 ,secretary2 or  7,b7 in the case of a  
conveyance by a method other than a     
method described in subsection 7b71 by  
competitive sale4  7e7 ,terms and       
conditions ,the conveyance under this   
section shall be subject to-- 7#a7 valid
 existing rights2 and  7#b7 such other  
terms and conditions as the ,secretary  
considers to be appropriate to protect  
the interests of the ,united ,states4   
7f7 ,proceeds from sale ,the ,secretary 
shall deposit the proceeds of the       

conveyance of any ,national ,forest     
,system land under this section in the  
fund established under ,public ,law     
#ij-aga 7commonly known as the ,sisk    
,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dhd;a74  7g7      
,costs ,as a condition for the          
conveyance under this section1 the      
,secretary shall require the ,alliance  
to pay at closing-- 7#a7 any reasonable 
appraisal costs2 and  7#b7 the costs of 
any administrative or environmental     
analysis required by applicable law     
7including regulations74