,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to release a ,federal reversionary     
interest and convey mineral interests in
 ,chester ,county1 ,tennessee1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,chester ,county   
reversionary and mineral interests      
release  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds  
that-- 7#a7 within the parcel of ,state 
forest land located in ,henderson1      
,chester ,county1 ,tennessee1 a recent  
survey by the ,state determined that    
,bethel ,baptist ,church is encroaching 
on ,state-owned land in ,chickasaw      
,state ,forest by approximately #ai     
inches2  7#b7 the parcel described in   
paragraph 7#a7 was conveyed to the      
,state by the ,department of            
,agriculture1 which retained a          

reversionary interest in the land2 and  
7#c7 it is necessary to release the     
interests of the ,united ,states in and 
to that land to resolve the encroachment
 issue described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#b7   
,state ,the term ,state means the ,state
 of ,tennessee4  7#c7 ,state forest land
 ,the term ,state forest land means the 
approximately #j4fb-;acre parcel of land
 in ,chickasaw ,state ,forest that is   
identified as ,state ,forest ,land on   
the map prepared by the ,forest ,service
 entitled ,state ,forest ,land ,detail  
,map and dated ,december #ac1 #bjai4    
7c7 ,release of reversionary interest   
7#a7 ,release  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary shall release1 without       
consideration1 the reversionary interest
 described in paragraph 7#b74  7,b7     
,requirements ,notwithstanding any      
requirement for a grant of land under   
section #cb7;c7 of ,the ,bankhead-,jones

 ,farm ,tenant ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4       
#ajaa7;c77 or any other provision of    
law1 the release under subparagraph 7,a7
 shall occur without any appraisal1     
other report1 or environmental or       
similar review being undertaken4  7#b7  
,description of reversionary interest   
,the reversionary interest referred to  
in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 is the           
reversionary interest of the ,united    
,states in and to the ,state forest land
 that-- 7,a7 takes effect if the ,state 
forest land ceases to be used for public
 purposes2 and  7,b7 was created by the 
deed-- 7i7 granting from the ,united    
,states to the ,state the ,state forest 
land2  7ii7 dated ,august #ab1 #aiee2   
and  7iii7 registered on pages #ehh     
through #eia of book #dh of the record  
of deeds for ,chester ,county1          
,tennessee4  7#c7 ,payment of costs ,as 
a condition of the release under        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,state shall pay to 
the ,united ,states any administrative  
costs incurred by the ,united ,states in

 carrying out the release4  7d7         
,conveyance of mineral rights  7#a7 ,in 
general ,notwithstanding any requirement
 for the conveyance of ,federal mineral 
interests under section #bji of the     
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agai71    
part #bgbj of title #dc1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations71 or any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary shall convey to the 
,state1 by quitclaim deed1 without      
warranty1 and without consideration1 the
 mineral interest in the ,state forest  
land owned by the ,united ,states4  7#b7
 ,requirements ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the conveyance  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall occur-- 7,a7 
without any exploratory program as to   
the character of the mineral deposits in
 the land2  7,b7 without any findings as
 to known mineral values and mineral    
development of the land2 and  7,c7      
without any appraisal1 other report1 or 
environmental or similar review being   

undertaken by the ,secretary4  7#c7     
,payment of costs ,as a condition of the
 conveyance under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,state shall pay to the ,united ,states 
any administrative costs incurred by the
 ,united ,states in carrying out the    
conveyance4