To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for...
Officially: “To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.” Read the full text
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1Conveyance of specified Forest Service property to Perry County, Arkansas
This section would require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to transfer a piece of Forest Service land to Perry County, Arkansas, but only if the county sends the Secretary a written request for the transfer within 180 days after this Act becomes law. The property is about 0.81 acres of land and improvements known as parcel 850-10555-001, located at 1069 Fourche Avenue, Perryville, Arkansas 72126. The exact acreage and legal description used for the transfer would be set by a survey that satisfies the Secretary. The transfer would be subject to any existing valid rights in the property, would happen without the county paying anything for the land itself, would use a quitclaim deed, and could include any other terms and conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. The county, not the federal government, would have to pay all costs connected to the transfer, including the cost of a survey if one is needed, the cost of any environmental analysis or resource survey required by federal law, and the cost of any review needed to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act. This section also states that despite the environmental cleanup law cited as 42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A), the Secretary would not have to give the county any covenant or warranty about the environmental condition of the property and improvements being transferred. For purposes of this section, county means Perry County, Arkansas, and Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
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1. Conveyance of specified Forest Service property to Perry County, Arkansas (a) Required conveyance Subject to this section, if the County submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the property described in subsection (b) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in subsection (b). (b) Description of property (1) In general The property referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel of real property, including all land and improvements, generally referred to as parcel 850–10555–001 in the urban property records of the County, consisting of approximately 0.81 acres of Forest Service land located at 1069 Fourche Avenue, Perryville, Arkansas 72126. (2) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. (c) Terms and conditions The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be— (1) subject to valid existing rights; (2) made without consideration; (3) made by quitclaim deed; and (4) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Costs of conveyance As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of— (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection (b)(2); (2) any environmental analysis or resources survey required under Federal law; and (3) any analysis required to comply with division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred to as the National Historic Preservation Act ). (e) Environmental conditions Notwithstanding section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A) ), the Secretary shall not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the property and improvements conveyed to the County under subsection (a). (f) Definitions In this section: (1) County The term County means Perry County, Arkansas. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
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