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S. Rept. 115-376 1 (2018-11-26)

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                                                              Calendar No. 662

                     115TH CONGRESS                SEAEREPORT
                        2d Session   JSENATE                            1    115-376







                                   LAKE FANNIN CONVEYANCE ACT




                                     NOVEMBER 26, 2018.-Ordered to be printed



                        Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
                                     Resources, submitted the following


                                              REPORT

                                              [To accompany S. 3245]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
                     referred the bill (S. 3245) to require the Secretary of Agriculture
                     to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of
                     Texas, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with
                     an amendment, and recommends that the bill, as amended, do
                     pass.
                       The amendment is as follows:
                       Strike section 3 and insert the following:
                     SEC. 3. LAND) CONVEYANCE.
                     (a) IN GENERAL.-Subject to the terms and conditions described in subsection (b),
                     if the County submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the National Forest Sys-
                     tem land for the fair market value, as determined by the appraisal under subsection
                     (c), the Secretary shall convey the National Forest System land to the County.
                     (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.-The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be-
                          (1) subject to valid existing rights;
                          (2) made by quitclaim deed; and
                          (3) subject to any other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers ap-
                        propriate to protect the interests of the United States.
                      (c) APPRAISAL.-
                          (1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
                        Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal to determine the fair market
                        value of the National Forest System land.
                          (2) STANDARDS.-The appraisal under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in ac-
                        cordance with-
                             (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and
                             (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
                      (d) MAP.-
                          (1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.-The map shall be kept on file and available for
                        public inspection in the appropriate office of the Forest Service.
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