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Public Law 108-325
108th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To authorize a land conveyance between the United States and the City of 
  Craig, Alaska, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 13, 2004 -  [S. 
                                1778]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Craig Recreation 
Land Purchase Act.>> 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Craig, 
        Alaska.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

    (a) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In General.--If, not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the City receives a copy of the appraisal 
conducted under subsection (c), the City offers to convey to the 
Secretary all right, title, and interest of the City in and to the 
parcels of non-Federal land described in subsection (b), the Secretary, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, shall--
            (1) accept the offer; and
            (2) on conveyance of the land to the Secretary, pay to the 
        City an amount equal to the appraised value of the land, as 
        determined under subsection (c).

    (b) Description of Land.--The non-Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of--
            (1) the municipal land identified on the map entitled 
        ``Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail and Recreation Parcel and 
        Craig Cannery Property'' and dated August 2003;
            (2) lots 1 and 1A, Block 11-A, as identified on the City of 
        Craig Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland Addition, Patent # 155 
        (Inst. 69-982, Ketchikan Recording Office), dated April 21, 
        2004, consisting of approximately 22,353 square feet of land; 
        and
            (3) the portion of Beach Road eastward of a projected line 
        between the southwest corner of lot 1, Block 11, USS 1430 and 
        the northwest corner of lot 1, Block 11-A, as identified on the 
        City of Craig Subdivision Plat, Craig Tideland Addition, Patent 
        # 155 (Inst. 69-982, Ketchikan Recording Office), dated April 
        21, 2004, consisting of approximately 4,700 square feet of land.

    (c) Appraisals.--

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            (1) In general.--Before conveying the land under subsection 
        (a), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) conduct an appraisal of the land, in accordance 
                with--
                          (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
                      Federal Land Acquisitions;
                          (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
                      Appraisal Practice; and
                          (iii) Forest Service Appraisal Directives; and
                    (B) submit to the City a copy of the appraisal.
            (2) Payment of costs.--
                    (A) City.--The City shall pay the costs of 
                appraising the land described in subsection (b)(1).
                    (B) Secretary.--The Secretary shall pay the costs of 
                appraising the land described in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
                of subsection (b).

    (d) Management.--Any land acquired under subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) included in the Tongass National Forest; and
            (2) administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
        laws (including regulations) and forest plan applicable to the 
        Tongass National Forest.
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND BY THE CITY OF CRAIG.

    The amount received by the City under section 3(a)(2) shall be used 
by the City to acquire the Craig cannery property, as depicted on the 
map entitled ``Informational Map, Sunnahae Trail and Recreation Parcel 
and Craig Cannery Property'' and dated August 2003.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) to the Forest Service for the reconstruction of the 
        Sunnahae Trail, $250,000; and
            (2) such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

    Approved October 13, 2004.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1778 (H.R. 3427):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108-644 accompanying H.R. 3427 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 108-271 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
            Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 28, considered and passed House.

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