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“CONVEYANCE OF JOE ROWELL PARK” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S9980 on Oct. 5, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONVEYANCE OF JOE ROWELL PARK
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1972) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town of Dolores, Colorado, the current site of Joe Rowell Park, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with amendments as follows:
(Omit the part in black brackets and insert the part printed in italic.)
S. 1972
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF JOE ROWELL PARK.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the town of Dolores, Colorado, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of real property described in subsection (b), for open space, park, and recreational purposes.
(b) Description of Property.--
(1) In general.--The property referred to in subsection (a) is a parcel of approximately 25 acres of land comprising the site of the Joe Rowell Park (including all improvements on the land and equipment and other items of personal property as agreed to by the Secretary) [in section 16 (Map 1), township 37 north, range 15 west, NMPM, Dolores, Colorado.] depicted on the map entitled ``Joe Rowell Park,'' dated July 12, 2000.
(2) Survey.--
(A) In general.--The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
(B) Cost.--As a condition of any conveyance under this section, the town of Dolores shall pay the cost of the survey.
(c) Possibility of Reverter.--Title to any real property acquired by the town of Dolores, Colorado, under this section shall revert to the United States if the town--
(1) attempts to convey or otherwise transfer ownership of any portion of the property to any other person;
(2) attempts to encumber the title of the property; or
(3) permits the use of any portion of the property for any purpose incompatible with the purpose described in subsection
(a) for which the property is conveyed.
(d) The map referenced in subsection (b)(1) shall be on file for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service at the Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC.
The committee amendments were agreed to.
The bill (S. 1972), as amended, was read the third time and passed, as follows:
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