Sec. 2836. TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL AND LAKE LANIER, GEORGIA
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## SEC. 2836 TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL AND LAKE LANIER, GEORGIA ###
(a)Transfers Required ####
(1)Camp frank d. merrill Not later than September 30, 2015, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for required Army force protection measures certain Federal land administered as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest, but permitted to the Secretary of the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega, Georgia, consisting of approximately 282 acres identified in the permit numbers 0018-01. ####
(2)Lake lanier property In exchange for the land transferred under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture certain Federal land administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and consisting of approximately 10 acres adjacent to Lake Lanier at 372 Dunlap Landing Road, Gainesville, Georgia. ###
(b)Use of Transferred Land ####
(1)Camp frank d. merrill #####
(A)In general On receipt of the land under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of the Army shall— ######
(i)continue to use the land for military purposes; ######
(ii)maintain a public access road through the land or provide for alternative public access in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture; and ######
(iii)make accommodations for public access and enjoyment of the land, when such public use is consistent with Army mission and force protection requirements. #####
(B)Return of jurisdiction The land transferred under subsection (a)(1) shall return to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, based on the best interests of the United States, if the Secretary of the Army determines that the transferred land is no longer needed for military purposes. ####
(2)Lake lanier property #####
(A)In general On receipt of the land under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the land for administrative purposes. #####
(B)Sale of land The Secretary of Agriculture may— ######
(i)sell or exchange land transferred under subsection (a)(2); ######
(ii)deposit the proceeds of a sale or exchange under clause
(i)in the fund established under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a); and ######
(iii)retain the proceeds for future acquisition of land within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, with the proceeds to remain available for expenditure without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation. ###
(c)Use and Occupancy of National Forest System Land Use and occupancy of National Forest System land by the Department of the Army, other than land transferred pursuant to this Act, shall continue to be subject to all laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System. ###
(d)Endangered Species ####
(1)Critical habitat designation for darters Nothing in the transfer required by subsection (a)(1) shall affect the prior designation of land within the Chattahoochee National Forest as critical habitat for the Etowah darter (Etheostoma etowahae) and the Holiday darter (Etheostoma brevistrum). ####
(2)Future critical habitat listings and designations Nothing in the transfer required by subsection (a)(1) shall affect the operation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for future listing or designations of critical habitat. ###
(e)Legal Description and Map ####
(1)Preparation and publication The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish in the Federal Register a legal description and map of both parcels of land to be transferred under subsection (a). ####
(2)Force of law The legal description and map filed under paragraph
(1)for a parcel of land shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretaries may correct errors in the legal description and map. ###
(f)Reimbursement of Costs The Secretary of the Army shall reimburse the Secretary of Agriculture for all costs related to the transfer required by subsection (a), including, at a minimum, any costs incurred by the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in the preparation of the legal description and maps required by subsection (e).
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Sec. 2836
TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL AND LAKE LANIER, GEORGIA
Pub. L.Pub. L. 90-171
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