Sec. 1315. GREEN RIVER AND BARREN RIVER, KENTUCKY
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## SEC. 1315 GREEN RIVER AND BARREN RIVER, KENTUCKY ###
(a)In general Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, commercial navigation at the locks and dams identified in the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled “Green River Locks and Dams 3, 4, 5, and 6 and Barren River Lock and Dam 1, Kentucky” and dated April 30, 2015, shall no longer be authorized, and the land and improvements associated with the locks and dams shall be disposed of— ####
(1)consistent with this section; and ####
(2)subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate in the public interest. ###
(b)Disposition ####
(1)Green river lock and dam 3 The Secretary shall convey to the Rochester Dam Regional Water Commission all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 3, located in Ohio County and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land. ####
(2)Green river lock and dam 4 The Secretary shall convey to Butler County, Kentucky, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 4, located in Butler County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land. ####
(3)Green river lock and dam 5 #####
(A)In general The Secretary shall convey to the State of Kentucky, a political subdivision of the State of Kentucky, or a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 5, located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land, for the purposes of— ######
(i)removing Lock and Dam 5 from the river at the earliest feasible time; and ######
(ii)making the land available for conservation and public recreation, including river access. #####
(B)Use of funds If the Secretary determines that removal of Lock and Dam 5 or a portion of Lock and Dam 5 is necessary before the conveyance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— ######
(i)shall proceed with that removal; and ######
(ii)to carry out that removal— ######
(I)may use appropriated funds or accept and use funds contributed by entities described in that subparagraph; and ######
(II)may work with entities described in that subparagraph. ####
(4)Green river lock and dam 6 #####
(A)In general The Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over the portion of the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 6, Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the left descending bank of the Green River, together with any improvements on the land, for inclusion in Mammoth Cave National Park. #####
(B)Transfer to the state of kentucky The Secretary shall convey to the State of Kentucky all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the portion of the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 6, Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the right descending bank of the Green River, together with any improvements on the land, for use by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources of the State of Kentucky for the purposes of— ######
(i)removing Lock and Dam 6 from the river at the earliest feasible time; and ######
(ii)making the land available for conservation and public recreation, including river access. ####
(5)Barren river lock and dam 1 #####
(A)In general The Secretary shall convey to the State of Kentucky, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Barren River Lock and Dam 1, located in Warren County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land, for use by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources of the State of Kentucky for the purposes of— ######
(i)removing Lock and Dam 1 from the river at the earliest feasible time; and ######
(ii)making the land available for conservation and public recreation, including river access. #####
(B)Use of funds If the Secretary determines that removal of Lock and Dam 1 or a portion of Lock and Dam 1 is necessary before the conveyance under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— ######
(i)shall proceed with that removal; and ######
(ii)to carry out that removal— ######
(I)may use appropriated funds or accept and use funds contributed by entities described in that subparagraph; and ######
(II)may work with entities described in that subparagraph. ###
(c)Conditions ####
(1)In general The exact acreage and legal description of any land to be disposed of, transferred, or conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. ####
(2)Quitclaim deed A conveyance under paragraph (1), (2), (4), or
(5)of subsection
(b)shall be accomplished by quitclaim deed and without consideration. ####
(3)Administrative costs The Secretary shall be responsible for all administrative costs associated with a transfer or conveyance under this section, including the costs of a survey carried out under paragraph (1). ####
(4)Reversion If the Secretary determines that the land conveyed under this section is not used by a non-Federal entity for a purpose that is consistent with the purpose of the conveyance, all right, title, and interest in and to the land, including any improvements on the land, shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the land. ####
(5)Removal costs In carrying out this section, if the Secretary determines that removal of a Lock and Dam (or a portion of a Lock and Dam) described in this section is necessary, any Federal costs of that removal shall be subject to the availability of appropriations.