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S. 304: Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013
- Introduced:
- Feb 13, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]
- Status:
- Signed by the President
- Slip Law:
- This bill became Pub.L. 113-35.
S. stands for Senate bill.
- Status
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This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 18, 2013.
- Prognosis
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20% chance of being enacted.
Only about 23% of bills that made it past committee in 2011–2013 were enacted. [show factors | methodology]
- Text
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Last updated Sep 12, 2013.
2 pages
- Progress
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Introduced Feb 13, 2013 Referred to Committee Feb 13, 2013 Reported by Committee Mar 14, 2013 Passed Senate Jun 19, 2013 Passed House Sep 10, 2013 Signed by the President Sep 18, 2013
- Full Title
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.
- Primary Source
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- Votes
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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Sep 10, 2013 4:56 p.m.
Passed 419/1 - Cosponsors
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1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
- Committees
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↪ Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
9/18/2013--Public Law.
Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Mississippi, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all interest of the United States in two parcels of identified land totaling approximately 67 acres.
Requires the deed of conveyance to the parcel of land located southeast of U.S. route 61/84, and which is commonly known as the bean field property, to reserve an easement to the United States that restricts the use of such parcel only to uses which are compatible with the Parkway.
Adjusts the boundary of the Parkway to exclude the conveyed land and provides for inclusion in the Parkway of the approximately 10 acres identified as the proposed addition.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/s304.
Background
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a National Park Service (NPS) unit, which stretches 444 miles from Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi. The Parkway commemorates the Old Natchez Trace, a path created and used by Native Americans for centuries. The construction of the Parkway was authorized in 1938 and began in 1939 as a project of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The route has been overseen by the National Park Service since its inception.
The Parkway’s southern terminus in Natchez, Mississippi, was the final section of the Parkway constructed and completed in 2005. For years prior to its completion, it was uncertain where the Parkway would terminate. The State of Mississippi acquired and donated two different parcels of land to the NPS to accommodate a variety of possible construction alternatives. After the Parkway's completion, the land acquired for those alternate termination points remained unused by NPS. The unused property includes two parcels: the Bean field and the Feltus property, 38 and 29 acres respectively. The City of Natchez wishes to develop the Bean field parcel as a recreational complex, and NPS seeks to return the unused parcels back to the State.
Summary
S. 304 requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey back to the State of Mississippi, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in two parcels of land, which total approximately 67 acres. S. 304 would authorize the transfer of 67 acres of identified unused Federal land back to the State, and adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway to exclude the conveyed land and include 10 acres of lands already managed by the National Park Service.
Cost
The CBO estimates that this legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget.[1]
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