To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor recreational opportunities, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3651 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3651

 To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor 
          recreational opportunities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2019

 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To facilitate the use of certain land in Nebraska for public outdoor 
          recreational opportunities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. USE OF CONVEYED LAND.

    Section 342(c) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The conveyance'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) Primary use.--The conveyance''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Additional use.--The Missouri River Basin Lewis and 
        Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. 
        may use, or enter into a lease or agreement to use, not more 
        than 40 acres of the land conveyed under subsection (a) for 
        public outdoor recreation under the following conditions:
                    ``(A) The land shall continue to be maintained in a 
                manner that is compatible with the use authorized in 
                paragraph (1), conditions stated in the deed for the 
                land, and the memorandum of understanding with the 
                National Park Service dated June 2009.
                    ``(B) The nature trail around the perimeter of the 
                land shall remain in place and may be enhanced with 
                educational signage about the flora and fauna that are 
                native to the land and planting of native flora.
                    ``(C) Revenue from any use (including any lease or 
                agreement entered into) under this paragraph shall be 
                used to offset maintenance and operating costs of the 
                Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.''.
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