The bill would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to convey about 310.7 acres of National Forest System land in Franklin County, Mississippi, to the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance. The Alliance must request the land within 180 days after the bill is enacted, and the Secretary must determine that the transfer is in the public interest. A survey would set the exact boundaries. The land would be sold for its fair market value, subject to existing rights and conditions set by the Secretary.
If the bill becomes law and its conditions are met, this federal forest land could pass to the Alliance through a public or private sale. No publicly available information describes how the transfer may affect local residents or forest users.
The Alliance would pay the fair market value in cash. It would also pay reasonable appraisal costs and costs for any required administrative or environmental analysis. Sale proceeds would go into the fund established under the Sisk Act.
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