Open space recreation area
Title I — Land conveyances
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(a) Authorization of conveyance Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives a request from the County, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subsection (b) to be used for recreation purposes. (b) Description of land The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 1,084 acres of land generally depicted as Open Space Recreation Area on the Map. (c) Costs The County shall pay any costs relating to the conveyance authorized under subsection (a), including costs of surveys, appraisals, environmental response and restoration, and administrative costs (including closing fees). (d) No disposal A parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) shall not be disposed of by the County. (e) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of a parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture. (f) Minor errors The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the County, may— (1) make minor boundary adjustments to a parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a); and (2) correct any minor errors in the map, acreage estimate, or legal description of a parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under that subsection. (g) Easements As a condition of the conveyance of a parcel of Federal land under subsection (a), access easements for roads and trails shall be reserved in the applicable deed at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. (h) Additional terms and conditions With respect to the conveyance of a parcel of Federal land under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (i) Environmental response and restoration For purposes of the conveyance of a parcel of Federal land under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture— (1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); (2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants; (3) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate the presence of solid and hazardous waste and materials that may be required by applicable Federal, State, and local environmental laws and regulations; and (4) shall not otherwise be required to remove any improvements from the parcel of Federal land conveyed. (j) Reversion If any parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner inconsistent with this section, the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, revert to the United States.