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110 STAT. 3016 PUBLIC LAW 104-213—OCT. 1, 1996 Public Law 104-213 104th Congress Oct. 1, 1996 [H.R. 2982] Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act". SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CARBON HILL NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA. (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.— Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the State of Alabama without reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in subsection (b), for use by the Game and Fish Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as part of the State of Alabama fish culture program. (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.— The property referred to in subsection (a) is the property known as the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery, located on Coiuity Road 63 at Carbon Hill, Alabama, in Walker County, Alabama, consisting of 67 acres (more or less), and all improvements and related personal property under the control of the Secretary that is located on that property, including buildings, structures, equipment, and all easements, leases, and water rights relating to that property. (c) USE AND REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— The property conveyed to the State of Alabama pursuant to this section shall be used by the State for purposes of fishery resources management and fisheries-related activities, and if it is used for any other purpose detrimental to those purposes and activities, all right, title, and interest iri and to all property conveyed pursuant to this section shall revert to the United States. The State of Alabama shall ensure that the property reverting to the United States is in substantially the same or better condition as at the time of transfer. Approved October 1, 1996. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2982: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-568 (Comm. on Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): May 14, considered and passed House. Sept. 19, considered and passed Senate.