112 STAT. 1564 PUBLIC LAW 105-239—SEPT. 23, 1998 Public Law 105-239 105th Congress Sept. 23, 1998 [S. 1883] Marion National Fish Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center Conveyance Act. Deadline. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabeuna, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Marion National Fish Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center Convey- ance Act". SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF MARION NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY AND CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA. (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT. — (1) IN GENERAL. — Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the State of Alabama without reimbursement, and subject to the condition described in paragraph (2), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the properties described in subsection (b) for use by the Game and Fish Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama (referred to in this section as the "Game and Fish Division") as part of the fish culture program of the State of Alabama. (2) LEASE OF CLAUDE HARRIS NATIONAL AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER.— As a Condition of the conveyance under paragraph (1), the Game and Fish Division shall offer to lease the property described in subsection (b)(1)(B) to the Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station— (A) at no cost to the Station or the Game and Fish Division; and (B) for the period requested by the Station and provided by Alabama law. (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES. — The properties referred to in subsection (a)(1) consist of— (1)(A) the portion of the Meirion National Fish Hatchery leased to the Game and Fish Division, located 7 miles northeast of Marion, Alabama, on State Highway 175, as described in Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Agreement dated June 6, 1974, between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Geune and Fish Division, consisting of approximately 300 acres; suid
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