112 STAT. 2681-711 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (C) enhance public hunting, fishing, and recreational opportunities; and (D) improve public access to public land; (3) eliminating Federal payments in lieu of taxes and associated management expenditures in connection with the Federal Government's ownership of the properties while increasing local tax revenues from the new owners; and (4) eliminating expensive and contentious disputes between the Secretary and leaseholders while ensuring that the Federal Government receives full and fair value for the properties. SEC. 1002. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are to— (1) establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall, for fair market value, convey certain properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, to private parties; and (2) acquire certain land for fish and wildlife conservation purposes. SEC. 1003. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) CANYON FERRY-BROADWATER COUNTY TRUST.— The term "Canyon Ferry-Broadwater County Trust" means the Canyon Ferry-Broadwater County Trust established under section 8. (2) CFRA. —The term "CFRA" means the Canyon Ferry Recreation Association, Incorporated, a Montana corporation. (3) COMMISSIONERS. —The term "Commissioners" means the Board of Commissioners for Broadwater County, Montana. (4) LEASE. —The term "lease" means a lease or permit in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that gives a leaseholder the right to occupy a property. (5) LESSEE. —The term "lessee" means— (A) the leaseholder of 1 of the properties on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) the leaseholder's heirs, executors, and assigns of the leasehold interest in the property. (6) MONTANA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST.— The term "Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust" means the Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust established under section 7. (7) PROJECT. — The term "project" means the Canyon Ferry Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Project. (8) PROPERTY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term "property" means 1 of the cabin sites described in section 4(b).
(B) USE IN THE PLURAL. —The term "properties" means all 265 of the properties and any contiguous parcels ' referred to in section 4(b)(1)(B). (9) PURCHASER.—The term "purchaser" means a person or entity, excluding CFRA or a lessee, that purchases the properties under section 4. (10) RESERVOIR.— The term "Reservoir" means the Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana. (11) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (12) STATE. — The term "State" means the State of Montana.
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