118 STAT. 873 PUBLIC LAW 108–279—JULY 22, 2004 land surveys and correctly reestablish the corners of the Public Land Survey System in Barry and Stone Counties, Missouri, and shall attempt to do so in a manner which imposes the least cost and inconvenience to affected private landowners. (c) NOTICE OF BOUNDARY CONFLICT.— (1) SUBMISSION AND CONTENTS.—A qualifying claimant shall notify the appropriate Secretary in writing of a claim that a boundary conflict exists with Federal land administered by the appropriate Secretary. The notice shall be accompanied by the following information, which, except as provided in sub section (e)(2)(B), shall be provided without cost to the United States: (A) A land survey plat and legal description of the affected Federal lands, which are based upon a land survey completed and certified by a Missouri State licensed profes sional land surveyor and done in conformity with the Public Land Survey System and in compliance with the applicable State and Federal land surveying laws. (B) Information relating to the claim of ownership of the Federal lands, including supporting documentation showing that the landowner relied on a subsequent Federal land survey due to actions by the Federal Government in making or approving surveys for the Table Rock Res ervoir. (2) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—To obtain relief under this section, a qualifying claimant shall submit the notice and information required by paragraph (1) within 15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) RESOLUTION AUTHORITIES.—In addition to using existing authorities, the appropriate Secretary is authorized to take any of the following actions in order to resolve boundary conflicts with qualifying claimants involving lands under the administrative juris diction of the appropriate Secretary: (1) Convey by quitclaim deed right, title, and interest in land of the United States subject to a boundary conflict con sistent with the rights, title, and interest associated with the privately owned land from which a qualifying claimant has based a claim. (2) Confirm Federal title to, and retain in Federal manage ment, any land subject to a boundary conflict, if the appropriate Secretary determines that there are Federal interests, including improvements, authorized uses, easements, hazardous mate rials, or historical and cultural resources, on the land that necessitates retention of the land or interests in land. (3) Compensate the qualifying claimant for the value of the overlapping property for which title is confirmed and retained in Federal management pursuant to paragraph (2). (e) CONSIDERATION AND COST.— (1) CONVEYANCE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION.—The convey ance of land under subsection (d)(1) shall be made without consideration. (2) COSTS.—The appropriate Secretary shall— (A) pay administrative, personnel, and any other costs associated with the implementation of this section by his or her Department, including the costs of survey, marking, and monumenting property lines and corners; and
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