Pub. L. 104-201, div. B, tit. XXVIII, subtit. C, pt. IV, sec. 2851

LAND CONVEYANCE, TATUM SALT DOME TEST SITE, MISSISSIPPI.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 267 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, TATUM SALT DOME TEST SITE, MISSISSIPPI. (a) Conveyance Authorized.— The Secretary of Energy may convey, without compensation, to the State of Mississippi (in this section referred to as the “State”) the property known as the Tatum Salt Dome Test Site, as generally depicted on the map of the Department of Energy numbered 301913.104.02 and dated June 25, 1993. (b) Condition on Conveyance.— The conveyance under this section shall be subject to the condition that the State use the conveyed property as a wildlife refuge and working demonstration forest. (c) Designation.— The property to be conveyed is hereby designated as the “Jamie Whitten Forest Management Area”. 110 STAT. 2801 (d) Retained Rights.— The conveyance under this section shall be subject to each of the following rights to be retained by the United States: (1) Retention by the United States of subsurface estates below the property conveyed. (2) Retention by the United States of rights of access, by easement or otherwise, for such purposes as the Secretary considers appropriate, including access to monitoring wells for sampling. (3) Retention by the United States of the right to install wells additional to those identified in the remediation plan for the property to the extent such additional wells are considered necessary by the Secretary to monitor potential pathways of contaminant migration. Such wells shall be in such locations as specified by the Secretary. (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.— The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.