[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2186
To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the State of
Wisconsin lands and improvements associated with the LaFarge Dam and
Lake portion of the project for flood control and allied purposes,
Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 14 (legislative day, June 7), 1994
Mr. Feingold (for himself and Mr. Kohl) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the State of
Wisconsin lands and improvements associated with the LaFarge Dam and
Lake portion of the project for flood control and allied purposes,
Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, 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. KICKAPOO RIVER, WISCONSIN.
(a) Project Modification.--The project for flood control and allied
purposes, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, authorized by section 203 of the
Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1190), as modified by section 814
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4169), is
further modified as provided by this section.
(b) Transfer of Property.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this
subsection, the Secretary shall transfer to the State of
Wisconsin, without consideration, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the lands described in
paragraph (2), including all works, structures, and other
improvements on the lands.
(2) Land description.--The lands to be transferred pursuant
to paragraph (1) are the approximately 8,569 acres of land
associated with the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of the project
referred to in subsection (a) in Vernon County, Wisconsin, in
the following sections:
(A) Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 1 West of
the 4th Principal Meridian.
(B) Sections 2 through 11, and 16, 17, 20, and 21,
Township 13 North, Range 2 West of the 4th Principal
Meridian.
(C) Sections 15, 16, 21 through 24, 26, 27, 31, and
33 through 36, Township 14 North, Range 2 West of the
4th Principal Meridian.
(3) Terms and conditions.--The transfer under paragraph (1)
shall be made on the condition that the State of Wisconsin
enters into a written agreement with the Secretary to hold the
United States harmless from all claims arising from or through
the operation of the lands and improvements subject to the
transfer.
(4) Deadlines.--Not later than July 1, 1995, the Secretary
shall transmit to the State of Wisconsin an offer to make the
transfer under this subsection. The offer shall provide for the
transfer to be made in the period beginning on November 1,
1995, and ending on December 31, 1995.
(5) Deauthorization.--The LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of
the project referred to in subsection (a) is not authorized
after the date of the transfer under this subsection.
(6) Interim management and maintenance.--The Secretary
shall continue to manage and maintain the LaFarge Dam and Lake
portion of project referred to in subsection (a) until the date
of the transfer under this subsection.
(c) Completion of Project Features.--
(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall undertake the
completion of the following features of the project referred to
in subsection (a):
(A) The continued relocation of State Highway Route
131 and County Highway Routes P and F substantially in
accordance with plans contained in Design Memorandum
No. 6, Relocation-LaFarge Reservoir, dated June 1970;
except that the relocation shall generally follow the
road right-of-way through the Kickapoo Valley in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) Construction of a visitor and education complex
to include buildings, parking areas, recreational
trails, and canoe facilities substantially in
accordance with plans contained in Design Memorandum
No. 3, Preliminary Master Plan for Resource Management,
Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, dated May 1967, and Design
Memorandum No. 7, Master Recreation Plan for Resource
Management, LaFarge Lake Kickapoo River, Wisconsin,
dated July 1974.
(C) Environmental cleanup and site restoration of
abandoned wells, farm sites, and safety modifications
to the water control structures.
(D) Cultural resource activities to meet the
requirements of Federal law.
(2) Participation by state of wisconsin.--In undertaking
the completion of the features identified in paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall determine the requirements of the State of
Wisconsin on the location and design of each such feature.
(d) Costs.--The cost of the project referred to in subsection (a)
is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at a
total cost of $17,000,000, with a first Federal cost of $17,000,000.
SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.
As used in this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
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