Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2017”.
Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2017
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue to the Pat Harrison Waterway District a long-term special use permit to develop approximately 8,307 acres of National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests in Mississippi, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Long-term special use authorization to the Pat Harrison Waterway District
Long-Term special Use Authorization— The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, a long-term special use permit to develop approximately 8,307 acres of National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi identified as “Oakohay/Little Oakohay Lake, Smith County, Mississippi” on the map entitled “Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development” and dated April 2, 2014.
Survey— If determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary.
Use of land— As a condition of the long-term special use permit under subsection (a), the Pat Harrison Waterway District shall use the land covered under subsection (a) only for public purposes consistent with the laws of the State of Mississippi.