Direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi, and for other purposes.

This bill would allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sell specific pieces of National Forest land near Okhissa Lake in Franklin County, Mississippi, to the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance, if the sale is found to be in the public interest. The Alliance must ask for the sale within 180 days after the law takes effect. The land totals about 137.7 acres plus about 173 acres, with the exact size confirmed by a survey. The sale would transfer ownership by deed and must be for fair market value, determined by an approved appraisal or a competitive sale like an auction .

Any sale would keep existing legal rights in place and include any other terms needed to protect the United States. The Alliance would pay for appraisal and any required administrative or environmental review costs at closing. Money from the sale would go into a federal fund used for Forest Service land work under the Sisk Act .

• Who: Scenic Rivers Development Alliance (buyer), U.S. Department of Agriculture/Forest Service (seller)
• What: Potential sale of two parcels near Okhissa Lake; must be at fair market value; subject to existing rights and federal terms; proceeds go to a Forest Service fund; buyer pays related costs
• When: The Alliance must submit a written request within 180 days after the law takes effect; survey finalizes exact acreage before sale