PUBLIC LAW 115–110—JAN. 10, 2018 

MOUNT HOOD COOPER SPUR LAND 

EXCHANGE CLARIFICATION ACT 

131 STAT. 2270 PUBLIC LAW 115–110—JAN. 10, 2018 

Public Law 115–110 

115th Congress 

An Act 

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions 

relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood Wilderness in the State 

of Oregon. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land 

Exchange Clarification Act’’. 

SEC. 2. COOPER SPUR LAND EXCHANGE CLARIFICATION AMENDMENTS. 

Section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 

of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1018) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘120 acres’’ and 

inserting ‘‘107 acres’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting ‘‘improvements,’’ after ‘‘buildings,’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (D)— 

(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘As soon as practicable 

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

and Mt. Hood Meadows shall select’’ and inserting 

‘‘Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange 

Clarification Act, the Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows 

shall jointly select’’; 

(ii) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause 

(I), by striking ‘‘An appraisal under clause (i) shall’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Except as provided under clause (iii), 

an appraisal under clause (i) shall assign a separate 

value to each tax lot to allow for the equalization 

of values and’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(iii) FINAL APPRAISED VALUE.— 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subclause (II), 

after the final appraised value of the Federal land 

and the non-Federal land are determined and 

approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not 

be required to reappraise or update the final 

appraised value for a period of up to 3 years, 

beginning on the date of the approval by the Secretary of the final appraised value. 

Time period. 

Effective date. 

Deadline. 

Mount Hood 

Cooper Spur 

Land Exchange 

Clarification Act. 

Jan. 10, 2018 

[H.R. 699] 

PUBLIC LAW 115–110—JAN. 10, 2018 131 STAT. 2271 

‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—Subclause (I) shall not apply 

if the condition of either the Federal land or the 

non-Federal land referred to in subclause (I) is 

significantly and substantially altered by fire, 

windstorm, or other events. 

‘‘(iv) PUBLIC REVIEW.—Before completing the land 

exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall make 

available for public review the complete appraisals of 

the land to be exchanged.’’; and 

(B) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(G) REQUIRED CONVEYANCE CONDITIONS.—Prior to the 

exchange of the Federal and non-Federal land— 

‘‘(i) the Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows may 

mutually agree for the Secretary to reserve a conservation easement to protect the identified wetland in 

accordance with applicable law, subject to the requirements that— 

‘‘(I) the conservation easement shall be consistent with the terms of the September 30, 2015, 

mediation between the Secretary and Mt. Hood 

Meadows; and 

‘‘(II) in order to take effect, the conservation 

easement shall be finalized not later than 120 

days after the date of enactment of the Mount 

Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification 

Act; and 

‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall reserve a 24-foot-wide nonexclusive trail easement at the existing trail locations 

on the Federal land that retains for the United States 

existing rights to construct, reconstruct, maintain, and 

permit nonmotorized use by the public of existing trails 

subject to the right of the owner of the Federal land— 

‘‘(I) to cross the trails with roads, utilities, 

and infrastructure facilities; and 

‘‘(II) to improve or relocate the trails to 

accommodate development of the Federal land. 

‘‘(H) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 

(A), in addition to or in lieu of monetary compensation, 

a lesser area of Federal land or non-Federal land may 

be conveyed if necessary to equalize appraised values 

of the exchange properties, without limitation, consistent with the requirements of this Act and subject 

to the approval of the Secretary and Mt. Hood 

Meadows. 

‘‘(ii) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN COMPENSATION OR

CONVEYANCES AS DONATION.—If, after payment of compensation or adjustment of land area subject to 

exchange under this Act, the amount by which the 

appraised value of the land and other property conveyed by Mt. Hood Meadows under subparagraph (A) 

exceeds the appraised value of the land conveyed by 

Deadline. 

Conservation. 

131 STAT. 2272 PUBLIC LAW 115–110—JAN. 10, 2018 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 699 (S. 225): 

SENATE REPORTS: Nos. 115–59 and 115–52, accompanying S. 225, (both from 

Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 

Feb. 27, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate. 

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the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be considered a donation by Mt. Hood Meadows to the United 

States.’’. 

Approved January 10, 2018.