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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3146

To provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in the State of California

for certain non-Federal lands, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 21, 1996

Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in

the State of California for certain non-Federal lands,

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that the ex5 changes of lands authorized by this Act will benefit both

6 the private landowners and the United States by consoli7 dating their respective land ownership patterns.

8 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author9 ize, facilitate, and expedite the land exchanges set forth

10 herein.
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1 SEC. 2. SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST LANDS.

2 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding the require3 ments in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Consolidate National

4 Forest Lands’’, approved March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C.

5 485), the Secretary of Agriculture may convey the Federal

6 lands described in subsection (d)(1) in exchange for the

7 non-Federal lands described in subsection (d)(2), and may

8 convey the Federal lands described in subsection (d)(3)

9 in exchange for the non-Federal lands described in sub10 section (d)(4), in accordance with the provisions of this

11 Act and in accordance with other applicable laws.

12 (b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF

13 LAW.—The land exchange required in this Act shall be

14 made in accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal

15 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

16 1716(b)).

17 (c) ACCEPTABILITY OF TITLE AND MANNER OF CON18 VEYANCE.—The Secretary shall not carry out an exchange

19 described in subsection (a) unless the title to the non-Fed20 eral lands to be conveyed to the United States, and the

21 form and procedures of conveyance, are acceptable to the

22 Secretary.

23 (d) LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.—

24 (1) FEDERAL LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED IN EX25 CHANGE NUMBER 1.—The Federal lands referred to

26 in this Act to be exchanged in Exchange Number 1
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1 are located in the Sierra National Forest in Califor2 nia, are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Si3 erra National Forest Exchange No. 1—Proposed,

4 Federal Land’’, dated ——————— 1995, are

5 known as ‘‘Camp Chawanakee’’, and are more par6 ticularly described as T9S, R25E, sec 30.

7 (2) NON-FEDERAL LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED

8 IN EXCHANGE NUMBER 1.—The non-Federal lands

9 referred to in this Act to be exchanged in Exchange

10 Number 1 are located near the Sierra Summit Ski

11 Area, approximately 12 miles northeast of Shaver

12 Lake, California, are generally depicted on the map

13 entitled ‘‘Non-Federal Land, Sierra National Forest

14 Exchange No. 1—Proposed’’, dated ——————

15 1995, and are known as Summit 80, and are more

16 particularly described as T8S, R26E, sec 29.

17 (3) FEDERAL LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED IN EX18 CHANGE NUMBER 2.—The Federal lands referred to

19 in this Act to be exchanged in Exchange Number 1

20 are located in the Sierra National Forest in Califor21 nia, are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Si22 erra National Forest Exchange No. 2—Proposed,

23 Federal Land’’, dated ——————— 1995, com24 prise approximately 160 acres, and are more par-
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1 ticularly described as T10S, R25E, section 7 and

2 18.

3 (4) NON-FEDERAL LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED

4 IN EXCHANGE NUMBER 2.—The non-Federal lands

5 referred to in this Act to be exchanged in Exchange

6 Number 2 are located southeast of Shaver Lake,

7 California, are generally depicted on the map enti8 tled ‘‘Non-Federal Land, Sierra National Forest Ex9 change No. 2—Proposed’’, dated ——————

10 1995, and are known as the Statham Meadow,

11 Three Springs, and Monroe Tracts, and are more

12 particularly described as T11S, R28E, sections 20

13 and 27 and T10S, R25E, section 8.

14 (5) MAPS.—The maps referred to in this sub15 section shall be on file and available for inspection

16 in the office of the Supervisor of the Sierra National

17 Forest in California and in the office of the Chief of

18 the Forest Service.

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