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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4715

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands

administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 30, 1994

Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain

lands administered by the Secretary, 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. DEFINITIONS.

4 Paragraph (3) of the first section of Public Law 97–

5 465 (16 U.S.C. 521c) is amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘(3) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary

7 of Agriculture with respect to the lands administered

8 by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of

9 the Interior with respect to lands administered by

10 the Secretary of the Interior.’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZATION.

2 Section 2 of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521d)

3 is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘deed,’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘deed or patent, as appropriate,’’; and

7 (B) by striking ‘‘National Forest System’’

8 and inserting ‘‘those’’; and

9 (2) in paragraph (2)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘National Forest System’’

11 and inserting ‘‘applicable land management

12 system’’;

13 (B) by striking ‘‘System.’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘system.’’; and

15 (C) by striking ‘‘The preceding sentence’’

16 and all that follows through ‘‘National Forest

17 System.’’.

18 SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE LANDS.

19 Section 3 of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521e)

20 is amended—

21 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘The National Forest Sys23 tem’’ and inserting ‘‘Those’’; and

24 (B) by striking ‘‘$150,000’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘$250,000’’; and
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘parcels of ten

2 acres or less’’ and inserting ‘‘individual parcels of

3 forty acres or less, or tracts of parcels of any size

4 involving adjacent parcels where the nature of en5 croachment is similar,’’.

6 SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.

7 Section 6 of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521h)

8 is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary shall’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘Secretaries shall jointly’’.

10 SEC. 5. UNAFFECTED LANDS.

11 Section 7 of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521i)

12 is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘SEC. 7. Nothing in this Act shall authorize convey14 ance of Federal lands within the National Wilderness

15 Preservation System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers

16 System, National Trails System, National Monuments, or

17 National Recreation Areas, except—

18 ‘‘(1) to authorize conveyance of otherwise quali19 fied tracts in these specially designated areas by

20 cash sales only, at fair market value, with the pro21 ceeds to be accumulated into a restricted fund for

22 purchase of additional private lands within or adja23 cent to such special areas, or

24 ‘‘(2) to authorize boundary adjustments within

25 these specially designated areas in order to resolve
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1 encroachments which existed prior to the time of

2 designation.’’.

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