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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4966

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a land exchange

involving the Cleveland National Forest, California, and to require a

boundary adjustment for the national forest to reflect the land exchange,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 16, 1994

Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a

land exchange involving the Cleveland National Forest,

California, and to require a boundary adjustment for

the national forest to reflect the land exchange, 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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cleveland National

5 Forest Land Exchange Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST,

2 CALIFORNIA.

3 (a) CONVEYANCE BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRI4 CULTURE.—

5 (1) CONVEYANCE.—In exchange for the convey6 ance described in subsection (b), Secretary of Agri7 culture the Secretary shall convey to the Orange

8 County Council of the Boy Scouts of America all

9 right, title, and interest of the United States to the

10 approximately 43-acre parcel of land described in

11 paragraph (2) located in the Cleveland National

12 Forest. The parcel conveyed by the Secretary shall

13 be subject to valid existing rights and to any ease14 ments that the Secretary considers necessary for

15 public and administrative access.

16 (2) DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL.—The parcel of

17 land referred to in paragraph (1) consists of the fol18 lowing described portions of Township 9 South,

19 Range 4 East, San Bernardino Meridian, in the un20 incorporated territory of San Diego County, Califor21 nia:

(A) The Southeast 1⁄4 of the Northeast 1 22 ⁄4

23 of Section 28, excepting therefrom the Westerly

520 feet of the Northwest 1 24 ⁄4 of the Southeast

1⁄4 of the Northeast 1 25 ⁄4 of such Section 28.
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1 (B) The Easterly 150 feet of the Southeast

1⁄4 of the Southwest 1⁄4 of the Northeast 1 2 ⁄4 of

3 such Section 28.

4 (C) The Easterly 150 feet of the Northeast

1⁄4 of the Northwest 1⁄4 of the Southeast 1 5 ⁄4 of

6 such Section 28.

(D) The Southeast 1⁄4 of the Northwest 1 7 ⁄4

of the Southeast 1 8 ⁄4 of such Section 28.

9 (b) CONVEYANCE BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF

10 AMERICA.—

11 (1) CONVEYANCE.—In exchange for the convey12 ance described in subsection (a), the Orange County

13 Council of the Boy Scouts of America shall convey

14 to the Secretary of Agriculture all right, title, and

15 interest to the approximately 94-acre parcel of land

16 described in paragraph (2). The parcel conveyed

17 under this subsection shall be subject to such valid

18 existing rights of record as may be acceptable to the

19 Secretary.

20 (2) DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL.—The parcel of

21 land referred to in paragraph (1) is described as follows: the Southerly 94 acres of the Westerly 1 22 ⁄2 of

23 Section 34, Township 9 South, Range 4 East, San

24 Bernardino Meridian, in the unincorporated territory

25 of San Diego County, California.
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1 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon the completion

2 of the land exchange authorized under this section, the

3 Secretary of Agriculture shall adjust the boundaries of the

4 Cleveland National Forest to exclude the parcel conveyed

5 by the Secretary under subsection (a) and to include the

6 parcel obtained by the Secretary under subsection (b).

7 (d) INCORPORATION INTO CLEVELAND NATIONAL

8 FOREST.—Upon acceptance of title by the Secretary of

9 Agriculture, the parcel obtained by the Secretary under

10 subsection (b) shall become part of the Cleveland National

11 Forest and shall be subject to all laws applicable to such

12 national forest.

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