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Union Calendar No. 112

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1874

[Report No. 104–216]

To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 16, 1995

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

Committee on Agriculture

JULY 31, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest,

Alabama.

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

3 SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST.

4 (a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The exterior bound5 aries of the Talladega National Forest is hereby modified

6 to include the following described lands:
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1 Huntsville Meridian, Township 17 South,

Range 8 East, Section 34, NE1⁄4, SW1 2 ⁄4, and

S1⁄2NW1 3 ⁄4, Cleburne County, containing 339.40

4 acres, more or less.

5 Huntsville Meridian, Township 13 South,

Range 9 East, Section 28, SE1 6 ⁄4, Calhoun County,

7 containing 160.00 acres, more or less.

8 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—(1) Subject to valid existing

9 rights, all Federal lands described under subsection (a)

10 are hereby added to and shall be administered as part of

11 the Talladega National Forest.

12 (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af13 fect the validity of or the terms and conditions of any ex14 isting right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit on

15 lands transferred by subsection (a), except that such lands

16 shall be administered by the Forest Service. Reissuance

17 of any authorization shall be in accordance with the laws

18 and regulations generally applying to the Forest Service,

19 and the change of jurisdiction over such lands resulting

20 from the enactment of this Act shall not constitute a

21 ground for the denial of renewal or reissuance of such au22 thorization.
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1 SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST.

2 (a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The exterior bound3 aries of the Talladega National Forest is hereby modified

4 to include the following described lands:

5 Huntsville Meridian, Township 17 South, Range

8 East, Section 34, NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2NW1 6 ⁄4,

7 Cleburne County, containing 399.40 acres, more or

8 less.

9 Huntsville Meridian, Township 13 South, Range

9 East, Section 28, SE1 10 ⁄4, Calhoun County, contain11 ing 160.00 acres, more or less.

12 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—(1) Subject to valid existing

13 rights, all Federal lands described under subsection (a) are

14 hereby added to and shall be administered as part of the

15 Talladega National Forest, and the Secretary of the Interior

16 shall transfer, without reimbursement, administrative juris17 diction over such lands to the Secretary of Agriculture.

18 (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect

19 the validity of or the terms and conditions of any existing

20 right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit on lands

21 transferred by subsection (a), except that such lands shall

22 be administered by the Forest Service. Reissuance of any

23 authorization shall be in accordance with the laws and reg24 ulations generally applying to the Forest Service, and the

25 change of jurisdiction over such lands resulting from the
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1 enactment of this Act shall not constitute a ground for the

2 denial of renewal or reissuance of such authorization.
Union Calendar No. 112

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1874

[Report No. 104–216]

A BILL

To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National

Forest, Alabama.

JULY 31, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and