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Union Calendar No. 162

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 207

[Report No. 104–310]

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

JANUARY 4, 1995

Mr. COX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Resources

NOVEMBER 6, 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]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 4, 1995]

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.
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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 For5 est Land Exchange Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST,

7 CALIFORNIA.

8 (a) CONVEYANCE BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRI9 CULTURE.—

10 (1) CONVEYANCE.—In exchange for the convey11 ance described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Ag12 riculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)

13 shall convey to the Orange County Council of the Boy

14 Scouts of America all right, title, and interest of the

15 United States in and to the parcel of land described

16 in paragraph (2) located in the Cleveland National

17 Forest. The parcel conveyed by the Secretary shall be

18 subject to valid existing rights and to any easements

19 that the Secretary considers necessary for public and

20 administrative access.

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

22 land referred to in paragraph (1) consists of not more

23 than 60 acres of land in Section 28, Township 9

24 South, Range 4 East, San Bernardino Meridian, in
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1 the unincorporated territory of San Diego County,

2 California.

3 (b) CONVEYANCE BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.—

4 (1) CONVEYANCE.—In exchange for the convey5 ance described in subsection (a), the Orange County

6 Council of the Boy Scouts of America shall convey to

7 the United States all right, title, and interest to the

8 parcel of land described in paragraph (2). The parcel

9 conveyed under this subsection shall be subject to such

10 valid existing rights of record as may be acceptable

11 to the Secretary, and the title to the parcel shall con12 form with the title approval standards applicable to

13 Federal land acquisitions.

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

15 land referred to in paragraph (1) shall be approxi16 mately equal in value to the lands described in sub17 section (a)(2) and shall be at least the Southerly 94

acres of the Westerly 1 18 ⁄2 of Section 34, Township 9

19 South, Range 4 East, San Bernardino Meridian, in

20 the unincorporated territory of San Diego County,

21 California.

22 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon the completion of

23 the land exchange authorized under this section, the Sec24 retary shall adjust the boundaries of the Cleveland National

25 Forest to exclude the parcel conveyed by the Secretary under
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1 subsection (a) and to include the parcel obtained by the Sec2 retary under subsection (b). For purposes of section 7 of

3 the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1964 (16

4 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundary of the Cleveland National

5 Forest, as modified by this Act, shall be considered the

6 boundary of the forest as of January 1, 1965.

7 (d) INCORPORATION INTO CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOR8 EST.—Upon acceptance of title by the Secretary, the parcel

9 obtained by the Secretary under subsection (b) shall become

10 part of the Cleveland National Forest and shall be subject

11 to all laws applicable to such national forest.

Union Calendar No. 162

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 207

[Report No. 104–310]

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter

the land exchange, and for other purposes.ary adjustment for the national forest to reflecttional Forest, California, and to require a boundinto a land exchange involving the Cleveland NaNOVEMBER 6, 1995

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