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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3554

To require the exchange of National Forest System lands in the Targhee

National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 19, 1993

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

on Natural Resources

A BILL

To require the exchange of National Forest System lands

in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal

lands within the forest in Wyoming.

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

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.

4 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding the require5 ments in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Consolidate National

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

7 485), and section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and

8 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)) that Fed9 eral and non-Federal lands exchanged for each other must

10 be located within the same State, the Secretary of Agri-
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1 culture shall convey the Federal lands described in section

2 2(a) in exchange for the non-Federal lands described in

3 section 2(b) in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

4 (b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF

5 LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the land

6 exchange required in this Act shall be made under the ex7 isting authorities of the Secretary.

8 (c) ACCEPTABILITY OF TITLE AND MANNER OF CON9 VEYANCE.—The Secretary shall not carry out the ex10 change described in subsection (a) unless the title to the

11 non-Federal lands to be conveyed to the United States,

12 and the form and procedures of conveyance, are acceptable

13 to the Secretary.

14 SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.

15 (a) FEDERAL LANDS.—The Federal lands referred to

16 in this Act are located in the Targhee National Forest

17 in Idaho and generally depicted on the map entitled

18 ‘‘Targhee Exchange, Idaho-Wyoming—Proposed, Federal

19 Land’’, dated June 16, 1993.

20 (b) NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—The non-Federal lands

21 referred to in this Act are located in the Targhee National

22 Forest in Wyoming and generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘‘Non-Federal Land, Targhee Exchange, Idaho-Wy24 oming—Proposed’’, dated June 16, 1993.
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1 (c) MAPS.—The maps referred to in subsections (a)

2 and (b) shall be on file and available for inspection in the

3 office of the Targhee National Forest in Idaho and in the

4 national office of the Forest Service.

5 SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.

6 The values of the Federal and non-Federal lands to

7 be exchanged under this Act shall be established by ap8 praisals of fair market value that shall be subject to ap9 proval by the Secretary. The values either shall be equal

10 or shall be equalized using the following methods:

11 (1) ADJUSTMENT OF LANDS.—

12 (A) PORTION OF FEDERAL LANDS.—If the

13 Federal lands are greater in value than the

14 non-Federal lands, the Secretary shall reduce

15 the acreage of the Federal lands until the val16 ues of the Federal lands closely approximate

17 the values of the non-Federal lands.

18 (B) ADDITIONAL FEDERALLY-OWNED

19 LANDS.—If the non-Federal lands are greater

20 in value than the Federal lands, the Secretary

21 may convey additional federally owned lands

22 within the Targhee National Forest up to an

23 amount necessary to equalize the values of the

24 non-Federal lands and the lands to be trans25 ferred out of Federal ownership.
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1 (2) PAYMENT OF MONEY.—The values may be

2 equalized by the payment of money as provided in

3 section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Man4 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).

5 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

6 For purposes of this Act:

7 (1) The term ‘‘Federal lands’’ means the Fed8 eral lands described in section 2(a).

9 (2) The term ‘‘non-Federal lands’’ means the

10 non-Federal lands described in section 2(b).

11 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

12 of Agriculture.

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