103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3964

AN ACT

To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest,

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 ‘‘Santa Fe National

5 Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

2 The boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest is

3 hereby modified and expanded as generally depicted on a

4 map entitled ‘‘Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Ex5 pansion 1994’’, dated July 19, 1994. The map shall be

6 on file and available for public inspection in the office of

7 the Chief, Forest Service, Washington, DC.

8 SEC. 3. ATALAYA PEAK EXCHANGES.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is

10 authorized to exchange public lands and interests in lands

11 managed by the Bureau of Land Management for private

12 lands and interests therein depicted on the map referenced

13 in section 2.

14 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Upon the acquisition of lands

15 under subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Interior, and

16 subject to valid existing rights, such lands are hereby with17 drawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal

18 under the public land laws; from location, entry, and pat19 ent under the mining laws; and from disposition under all

20 laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing.

21 SEC. 4. INTERCHANGE OF FEDERAL LANDS IN NEW MEX22 ICO.

23 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS.—In conjunction

24 with the land exchange under section 3, the Secretary of

25 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall identify

26 federally-owned lands and interests in lands currently situ-
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1 ated within the Santa Fe National Forest which are suit2 able for transfer to and administration by the Bureau of

3 Land Management. The identification of National Forest

4 lands available for such transfer shall utilize criteria which

5 are mutually agreeable to both of the Secretaries.

6 (b) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND

7 MANAGEMENT.—

8 (1) TRANSFER BY SECRETARY OF AGRI9 CULTURE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall

10 transfer, to the Bureau of Land Management, those

11 lands and interests in lands identified pursuant to

12 subsection (a). The transfer shall be effective upon

13 publication in the Federal Register of notice of such

14 transfer that identifies such lands and interests.

15 (2) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary

16 of the Santa Fe National Forest shall be modified

17 as of the date of notice under paragraph (1) to ex18 clude such lands transferred to the Secretary of the

19 Interior.

20 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Lands transferred under

21 paragraph (1) shall be added to and administered by

22 the Bureau of Land Management as part of the

23 public lands (as defined in section 103(e) of the

24 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

25 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e))).
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1 (c) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE FOREST SERVICE.—

2 (1) ADDITION TO SANTE FE NATIONAL FOR3 EST.—Lands or interests in lands—

4 (A) acquired by the Secretary of the Inte5 rior pursuant to section 3, or

6 (B) acquired by the Secretary of Agri7 culture within the areas identified as ‘‘potential

8 acquisition’’ on the map referenced in section 2,

9 shall, upon acquisition, be added to and adminis10 tered as part of the Santa Fe National Forest in ac11 cordance with the laws relating to the National For12 ests.

13 (2) MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTION.—The Sec14 retary of Agriculture shall manage the lands and in15 terests in lands referred to in paragraph (1) pri16 marily to preserve open space and scenic values and

17 to preclude development.

18 (3) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For

19 purposes of section 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water

20 Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–

21 9(a)(1)), the boundary of the Santa Fe National

22 Forest, as modified pursuant to this Act, shall be

23 treated as if it were the boundary as of January 1,

24 1965.
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1 SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION.

2 Nothing in this Act shall affect the authorities of the

3 Secretary of Agriculture to acquire lands in New Mexico

4 by purchase or exchange and, notwithstanding the Act of

5 June 15, 1926 (16 U.S.C. 471a), all such lands heretofore

6 or hereafter acquired by the exchange of National Forest

7 lands shall be managed as a part of the National Forest

8 System.

9 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION.

10 The procedures used in carrying out the land trans11 fers by this Act shall be those procedures agreed to be12 tween the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of

13 Agriculture.

14 SEC. 7. SEARCH AND RESCUE.

15 As provided in section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act, me16 chanical transport, including motor vehicles, motorized

17 equipment, and the landing of fixed-wing and rotary air18 craft, shall be permitted anywhere within the boundaries

19 of the Santa Fe National Forest with respect to any emer-
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1 gency involving the health or safety to an individual within

2 the national forest.

Passed the House of Representatives August 8,

1994.

Attest:

Clerk.

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3964

AN ACT

To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National

Forest, and for other purposes.