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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1768 

To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, 

North Carolina. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 8, 2009 

Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. HAGAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

A BILL 

To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in 

McDowell County, North Carolina. 

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 ‘‘Pisgah National Forest 

5 Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, PISGAH NATIONAL FOR7 EST, NORTH CAROLINA. 

8 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundaries of 

9 Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Caro10 lina, are modified to include a parcel of land consisting 


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1 of approximately 301 acres, of which approximately 213 

2 acres are owned by the United States and administered 

3 by the Forest Service, as generally depicted on the map 

4 entitled ‘‘Proposed Proclamation Boundary Change, 

5 Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest’’ 

6 and more particularly delineated and described according 

7 to the final boundary adjustment map and boundary de8 scription prepared by the Forest Service. 

9 (b) AVAILABILITY AND CORRECTION.— 

10 (1) AVAILABILITY.—The maps referred to in 

11 subsection (a) shall be on file and available for pub12 lic inspection in the Office of the Regional Forester, 

13 Atlanta, Georgia. 

14 (2) CORRECTION.—The Secretary of Agri15 culture may make minor corrections to the maps. 

16 (c) LAND ACQUISITION.—Subject to the appropria17 tion of funds to carry out this subsection and the consent 

18 of the owner of the private land included within the bound19 aries of Pisgah National Forest by subsection (a), the Sec20 retary of Agriculture may acquire the private land. 

21 (d) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any federally owned land 

23 that has been or hereafter may be acquired for Na24 tional Forest System purposes within the boundaries 

25 of Pisgah National Forest, as modified by subsection 


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1 (a), shall be managed as land acquired under the 

2 Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the 

3 ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and in ac4 cordance with the other laws and regulations per5 taining to the National Forest System. 

6 (2) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Nothing in this 

7 subsection limits the authority of the Secretary of 

8 Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah Na9 tional Forest pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of that 

10 Act (16 U.S.C. 519, 521). 

11 (e) RELATION TO LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION

12 FUND ACT OF 1965.—For purposes of section 7 of the 

13 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 

14 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, 

15 as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be 

16 boundaries of Pisgah National Forest as of January 1, 

17 1965. 

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