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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 658

To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 31 (legislative day, MARCH 27), 1995

Mr. BINGAMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

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 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

7 The boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest is

8 modified and expanded as generally depicted on a map en9 titled ‘‘Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Expansion

10 1994’’, dated July 19, 1994. The map shall be on file and
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1 available for public inspection in the office of the Chief

2 of the Forest Service.

3 SEC. 3. ATALAYA PEAK EXCHANGES.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may

5 exchange public land and interests in land managed by

6 the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for pri7 vate land and interests in land depicted on the map de8 scribed in section 2.

9 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Upon the acquisition of land

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

11 subject to valid existing rights, such land is withdrawn

12 from—

13 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal

14 under the public land laws;

15 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining

16 laws; and

17 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min18 eral and geothermal leasing.

19 SEC. 4. EXCHANGE OF FEDERAL LANDS IN NEW MEXICO.

20 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS.—In conjunction

21 with the exchange of lands under section 3, the Secretary

22 of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall iden23 tify federally owned lands and interests in land that are

24 within the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest on

25 the date of enactment of this Act and are suitable for
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1 transfer to and administration by the Bureau of Land

2 Management. The identification of National Forest Sys3 tem land available for transfer shall be made under cri4 teria that are mutually agreeable to the Secretaries.

5 (b) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND

6 MANAGEMENT.—

7 (1) TRANSFER BY SECRETARY OF AGRI8 CULTURE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall

9 transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, acting

10 through the Director of the Bureau of Land Man11 agement, lands and interests in land identified under

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

13 publication in the Federal Register of notice of the

14 transfer that identifies the lands and interests in

15 land.

16 (2) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary

17 of the Santa Fe National Forest shall be modified

18 as of the date of notice under paragraph (1) to ex19 clude lands and interests in land that are trans20 ferred to the Secretary of the Interior.

21 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Lands transferred under

22 paragraph (1) shall be administered by the Director

23 of the Bureau of Land Management as part of the

24 public lands (as defined in section 103(e) of the
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1 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

2 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e))).

3 (c) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE FOREST SERVICE.—

4 (1) ADDITION TO SANTE FE NATIONAL FOR5 EST.—Lands and interests in land—

6 (A) acquired by the Secretary of the Inte7 rior under section 3; or

8 (B) acquired by the Secretary of Agri9 culture within the areas identified as ‘‘potential

10 acquisition’’ on the map described in section 2,

11 shall, upon acquisition, be added to and adminis12 tered as part of the Santa Fe National Forest in ac13 cordance with the laws relating to the National For14 est System.

15 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary of Agri16 culture shall manage lands and interests in land de17 scribed in paragraph (1) primarily to preserve open

18 space and scenic values and to preclude develop19 ment.

20 (3) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For

21 the purposes of section 7(a)(1) of the Land and

22 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.

23 460l–9(a)(1)), the boundary of the Santa Fe Na24 tional Forest, as modified under this Act, shall be
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1 treated as if it had been the boundary as of January

2 1, 1965.

3 SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall affect

5 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire

6 lands in New Mexico by purchase or exchange.

7 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Notwithstanding the Act of

8 June 15, 1926 (16 U.S.C. 471a), all lands acquired be9 fore, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act by

10 the exchange of National Forest lands shall be managed

11 as a part of the National Forest System.

12 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION.

13 The procedures used in carrying out the land trans14 fers under this Act shall be the procedures agreed to be15 tween the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of

16 Agriculture.

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