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Union Calendar No. 142 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 473 

[Report No. 112–218] 

To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the 

Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, 

Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2011 

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

on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 

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 26, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres 

of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma 

to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts 

of America, 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 ‘‘Help to Access Land 

5 for the Education of Scouts’’ or ‘‘HALE Scouts Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST, 

7 OKLAHOMA. 

8 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that it is in the public 

9 interest to provide for the sale of certain federally owned 

10 land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the 

11 Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, 

12 for market value consideration. 

13 (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist14 ing rights, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey, by 

15 quitclaim deed, to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the 

16 Boy Scouts of America (in this section referred to as the 

17 ‘‘Council’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States 

18 in and to certain National Forest System land in the 

19 Ouachita National Forest in the State of Oklahoma con20 sisting of approximately 140 acres, depending on the final 

21 measurement of the road set back and the actual size of the 

22 affected sections, as more fully described in subsection (c). 

23 The conveyance may not include any land located within 

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1 tional Recreation and Wilderness Area Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 460vv–8). 

3 (c) COVERED LANDS.—The National Forest System 

4 land to be conveyed under subsection (b) is depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘‘Boy Scout Land Request—Ouachita NF’’. 

6 The map shall be on file and available for public inspection 

7 in the Forest Service Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia. 

8 (d) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the land 

9 conveyed under subsection (b), the Council shall pay to the 

10 Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the 

11 land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Sec12 retary and done in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal 

13 Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 

14 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

15 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

16 (e) SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The exact 

17 acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed 

18 under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey satis19 factory to the Secretary. The Council shall pay the reason20 able costs of survey, appraisal, and any administrative 

21 analyses required by law. 

22 (f) ACCESS.—Access to the land conveyed under sub23 section (b) shall be from the adjacent land of the Council 

24 or its successor. Notwithstanding section 1323(a) of the 

25 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 


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1 U.S.C. 3210(a)), the Secretary shall not be required to pro2 vide additional access to the conveyed land. 

3 (g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec4 retary may prescribe such terms and conditions on the con5 veyance under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers in 

6 the public interest, including the reservation of access rights 

7 to the conveyed land for administrative purposes. 


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Union Calendar No. 142 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 473 

[Report No. 112–218] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 

poses. the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purOklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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