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Calendar No. 262 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2099 

To provide for the management by the Secretary of Agriculture of certain 

Federal land, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 

Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Ms. STABENOW) introduced the following bill; 

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

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 

Reported by Mr. ROBERTS, without amendment 

A BILL 

To provide for the management by the Secretary of 

Agriculture of certain Federal land, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Federal Land Management Act of 2017’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

Sec. 3. Release of reversionary interest of United States in and to certain land 

in Old Town, Maine. 

Sec. 4. Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest land adjustment. 

Sec. 5. Tennessee wilderness. 

Sec. 6. Additions to Rough Mountain and Rich Hole Wildernesses. 

Sec. 7. Kisatchie National Forest land conveyance. 

Sec. 8. Purchase of Natural Resources Conservation Service property, Riverside 

County, California. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of Agriculture. 

4 SEC. 3. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST OF UNITED 

5 STATES IN AND TO CERTAIN LAND IN OLD 

6 TOWN, MAINE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 32(c) of 

8 the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 1011(c)), if the City of Old Town, Maine, makes a written 

10 request to the Secretary, the Secretary shall release, con11 vey, and quitclaim, without monetary consideration, all 

12 rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

13 the land described in subsection (b). 

14 (b) LAND DESCRIBED.—The land referred to in sub15 section (a) is the land— 

16 (1) conveyed by the United States to the City 

17 of Old Town, Maine, under section 32(c) of the 

18 Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 

19 1011(c)) by the deed dated June 5, 1941; 


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1 (2) proposed for conveyance by the City of Old 

2 Town, Maine, for the purpose of economic develop3 ment; and 

4 (3) described in the written request submitted 

5 by the City of Old Town, Maine, to the Secretary 

6 pursuant to subsection (a). 

7 SEC. 4. CHATTAHOOCHEE-OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST 

8 LAND ADJUSTMENT. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

10 (1) certain National Forest System land in the 

11 State of Georgia consists of isolated tracts that are 

12 inefficient to manage or have lost their principal 

13 value for National Forest purposes; 

14 (2) the disposal of that land would be in the 

15 public interest; and 

16 (3) proceeds from the sale of land authorized by 

17 this section would be used best by the Forest Service 

18 to purchase land for National Forest purposes in the 

19 State of Georgia. 

20 (b) LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized, 

22 under such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

23 may prescribe, to sell or exchange any or all rights, 

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1 tional Forest System land described in paragraph 

2 (2). 

3 (2) LAND AUTHORIZED FOR DISPOSAL.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The National Forest 

5 System land subject to sale or exchange under 

6 this section are 30 tracts of land totaling ap7 proximately 3,841 acres, which are generally 

8 depicted on 2 maps entitled ‘‘Priority Land Ad9 justments, State of Georgia, U.S. Forest Serv10 ice–Southern Region, Oconee and Chattahoo11 chee National Forests, U.S. Congressional Dis12 tricts–8, 9, 10 & 14’’ and dated September 24, 

13 2013. 

14 (B) MAPS.—The maps described in sub15 paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 

16 public inspection in the Office of the Forest Su17 pervisor, Chattahoochee-Oconee National For18 est, until such time as the land is sold or ex19 changed. 

20 (C) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES.—The 

21 Secretary may modify the boundaries of the 

22 land described in subparagraph (A) based on 

23 land management considerations. 

24 (3) FORM OF CONVEYANCE.— 


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1 (A) QUITCLAIM DEED.—The Secretary 

2 shall convey land sold under this section by 

3 quitclaim deed. 

4 (B) RESERVATIONS.—The Secretary may 

5 reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or in6 terests in land sold or exchanged under this 

7 section that the Secretary considers necessary 

8 for management purposes or to protect the pub9 lic interest. 

10 (4) VALUATION.— 

11 (A) MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary may 

12 not sell or exchange land under this section for 

13 less than market value, as determined by ap14 praisal or through competitive bid. 

15 (B) APPRAISAL REQUIREMENTS.—Any ap16 praisal shall be— 

17 (i) consistent with the Uniform Ap18 praisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui19 sitions or the Uniform Standards of Pro20 fessional Appraisal Practice; and 

21 (ii) subject to the approval of the Sec22 retary. 

23 (5) CONSIDERATION.— 


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1 (A) CASH.—Consideration for a sale of 

2 land or equalization of an exchange under this 

3 section shall be paid in cash. 

4 (B) EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding section 

5 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage6 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the 

7 Secretary may accept a cash equalization pay8 ment in excess of 25 percent of the value of any 

9 land exchanged under this section. 

10 (6) METHOD OF SALE.— 

11 (A) OPTIONS.—The Secretary may sell 

12 land under paragraph (1) at public or private 

13 sale, including competitive sale by auction, bid, 

14 or otherwise, in accordance with such terms, 

15 conditions, and procedures as the Secretary de16 termines are in the best interest of the United 

17 States. 

18 (B) SOLICITATIONS.—The Secretary 

19 may— 

20 (i) make public or private solicitations 

21 for the sale or exchange of land authorized 

22 by this section; and 

23 (ii) reject any offer that the Secretary 

24 determines is not adequate or not in the 

25 public interest. 


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1 (7) BROKERS.—The Secretary may— 

2 (A) use brokers or other third parties in 

3 the disposition of the land authorized by this 

4 section; and 

5 (B) from the proceeds of a sale, pay rea6 sonable commissions or fees. 

7 (c) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.— 

8 (1) DEPOSIT.—Subject to subsection (b)(7)(B), 

9 the Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of a sale or 

10 cash equalizations payments authorized by this sec11 tion in the fund established under Public Law 90– 

12 171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 

13 U.S.C. 484a). 

14 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Subject to paragraph (3), 

15 amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be 

16 available to the Secretary until expended, without 

17 further appropriation, for the acquisition of land for 

18 National Forest purposes in the State of Georgia. 

19 (3) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—Nothing 

20 in this section authorizes the use of funds deposited 

21 under paragraph (1) to be used to acquire land with22 out the written consent of the owner of the land. 

23 SEC. 5. TENNESSEE WILDERNESS. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Areas and Additions3 Cherokee National Forest’’ and dated January 20, 

4 2010. 

5 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

6 of Tennessee. 

7 (b) ADDITIONS TO CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST.— 

8 (1) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.—In accord9 ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

10 seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in the 

11 Cherokee National Forest in the State are des12 ignated as wilderness and as additions to the Na13 tional Wilderness Preservation System: 

14 (A) Certain land comprising approximately 

15 9,038 acres, as generally depicted as the 

16 ‘‘Upper Bald River Wilderness’’ on the Map 

17 and which shall be known as the ‘‘Upper Bald 

18 River Wilderness’’. 

19 (B) Certain land comprising approximately 

20 348 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Big 

21 Frog Addition’’ on the Map and which shall be 

22 incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a 

23 part of, the Big Frog Wilderness. 

24 (C) Certain land comprising approximately 

25 630 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little 


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1 Frog Mountain Addition NW’’ on the Map and 

2 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con3 sidered to be a part of, the Little Frog Moun4 tain Wilderness. 

5 (D) Certain land comprising approximately 

6 336 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little 

7 Frog Mountain Addition NE’’ on the Map and 

8 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con9 sidered to be a part of, the Little Frog Moun10 tain Wilderness. 

11 (E) Certain land comprising approximately 

12 2,922 acres, as generally depicted as the 

13 ‘‘Sampson Mountain Addition’’ on the Map and 

14 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con15 sidered to be a part of, the Sampson Mountain 

16 Wilderness. 

17 (F) Certain land comprising approximately 

18 4,446 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Big 

19 Laurel Branch Addition’’ on the Map and 

20 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con21 sidered to be a part of, the Big Laurel Branch 

22 Wilderness. 

23 (G) Certain land comprising approximately 

24 1,836 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Joyce 

25 Kilmer-Slickrock Addition’’ on the Map and 


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1 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con2 sidered to be a part of, the Joyce Kilmer3 Slickrock Wilderness. 

4 (2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary shall file maps and legal descriptions of 

8 the wilderness areas designated by paragraph 

9 (1) with the appropriate committees of Con10 gress. 

11 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps 

12 and legal descriptions filed under subparagraph 

13 (A) shall be on file and available for public in14 spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest 

15 Service and the office of the Supervisor of the 

16 Cherokee National Forest. 

17 (C) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal 

18 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

19 have the same force and effect as if included in 

20 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

21 typographical errors in the maps and descrip22 tions. 

23 (3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

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1 derness by paragraph (1) shall be administered 

2 by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder3 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that 

4 any reference in that Act to the effective date 

5 of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference 

6 to the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (B) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 

8 In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wil9 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in 

10 this section affects the jurisdiction of the State 

11 with respect to fish and wildlife management 

12 (including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

13 and trapping) in the wilderness areas des14 ignated by paragraph (1). 

15 SEC. 6. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE 

16 WILDERNESSES. 

17 (a) ROUGH MOUNTAIN ADDITION.—Section 1 of 

18 Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 

19 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by add20 ing at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(21) ROUGH MOUNTAIN ADDITION.—Certain 

22 land in the George Washington National Forest 

23 comprising approximately 1,000 acres, as generally 

24 depicted as the ‘Rough Mountain Addition’ on the 

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1 TIONAL FOREST – South half – Alternative I – 

2 Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions – 

3 Land and Resources Management Plan Final Envi4 ronmental Impact Statement’ and dated March 4, 

5 2014, which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain 

6 Wilderness Area designated by paragraph (1).’’. 

7 (b) RICH HOLE ADDITION.— 

8 (1) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

9 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the George 

11 Washington National Forest comprising approxi12 mately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted as the 

13 ‘‘Rich Hole Addition’’ on the map entitled 

14 ‘‘GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST 

15 – South half – Alternative I – Selected Alternative 

16 Management Prescriptions – Land and Resources 

17 Management Plan Final Environmental Impact 

18 Statement’’ and dated March 4, 2014, is designated 

19 as a potential wilderness area for incorporation in 

20 the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 

21 1(2) of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

22 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002). 

23 (2) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential 

24 wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) shall be 

25 designated as wilderness and incorporated in the 


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1 Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 

2 1(2) of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

3 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) on 

4 the earlier of— 

5 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub6 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

7 activities permitted under paragraph (4) have 

8 been completed; or 

9 (B) the date that is 5 years after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act. 

11 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in 

12 paragraph (4), the Secretary shall manage the po13 tential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) 

14 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

15 1131 et seq.). 

16 (4) WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVI17 TIES.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—To enhance natural 

19 ecosystems within the potential wilderness area 

20 designated by paragraph (1) by implementing 

21 certain activities to improve water quality and 

22 aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest 

23 Service document entitled ‘‘Decision Notice for 

24 the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Man25 agement Project’’ and dated December 2015, 


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1 the Secretary may use motorized equipment 

2 and mechanized transport in the potential wil3 derness area until the date on which the poten4 tial wilderness area is incorporated into the 

5 Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph 

6 (2). 

7 (B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out sub8 paragraph (A), the Secretary, to the maximum 

9 extent practicable, shall use the minimum tool 

10 or administrative practice necessary to carry 

11 out that subparagraph with the least amount of 

12 adverse impact on wilderness character and re13 sources. 

14 SEC. 7. KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST LAND CONVEYANCE. 

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

16 interest to authorize the conveyance of certain Federal 

17 land in the Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Lou18 isiana for market value consideration. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) COLLINS CAMP PROPERTIES.—The term 

21 ‘‘Collins Camp Properties’’ means Collins Camp 

22 Properties, Inc., a corporation incorporated under 

23 the laws of the State. 

24 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

25 of Louisiana. 


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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCES, KISATCHIE

2 NATIONAL FOREST, LOUISIANA.— 

3 (1) AUTHORIZATION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist5 ing rights and paragraph (2), the Secretary 

6 may convey the Federal land described in sub7 paragraph (B) by quitclaim deed at public or 

8 private sale, including competitive sale by auc9 tion, bid, or other methods. 

10 (B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal 

11 land referred to in subparagraph (A) consists 

12 of— 

13 (i) all Federal land within sec. 9, T. 

14 10 N., R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana; 

15 and 

16 (ii) a 2.16-acre parcel of Federal land 

located in the SW1 17 ⁄4 of sec. 4, T. 10 N., 

18 R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana, as de19 picted on a certificate of survey dated 

20 March 7, 2007, by Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 

21 4436. 

22 (2) FIRST RIGHT OF PURCHASE.—Subject to 

23 valid existing rights and subsection (e), during the 

24 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 

25 this Act, on the provision of consideration by the 


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1 Collins Camp Properties to the Secretary, the Sec2 retary shall convey, by quitclaim deed, to Collins 

3 Camp Properties all right, title and interest of the 

4 United States in and to— 

5 (A) not more than 47.92 acres of Federal 

6 land comprising the Collins Campsites within 

7 sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., in Winn Parish, Lou8 isiana, as generally depicted on a certificate of 

9 survey dated February 28, 2007, by Glen L. 

10 Cannon, P.L.S. 4436; and 

11 (B) the parcel of Federal land described in 

12 paragraph (1)(B)(ii). 

13 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

14 may— 

15 (A) configure the Federal land to be con16 veyed under this section— 

17 (i) to maximize the marketability of 

18 the conveyance; or 

19 (ii) to achieve management objectives; 

20 and 

21 (B) establish any terms and conditions for 

22 the conveyances under this section that the Sec23 retary determines to be in the public interest. 

24 (4) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a con25 veyance of Federal land under this section shall be— 


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1 (A) in the form of cash; and 

2 (B) in an amount equal to the market 

3 value of the Federal land being conveyed, as de4 termined under paragraph (5). 

5 (5) MARKET VALUE.—The market value of the 

6 Federal land conveyed under this section shall be de7 termined— 

8 (A) in the case of Federal land conveyed 

9 under paragraph (2), by an appraisal that is— 

10 (i) conducted in accordance with the 

11 Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

12 Land Acquisitions; and 

13 (ii) approved by the Secretary; or 

14 (B) if conveyed by a method other than the 

15 methods described in paragraph (2), by com16 petitive sale. 

17 (6) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—In any conveyance of 

19 Federal land under this section, the Secretary 

20 shall meet disclosure requirements for haz21 ardous substances, but shall otherwise not be 

22 required to remediate or abate the substances. 

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1 tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 

2 et seq.) to the conveyances of Federal land. 

3 (d) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.—The Sec4 retary shall deposit the proceeds of a conveyance of Fed5 eral land under subsection (c) in the fund established 

6 under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk 

7 Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a). 

8 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) COSTS.—As a condition of a conveyance of 

10 Federal land to Collins Camp Properties under sub11 section (c), the Secretary shall require Collins Camp 

12 Properties to pay at closing— 

13 (A) reasonable appraisal costs; and 

14 (B) the cost of any administrative and en15 vironmental analyses required by law (including 

16 regulations). 

17 (2) PERMITS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—An offer by Collins 

19 Camp Properties for the acquisition of the Fed20 eral land under subsection (c) shall be accom21 panied by a written statement from each holder 

22 of a Forest Service special use authorization 

23 with respect to the Federal land that specifies 

24 that the holder agrees to relinquish the special 


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1 use authorization on the conveyance of the Fed2 eral land to Collins Camp Properties. 

3 (B) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.—If 

4 any holder of a special use authorization de5 scribed in subparagraph (A) fails to provide a 

6 written authorization in accordance with that 

7 subparagraph, the Secretary shall require, as a 

8 condition of the conveyance, that Collins Camp 

9 Properties administer the special use authoriza10 tion according to the terms of the special use 

11 authorization until the date on which the spe12 cial use authorization expires. 

13 SEC. 8. PURCHASE OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVA14 TION SERVICE PROPERTY, RIVERSIDE COUN15 TY, CALIFORNIA. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 

17 (1) Since 1935, the United States has owned a 

18 parcel of land in Riverside, California, consisting of 

19 approximately 8.75 acres, more specifically described 

20 in subsection (b)(1) (in this section referred to as 

21 the ‘‘property’’). 

22 (2) The property is under the jurisdiction of the 

23 Department of Agriculture and has been variously 

24 used for research and plant materials purposes. 


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1 (3) Since 1998, the property has been adminis2 tered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service 

3 of the Department of Agriculture. 

4 (4) Since 2002, the property has been co-man5 aged under a cooperative agreement between the 

6 Natural Resources Conservation Service and the 

7 Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, 

8 which is a legal subdivision of the State of California 

9 under section 9003 of the California Public Re10 sources Code. 

11 (5) The Conservation District wishes to pur12 chase the property and use it for conservation, envi13 ronmental, and related educational purposes. 

14 (6) As provided in subsection (b), the purchase 

15 of the property by the Conservation District would 

16 promote the conservation education and related ac17 tivities of the Conservation District and result in 

18 savings to the Federal Government. 

19 (b) LAND PURCHASE, NATURAL RESOURCES CON20 SERVATION SERVICE PROPERTY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 

21 CALIFORNIA.— 

22 (1) PURCHASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

23 shall sell and quitclaim to the Riverside Corona Re24 source Conservation District (in this section referred 

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1 and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 

2 of real property, including improvements thereon, 

3 that is located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, 

4 California, consists of approximately 8.75 acres, and 

5 is administered by the Natural Resources Conserva6 tion Service of the Department of Agriculture. As 

7 necessary or desirable to facilitate the purchase of 

8 the property under this subsection, the Secretary or 

9 the Conservation District may survey all or portions 

10 of the property. 

11 (2) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 

12 purchase of the property under this subsection, the 

13 Conservation District shall pay to the Secretary an 

14 amount equal to the appraised value of the property. 

15 (3) PROHIBITION ON RESERVATION OF INTER16 EST.—The Secretary shall not reserve any future in17 terest in the property to be conveyed under this sub18 section, except such interest as may be acceptable to 

19 the Conservation District. 

20 (4) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.—Notwith21 standing section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Envi22 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

23 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) or the Solid Waste 

24 Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), in the case 

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1 trict under this subsection, the Secretary shall be 

2 only required to meet the disclosure requirements for 

3 hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, 

4 but shall otherwise not be required to remediate or 

5 abate any such releases of hazardous substances, 

6 pollutants, or contaminants, including petroleum and 

7 petroleum derivatives. 

8 (5) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITY.— 

9 (A) LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERA10 TIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—In conjunc11 tion with, or in addition to, the purchase of the 

12 property by the Conservation District under 

13 this subsection, the Secretary may enter into 

14 leases, contracts and cooperative agreements 

15 with the Conservation District. 

16 (B) SOLE SOURCE.—Notwithstanding sec17 tions 3105, 3301, and 3303 to 3305 of title 41, 

18 United States Code, or any other provision of 

19 law, the Secretary may lease real property from 

20 the Conservation District on a noncompetitive 

21 basis. 

22 (C) NON-EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.—The 

23 authority provided by this subsection is in addi24 tion to any other authority of the Secretary. 


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Calendar No. 262 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2099 

A BILL 

To provide for the management by the Secretary of 

purposes. Agriculture of certain Federal land, and for other 

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 

Reported without amendment 


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