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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 

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: 

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. 


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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; 

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

21 Town, Maine, for the purpose of economic develop22 ment; and 


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1 (3) described in the written request submitted 

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

3 pursuant to subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 4. CHATTAHOOCHEE-OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST 

5 LAND ADJUSTMENT. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

7 (1) certain National Forest System land in the 

8 State of Georgia consists of isolated tracts that are 

9 inefficient to manage or have lost their principal 

10 value for National Forest purposes; 

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

12 public interest; and 

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

14 this section would be used best by the Forest Service 

15 to purchase land for National Forest purposes in the 

16 State of Georgia. 

17 (b) LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.— 

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

19 under such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

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

21 title, and interest of the United States in the Na22 tional Forest System land described in paragraph 

23 (2). 

24 (2) LAND AUTHORIZED FOR DISPOSAL.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The National Forest 

2 System land subject to sale or exchange under 

3 this section are 30 tracts of land totaling ap4 proximately 3,841 acres, which are generally 

5 depicted on 2 maps entitled ‘‘Priority Land Ad6 justments, State of Georgia, U.S. Forest Serv7 ice–Southern Region, Oconee and Chattahoo8 chee National Forests, U.S. Congressional Dis9 tricts–8, 9, 10 & 14’’ and dated September 24, 

10 2013. 

11 (B) MAPS.—The maps described in sub12 paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 

13 public inspection in the Office of the Forest Su14 pervisor, Chattahoochee-Oconee National For15 est, until such time as the land is sold or ex16 changed. 

17 (C) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES.—The 

18 Secretary may modify the boundaries of the 

19 land described in subparagraph (A) based on 

20 land management considerations. 

21 (3) FORM OF CONVEYANCE.— 

22 (A) QUITCLAIM DEED.—The Secretary 

23 shall convey land sold under this section by 

24 quitclaim deed. 


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1 (B) RESERVATIONS.—The Secretary may 

2 reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or in3 terests in land sold or exchanged under this 

4 section that the Secretary considers necessary 

5 for management purposes or to protect the pub6 lic interest. 

7 (4) VALUATION.— 

8 (A) MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary may 

9 not sell or exchange land under this section for 

10 less than market value, as determined by ap11 praisal or through competitive bid. 

12 (B) APPRAISAL REQUIREMENTS.—Any ap13 praisal shall be— 

14 (i) consistent with the Uniform Ap15 praisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui16 sitions or the Uniform Standards of Pro17 fessional Appraisal Practice; and 

18 (ii) subject to the approval of the Sec19 retary. 

20 (5) CONSIDERATION.— 

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

22 land or equalization of an exchange under this 

23 section shall be paid in cash. 

24 (B) EXCHANGE.—Notwithstanding section 

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1 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the 

2 Secretary may accept a cash equalization pay3 ment in excess of 25 percent of the value of any 

4 land exchanged under this section. 

5 (6) METHOD OF SALE.— 

6 (A) OPTIONS.—The Secretary may sell 

7 land under paragraph (1) at public or private 

8 sale, including competitive sale by auction, bid, 

9 or otherwise, in accordance with such terms, 

10 conditions, and procedures as the Secretary de11 termines are in the best interest of the United 

12 States. 

13 (B) SOLICITATIONS.—The Secretary 

14 may— 

15 (i) make public or private solicitations 

16 for the sale or exchange of land authorized 

17 by this section; and 

18 (ii) reject any offer that the Secretary 

19 determines is not adequate or not in the 

20 public interest. 

21 (7) BROKERS.—The Secretary may— 

22 (A) use brokers or other third parties in 

23 the disposition of the land authorized by this 

24 section; and 


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1 (B) from the proceeds of a sale, pay rea2 sonable commissions or fees. 

3 (c) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.— 

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

5 the Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of a sale or 

6 cash equalizations payments authorized by this sec7 tion in the fund established under Public Law 90– 

8 171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 

9 U.S.C. 484a). 

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

11 amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be 

12 available to the Secretary until expended, without 

13 further appropriation, for the acquisition of land for 

14 National Forest purposes in the State of Georgia. 

15 (3) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—Nothing 

16 in this section authorizes the use of funds deposited 

17 under paragraph (1) to be used to acquire land with18 out the written consent of the owner of the land. 

19 SEC. 5. TENNESSEE WILDERNESS. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en22 titled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Areas and Additions23 Cherokee National Forest’’ and dated January 20, 

24 2010. 


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

2 of Tennessee. 

3 (b) ADDITIONS TO CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST.— 

4 (1) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.—In accord5 ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

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

7 Cherokee National Forest in the State are des8 ignated as wilderness and as additions to the Na9 tional Wilderness Preservation System: 

10 (A) Certain land comprising approximately 

11 9,038 acres, as generally depicted as the 

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

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

14 River Wilderness’’. 

15 (B) Certain land comprising approximately 

16 348 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Big 

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

18 incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a 

19 part of, the Big Frog Wilderness. 

20 (C) Certain land comprising approximately 

21 630 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little 

22 Frog Mountain Addition NW’’ on the Map and 

23 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con24 sidered to be a part of, the Little Frog Moun25 tain Wilderness. 


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1 (D) Certain land comprising approximately 

2 336 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Little 

3 Frog Mountain Addition NE’’ on the Map and 

4 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con5 sidered to be a part of, the Little Frog Moun6 tain Wilderness. 

7 (E) Certain land comprising approximately 

8 2,922 acres, as generally depicted as the 

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

10 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con11 sidered to be a part of, the Sampson Mountain 

12 Wilderness. 

13 (F) Certain land comprising approximately 

14 4,446 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Big 

15 Laurel Branch Addition’’ on the Map and 

16 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con17 sidered to be a part of, the Big Laurel Branch 

18 Wilderness. 

19 (G) Certain land comprising approximately 

20 1,836 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘‘Joyce 

21 Kilmer-Slickrock Addition’’ on the Map and 

22 which shall be incorporated in, and shall be con23 sidered to be a part of, the Joyce Kilmer24 Slickrock Wilderness. 

25 (2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 


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

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall file maps and legal descriptions of 

4 the wilderness areas designated by paragraph 

5 (1) with the appropriate committees of Con6 gress. 

7 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps 

8 and legal descriptions filed under subparagraph 

9 (A) shall be on file and available for public in10 spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest 

11 Service and the office of the Supervisor of the 

12 Cherokee National Forest. 

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

14 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

15 have the same force and effect as if included in 

16 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

17 typographical errors in the maps and descrip18 tions. 

19 (3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist21 ing rights, the Federal land designated as wil22 derness by paragraph (1) shall be administered 

23 by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder24 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that 

25 any reference in that Act to the effective date 


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1 of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference 

2 to the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (B) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 

4 In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wil5 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in 

6 this section affects the jurisdiction of the State 

7 with respect to fish and wildlife management 

8 (including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

9 and trapping) in the wilderness areas des10 ignated by paragraph (1). 

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

12 WILDERNESSES. 

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

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

15 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by add16 ing at the end the following: 

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

18 land in the George Washington National Forest 

19 comprising approximately 1,000 acres, as generally 

20 depicted as the ‘Rough Mountain Addition’ on the 

21 map entitled ‘GEORGE WASHINGTON NA22 TIONAL FOREST – South half – Alternative I – 

23 Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions – 

24 Land and Resources Management Plan Final Envi25 ronmental Impact Statement’ and dated March 4, 


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1 2014, which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain 

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

3 (b) RICH HOLE ADDITION.— 

4 (1) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

5 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the George 

7 Washington National Forest comprising approxi8 mately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted as the 

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

10 ‘‘GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST 

11 – South half – Alternative I – Selected Alternative 

12 Management Prescriptions – Land and Resources 

13 Management Plan Final Environmental Impact 

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

15 as a potential wilderness area for incorporation in 

16 the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 

17 1(2) of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

18 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002). 

19 (2) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential 

20 wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) shall be 

21 designated as wilderness and incorporated in the 

22 Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 

23 1(2) of Public Law 100–326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 

24 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) on 

25 the earlier of— 


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1 (A) the date on which the Secretary pub2 lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 

3 activities permitted under paragraph (4) have 

4 been completed; or 

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

6 of enactment of this Act. 

7 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in 

8 paragraph (4), the Secretary shall manage the po9 tential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) 

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

11 1131 et seq.). 

12 (4) WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVI13 TIES.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—To enhance natural 

15 ecosystems within the potential wilderness area 

16 designated by paragraph (1) by implementing 

17 certain activities to improve water quality and 

18 aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest 

19 Service document entitled ‘‘Decision Notice for 

20 the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Man21 agement Project’’ and dated December 2015, 

22 the Secretary may use motorized equipment 

23 and mechanized transport in the potential wil24 derness area until the date on which the poten25 tial wilderness area is incorporated into the 


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1 Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph 

2 (2). 

3 (B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out sub4 paragraph (A), the Secretary, to the maximum 

5 extent practicable, shall use the minimum tool 

6 or administrative practice necessary to carry 

7 out that subparagraph with the least amount of 

8 adverse impact on wilderness character and re9 sources. 

10 SEC. 7. KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST LAND CONVEYANCE. 

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

12 interest to authorize the conveyance of certain Federal 

13 land in the Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Lou14 isiana for market value consideration. 

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) COLLINS CAMP PROPERTIES.—The term 

17 ‘‘Collins Camp Properties’’ means Collins Camp 

18 Properties, Inc., a corporation incorporated under 

19 the laws of the State. 

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

21 of Louisiana. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCES, KISATCHIE

23 NATIONAL FOREST, LOUISIANA.— 

24 (1) AUTHORIZATION.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist2 ing rights and paragraph (2), the Secretary 

3 may convey the Federal land described in sub4 paragraph (B) by quitclaim deed at public or 

5 private sale, including competitive sale by auc6 tion, bid, or other methods. 

7 (B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal 

8 land referred to in subparagraph (A) consists 

9 of— 

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

11 10 N., R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana; 

12 and 

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

located in the SW1 14 ⁄4 of sec. 4, T. 10 N., 

15 R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana, as de16 picted on a certificate of survey dated 

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

18 4436. 

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

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

21 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 

22 this Act, on the provision of consideration by the 

23 Collins Camp Properties to the Secretary, the Sec24 retary shall convey, by quitclaim deed, to Collins 


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1 Camp Properties all right, title and interest of the 

2 United States in and to— 

3 (A) not more than 47.92 acres of Federal 

4 land comprising the Collins Campsites within 

5 sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., in Winn Parish, Lou6 isiana, as generally depicted on a certificate of 

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

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

9 (B) the parcel of Federal land described in 

10 paragraph (1)(B)(ii). 

11 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

12 may— 

13 (A) configure the Federal land to be con14 veyed under this section— 

15 (i) to maximize the marketability of 

16 the conveyance; or 

17 (ii) to achieve management objectives; 

18 and 

19 (B) establish any terms and conditions for 

20 the conveyances under this section that the Sec21 retary determines to be in the public interest. 

22 (4) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a con23 veyance of Federal land under this section shall be— 

24 (A) in the form of cash; and 


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1 (B) in an amount equal to the market 

2 value of the Federal land being conveyed, as de3 termined under paragraph (5). 

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

5 Federal land conveyed under this section shall be de6 termined— 

7 (A) in the case of Federal land conveyed 

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

9 (i) conducted in accordance with the 

10 Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

11 Land Acquisitions; and 

12 (ii) approved by the Secretary; or 

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

14 methods described in paragraph (2), by com15 petitive sale. 

16 (6) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 

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

18 Federal land under this section, the Secretary 

19 shall meet disclosure requirements for haz20 ardous substances, but shall otherwise not be 

21 required to remediate or abate the substances. 

22 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection 

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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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