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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 3256

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part

of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis

and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale

or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Mrs. LINCOLN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange

all or part of certain administrative sites and other land

in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests

and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange

to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re5 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may, under such

6 terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell

7 or exchange any right, title, and interest of the United
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1 States in and to the following National Forest System

2 land and improvements:

3 (1) In the Ouachita National Forest—

4 (A) tract 1, ‘‘Work Center and two Resi5 dences’’ (approximately 12.4 acres), as identi6 fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National

7 Forest, Waldron, Arkansas, Work Center and

8 Residences’’ and dated July 26, 2000;

9 (B) tract 2, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approximately

10 10 acres), as identified on the map entitled

11 ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Booneville, Arkan12 sas, Work Center’’ and dated July 26, 2000;

(C) tract 3, ‘‘Residence’’ (approximately 1 13 ⁄2

14 acre), as identified on the map entitled

15 ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Glenwood, Arkan16 sas, Residence’’ and dated July 26, 2000;

17 (D) tract 4, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approxi18 mately 10.12 acres), as identified on the map

19 entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Thornburg,

20 Arkansas, Work Center’’ and dated July 26,

21 2000;

22 (E) tract 5, ‘‘Office Building’’ (approxi23 mately 1.5 acres), as identified on the map enti24 tled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Perryville, Ar-
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1 kansas, Office Building’’ and dated July 26,

2 2000;

3 (F) tract 6, ‘‘Several Buildings, Including

4 Office Space and Equipment Depot’’ (approxi5 mately 3 acres), as identified on the map enti6 tled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Hot Springs,

7 Arkansas, Buildings’’ and dated July 26, 2000;

8 (G) tract 7, ‘‘Isolated Forestland’’ (ap9 proximately 120 acres), as identified on the

10 map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Sun11 shine, Arkansas, Isolated Forestland’’ and

12 dated July 26, 2000;

13 (H) tract 8, ‘‘Isolated Forestland’’ (ap14 proximately 40 acres), as identified on the map

15 entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Sunshine,

16 Arkansas, Isolated Forestland’’ and dated July

17 26, 2000;

18 (I) tract 9, ‘‘Three Residences’’ (approxi19 mately 9.89 acres), as identified on the map en20 titled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Heavener,

21 Oklahoma, Three Residences’’ and dated July

22 26, 2000;

23 (J) tract 10, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approxi24 mately 38.91 acres), as identified on the map

25 entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Heavener,
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1 Oklahoma, Work Center’’ and dated July 26,

2 2000;

3 (K) tract 11, ‘‘Residence #1’’ (approxi4 mately 0.45 acres), as identified on the map en5 titled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Talihina,

6 Oklahoma, Residence #1’’ and dated July 26,

7 2000;

8 (L) tract 12, ‘‘Residence #2’’ (approxi9 mately 0.21 acres), as identified on the map en10 titled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Talihina,

11 Oklahoma, Residence #2’’ and dated July 26,

12 2000;

13 (M) tract 13, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approxi14 mately 5 acres), as identified on the map enti15 tled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Big Cedar,

16 Oklahoma, Work Center’’ and dated July 26,

17 2000;

18 (N) tract 14, ‘‘Residence’’ (approximately

19 0.5 acres), as identified on the map entitled

20 ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Idabel, Oklahoma,

21 Residence’’ and dated July 26, 2000; and

22 (O) tract 15, ‘‘Residence and Work Cen23 ter’’ (approximately 40 acres), as identified on

24 the map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest,
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1 Idabel, Oklahoma, Residence and Work Center’’

2 and dated July 26, 2000.

3 (2) In the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest—

4 (A) tract 1, ‘‘Tract 750, District 1, Two

5 Residences, Administrative Office’’ (approxi6 mately 8.96 acres), as identified on the map en7 titled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis National Forest,

8 Mountain View, Arkansas, Tract 750, District

9 1, Two Residences, Administrative Office’’ and

10 dated July 26, 2000;

11 (B) tract 2, ‘‘Tract 2736, District 5,

12 Mountainburg Work Center’’ (approximately

13 1.61 acres), as identified on the map entitled

14 ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis National Forest,

15 Mountainburg, Arkansas, Tract 2736, District

16 5, Mountainburg Work Center’’ and dated July

17 26, 2000;

18 (C) tract 3, ‘‘Tract 2686, District 6,

19 House’’ (approximately 0.31 acres), as identi20 fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis

21 National Forest, Paris, Arkansas, Tract 2686,

22 District 6 House’’ and dated July 26, 2000;

23 (D) tract 4, ‘‘Tract 2807, District 6,

24 House’’ (approximately 0.25 acres), as identi25 fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis
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1 National Forest, Paris, Arkansas, Tract 2807,

2 District 6, House’’ and dated July 26, 2000;

3 (E) tract 5, ‘‘Tract 2556, District 3, Dover

4 Work Center’’ (approximately 2.0 acres), as

5 identified on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St.

6 Francis National Forest, Dover, Arkansas,

7 Tract 2556, District 3, Dover Work Center’’

8 and dated July 26, 2000;

9 (F) tract 6, ‘‘Tract 2735, District 2,

10 House’’ (approximately 0.514 acres), as identi11 fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis

12 National Forest, Jasper, Arkansas, Tract 2735,

13 District 2, House’’ and dated July 26, 2000;

14 and

15 (G) tract 7, ‘‘Tract 2574, District 2,

16 House’’ (approximately 0.75 acres), as identi17 fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis

18 National Forest, Jasper, Arkansas, Tract 2574,

19 District 2, House’’ and dated July 26, 2000.

20 (b) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—Except as other21 wise provided in this Act, any sale or exchange of land

22 described in subsection (a) shall be subject to laws (includ23 ing regulations) applicable to the conveyance and acquisi24 tion of land for National Forest System purposes.
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1 (c) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any

2 other provision of law, the Secretary may accept cash

3 equalization payments in excess of 25 percent of the total

4 value of the land described in subsection (a) from any ex5 change under subsection (a).

6 (d) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the

8 Secretary may use solicitations of offers for sale or

9 exchange under this Act on such terms and condi10 tions as the Secretary may prescribe.

11 (2) REJECTION OF OFFERS.—The Secretary

12 may reject any offer under this Act if the Secretary

13 determines that the offer is not adequate or not in

14 the public interest.

15 SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.

16 Any funds received by the Secretary through sale or

17 by cash equalization from an exchange—

18 (1) shall be deposited into the fund established

19 by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the

20 ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and

21 (2) shall be available for expenditure, without

22 further Act of appropriation, for—

23 (A) the acquisition, construction, or im24 provement of administrative facilities for the
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1 national forests in the States of Arkansas and

2 Oklahoma; and

3 (B) the acquisition of land or interests in

4 land in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

5 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

6 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

7 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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