Calendar No. 510

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1897

[Report No. 103–304]

A BILL

To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National

Forest, and for other purposes.

JULY 7, 1994

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 510

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1897

[Report No. 103–304]

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

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 7 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. DOMENICI) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

JULY 7, 1994

Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of June 27 (legislative

day, June 7), 1994, by Mr. JOHNSTON, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

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 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

2 (a) EXPANSION.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall

3 modify the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest as

4 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Fe National Forest

5 Boundary Expansion—1994’’.

6 (b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a)

7 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

8 Office of the Chief Forester, National Forest Service,

9 Washington, D.C.

10 (c) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of Agriculture is

11 authorized to acquire land depicted on the map described

12 in subsection (a) by exchange with the Bureau of Land

13 Management of the Department of the Interior.

14 (d) DISPOSAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture is au15 thorized to transfer land within the Santa Fe National

16 Forest to the Bureau of Land Management of the Depart17 ment of the Interior, to offset the value of land acquired

18 by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to subsection (c).

19 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—For purposes of section

20 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

21 of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9(a)(1)), the boundary of the

22 Santa Fe National Forest, as modified pursuant to sub23 section (a), shall be treated as if it were the boundary as

24 of January 1, 1965.
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1 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b)(1), the

3 Secretary of Agriculture shall not transfer by exchange,

4 sale, or otherwise, any land or interest in land within the

5 boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest that is acquired

6 pursuant to the boundary expansion authorized in section

7 2(a).

8 (b) EASEMENTS.—

9 (1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary may convey

10 to the State of New Mexico easements donated to,

11 and accepted by, the United States.

12 (2) MANAGEMENT.—Land or interest in land

13 acquired pursuant to the boundary expansion au14 thorized in section 2(a) shall be managed consistent

15 with the terms and conditions of any easement do16 nated to, and accepted by, the United States with

17 respect to such land or interest in land.

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Fe National For20 est Boundary Adjustment Act of 1994’’.

21 SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of the Interior

23 and the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as

24 the ‘‘Secretary’’) are authorized to acquire the lands and

25 interests therein identified on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Fe

26 National Forest Boundary Expansion—1994’’, and dated
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1 June 13, 1994, by donation, purchase with donated or ap2 propriated funds, or exchange: Provided, however, That no

3 lands or interests therein may be acquired except with the

4 consent of the owner thereof.

5 (2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on

6 file and available for public inspection in the Office of the

7 Chief of the Forest Service, in Washington, D.C.

8 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Upon the acquisition of the lands

9 referred to in subsection (a) by the Secretary or the Sec10 retary of the Interior, and subject to valid existing rights,

11 such lands shall be withdrawn from all forms of entry, ap12 propriation, or disposal under the public land laws; from

13 location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

14 from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and

15 geothermal leasing, and all amendments thereto.

16 SEC. 3. ADDITION OF LANDS TO SANTA FE NATIONAL

17 FOREST.

18 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS FOR TRANSFER TO

19 BLM.—As soon as practicable after the lands referred to

20 in section 2(a) have been acquired by the Secretary of the

21 Interior, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Sec22 retary of the Interior, identify appropriate lands within the

23 boundaries of the Santa Fe National Forest (hereinafter re24 ferred to as the ‘‘forest’’) which are suitable for transfer to
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1 the Secretary of the Interior, to be administered by the Bu2 reau of Land Management.

3 (b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—Upon the mutual

4 agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of the

5 Interior on the lands to be transferred from the administra6 tive jurisdiction of the Secretary to the Secretary of the

7 Interior—

8 (1) administrative jurisdiction over all of the

9 lands and interests therein acquired by the Secretary

10 of the Interior pursuant to section 2(a) shall be trans11 ferred to the Secretary; and

12 (2) administrative jurisdiction over the lands

13 identified by the Secretary and the Secretary of the

14 Interior pursuant to subsection (a) shall be trans15 ferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of the Inte16 rior, to be administered by the Bureau of Land Man17 agement.

18 (c) MODIFICATION OF FOREST BOUNDARIES.—(1)

19 Upon the transfer of lands as provided in subsection (b)

20 the boundaries of the forest shall be modified accordingly.

21 (2) Upon the acquisition of lands by the Secretary pur22 suant to section 2(a), the boundaries of the forest shall be

23 modified to reflect the inclusion of such lands within the

24 boundaries of the forest.
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1 (d) MANAGEMENT.—(1) Upon the inclusion of the

2 lands and interests therein referred to in section 2(a) within

3 the boundaries of the forest, the Secretary shall administer

4 such lands in accordance with the laws, rules, and regula5 tions applicable to the National Forest System: Provided,

6 That the Secretary shall manage such lands so as to pre7 serve and maintain the natural and scenic resources of the

8 area.

9 (2) The Secretary shall not convey by exchange, sale,

10 or otherwise, the lands or interests therein added to the for11 est pursuant to this Act.

12 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—For purposes of section 7(a)(1)

13 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16

14 U.S.C. 460l–9(a)(1)), the boundary of the Santa Fe Na15 tional Forest, as modified pursuant to this Act, shall be

16 treated as if it were the boundary as of January 1, 1965.

17 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as

19 are necessary to carry out this Act.