103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1897

AN ACT

To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National

Forest, and for other purposes.
103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1897

AN ACT

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. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

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

3 and the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to

4 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) are authorized to acquire the lands

5 and interests therein identified on the map entitled ‘‘Santa

6 Fe National Forest Boundary Expansion—1994’’, and

7 dated June 13, 1994, by donation, purchase with donated

8 or appropriated funds, or exchange: Provided, however,

9 That no lands or interests therein may be acquired except

10 with the consent of the owner thereof.

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

12 on file and available for public inspection in the Office of

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

14 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Upon the acquisition of the

15 lands referred to in subsection (a) by the Secretary or the

16 Secretary of the Interior, and subject to valid existing

17 rights, such lands shall be withdrawn from all forms of

18 entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land

19 laws; from location, entry, and patent under the mining

20 laws; and from disposition under all laws pertaining to

21 mineral and geothermal leasing, and all amendments

22 thereto.

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

24 FOREST.

25 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS FOR TRANSFER TO

26 BLM.—As soon as practicable after the lands referred to
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1 in section 2(a) have been acquired by the Secretary of the

2 Interior, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Sec3 retary of the Interior, identify appropriate lands within

4 the boundaries of the Santa Fe National Forest (herein5 after referred to as the ‘‘forest’’) which are suitable for

6 transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, to be adminis7 tered by the Bureau of Land Management.

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

9 agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of the

10 Interior on the lands to be transferred from the adminis11 trative jurisdiction of the Secretary to the Secretary of the

12 Interior—

13 (1) administrative jurisdiction over all of the

14 lands and interests therein acquired by the Secretary

15 of the Interior pursuant to section 2(a) shall be

16 transferred to the Secretary; and

17 (2) administrative jurisdiction over the lands

18 identified by the Secretary and the Secretary of the

19 Interior pursuant to subsection (a) shall be trans20 ferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of the In21 terior, to be administered by the Bureau of Land

22 Management.

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

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

25 the boundaries of the forest shall be modified accordingly.
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1 (2) Upon the acquisition of lands by the Secretary

2 pursuant to section 2(a), the boundaries of the forest shall

3 be modified to reflect the inclusion of such lands within

4 the boundaries of the forest.

5 (d) MANAGEMENT.—(1) Upon the inclusion of the

6 lands and interests therein referred to in section 2(a) with7 in the boundaries of the forest, the Secretary shall admin8 ister such lands in accordance with the laws, rules, and

9 regulations applicable to the National Forest System: Pro10 vided, That the Secretary shall manage such lands so as

11 to preserve and maintain the natural and scenic resources

12 of the area.

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

14 or otherwise, the lands or interests therein added to the

15 forest pursuant to this Act.

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

17 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

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

19 Santa Fe National Forest, as modified pursuant to this

20 Act, shall be treated as if it were the boundary as of Janu21 ary 1, 1965.
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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

3 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

Passed the Senate August 2 (legislative day, July

20), 1994.

Attest:

Secretary.