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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 252

To provide for certain land exchanges in the State of Idaho, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 28 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. KEMPTHORNE) introduced the following bill;

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

A BILL

To provide for certain land exchanges in the State of Idaho,

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 ‘‘Idaho Land Exchange

5 Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUST7 MENT.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Targhee

9 National Forest are adjusted as generally depicted on the
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1 map entitled ‘‘Targhee National Forest Proposed Bound2 ary Changes’’ and dated March 1, 1991.

3 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

4 (1) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The map described in

5 subsection (a) and a legal description of the lands

6 depicted on the map shall be on file and available for

7 public inspection in the Regional Office of the Inter8 mountain Region of the Forest Service.

9 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The map and

10 legal description shall have the same force and effect

11 as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary

12 of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec13 retary’’) may correct clerical and typographical er14 rors.

15 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of

16 section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

17 of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the

18 Targhee National Forest, as adjusted by this Act, shall

19 be considered to be the boundaries of the Forest as of Jan20 uary 1, 1965.

21 SEC. 3. CLARK FORK LAND EXCHANGE.

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that, over the 12

23 years prior to the date of enactment of this Act—

24 (1) the University of Idaho has utilized the

25 Clark Fork Ranger Station within the Kaniksu Na-
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1 tional Forest as the Clark Fork Field Campus,

2 under a Granger-Thye permit; and

3 (2) the University of Idaho has made substan4 tial improvements in order to maintain and utilize

5 the buildings as a campus facility.

6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

7 (1) PARCEL A.—The term ‘‘Parcel A’’ means

8 the approximately 35.27 acres comprising the Clark

9 Fork Ranger Station within the Kaniksu National

10 Forest, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Clark Fork

11 Land Exchange—Parcel A’’ and dated July 1, 1991.

12 (2) PARCEL B.—The term ‘‘Parcel B’’ means

13 the approximately 40 acres depicted on the map en14 titled ‘‘Clark Fork Land Exchange—Parcel B’’ and

15 dated July 1, 1991.

16 (c) LAND EXCHANGE.—

17 (1) CONVEYANCE BY THE SECRETARY.—In ex18 change for the conveyance described in paragraph

19 (2) and subject to easements that are considered

20 necessary by the Secretary for public and adminis21 trative access and to valid existing rights, the Sec22 retary shall convey to the State of Idaho, acting

23 through the Regents of the University of Idaho, all

24 right, title, and interest of the United States to

25 Parcel A.
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1 (2) CONVEYANCE BY THE STATE OF IDAHO.—

2 In exchange for the conveyance described in para3 graph (1) and subject to valid existing rights of

4 record acceptable to the Secretary, the State of

5 Idaho shall convey to the Secretary, by general war6 ranty deed in accordance with Department of Jus7 tice title standards, all right, title, and interest to

8 Parcel B.

9 (3) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—

10 (A) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The maps described

11 in subsection (b) and the legal descriptions of

12 the lands depicted on the maps shall be on file

13 and available for public inspection in the Re14 gional Office of the Northern Region of the

15 Forest Service.

16 (B) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The maps

17 and legal descriptions shall have the same force

18 and effect as if included in this Act, except that

19 the Secretary may correct clerical and typo20 graphical errors.

21 (d) LAND VALUATION.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if

23 the lands exchanged between the United States and

24 the State of Idaho, as authorized by subsection (c),

25 are not of equal value, the values shall be equalized
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1 in accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal

2 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43

3 U.S.C. 1716(b)).

4 (2) EXCEPTION.—The value of the improve5 ments made by the University of Idaho on Parcel A

6 under the Granger-Thye permit shall be excluded

7 from consideration in a valuation conducted pursu8 ant to paragraph (1).

9 (e) NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon acquisition of Parcel

11 B by the United States, the boundaries of the

12 Kaniksu National Forest shall be adjusted to include

13 Parcel B.

14 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose

15 of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation

16 Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the bound17 aries of the Kaniksu National Forest, as adjusted by

18 this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries of

19 the Forest as of January 1, 1965.

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