S. 252

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three

An Act

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Idaho Land Exchange Act of

1993’’.

SEC. 2. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Targhee National Forest are adjusted as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Targhee

National Forest Proposed Boundary Changes’’ and dated March

1, 1991.

(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

(1) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The map described in subsection (a)

and a legal description of the lands depicted on the map shall

be on file and available for public inspection in the Regional

Office of the Intermountain Region of the Forest Service.

(2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in

this Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture (referred

to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may correct clerical and

typographical errors.

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of section 7 of

the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.

460l–9), the boundaries of the Targhee National Forest, as adjusted

by this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Forest

as of January 1, 1965.

SEC. 3. CLARK FORK LAND EXCHANGE.

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

to the date of enactment of this Act—

(1) the University of Idaho has utilized the Clark Fork

Ranger Station within the Kaniksu National Forest as the

Clark Fork Field Campus, under a Granger-Thye permit; and (2) the University of Idaho has made substantial improvements in order to maintain and utilize the buildings as a

campus facility.

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

(1) PARCEL A.—The term ‘‘Parcel A’’ means the approximately 35.27 acres comprising the Clark Fork Ranger Station

within the Kaniksu National Forest, as depicted on the map

entitled ‘‘Clark Fork Land Exchange—Parcel A’’ and dated July

1, 1991.
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(2) PARCEL B.—The term ‘‘Parcel B’’ means the approximately 40 acres depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Clark Fork

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

(c) LAND EXCHANGE.—

(1) CONVEYANCE BY THE SECRETARY.—In exchange for the

conveyance described in paragraph (2) and subject to easements

that are considered necessary by the Secretary for public and

administrative access and to valid existing rights, the Secretary

shall convey to the State of Idaho, acting through the Regents

of the University of Idaho, all right, title, and interest of the

United States to Parcel A.

(2) CONVEYANCE BY THE STATE OF IDAHO.—In exchange

for the conveyance described in paragraph (1) and subject to

valid existing rights of record acceptable to the Secretary, the

State of Idaho shall convey to the Secretary, by general warranty deed in accordance with Department of Justice title

standards, all right, title, and interest to Parcel B.

(3) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—

(A) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The maps described in subsection

(b) and the legal descriptions of the lands depicted on

the maps shall be on file and available for public inspection

in the Regional Office of the Northern Region of the Forest

Service.

(B) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The maps and legal

descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if

included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct

clerical and typographical errors.

(d) LAND VALUATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if the lands

exchanged between the United States and the State of Idaho,

as authorized by subsection (c), are not of equal value, the

values shall be equalized in accordance with section 206(b)

of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43

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

(2) EXCEPTION.—The value of the improvements made by

the University of Idaho on Parcel A under the Granger-Thye

permit shall be excluded from consideration in a valuation

conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).

(e) NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon acquisition of Parcel B by the

United States, the boundaries of the Kaniksu National Forest

shall be adjusted to include Parcel B.
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(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of section

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

U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the Kaniksu National Forest,

as adjusted by this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries

of the Forest as of January 1, 1965.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.