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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1752

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 10, 1998

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain

administrative sites and use the proceeds for the acquisition of office sites and the acquisition, construction, or

improvement of offices and support buildings for the

Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National Forest in the

State of Arizona.

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

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of Agriculture.

4 SEC. 2. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec6 retary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary

7 may prescribe, may sell or exchange any or all right, title,

8 and interest of the United States in and to the following

9 National Forest System administrative sites:

10 (1) The Camp Verde Administrative Site, com11 prising approximately 213.60 acres, as depicted on

12 the map entitled ‘‘Camp Verde Administrative Site’’,

13 dated April 12, 1997.

14 (2) A portion of the Cave Creek Administrative

15 Site, comprising approximately 16 acres, as depicted

16 on the map entitled ‘‘Cave Creek Administrative

17 Site’’, dated May 1, 1997.

18 (3) The Fredonia Duplex Housing Site, com19 prising approximately 1.40 acres and the Fredonia

20 Housing Site, comprising approximately 1.58 acres,

21 as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Fredonia Duplex

22 Dwelling, Fredonia Ranger Dwelling’’, dated August

23 28, 1997.

24 (4) The Groom Creek Administrative Site, com25 prising approximately 7.88 acres, as depicted on the
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1 map entitled ‘‘Groom Creek Administrative Site’’,

2 dated April 29, 1997.

3 (5) The Payson Administrative Site, comprising

4 approximately 296.43 acres, as depicted on the map

5 entitled ‘‘Payson Administrative Site’’, dated May 1,

6 1997.

7 (6) The Sedona Administrative Site, comprising

8 approximately 21.41 acres, as depicted on the map

9 entitled ‘‘Sedona Administrative Site’’, dated April

10 12, 1997.

11 (b) EXCHANGE ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary may

12 acquire land and existing or future administrative im13 provements in exchange for a conveyance of an adminis14 trative site under subsection (a).

15 (c) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—A sale or exchange

16 of an administrative site shall be subject to the laws (in17 cluding regulations) applicable to the conveyance and ac18 quisition of land for National Forest System purposes.

19 (d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any

20 other provision of law, the Secretary may accept a cash

21 equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the value

22 of an administrative site in an exchange under subsection

23 (a).

24 (e) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—In carrying out this

25 Act, the Secretary may—
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1 (1) use solicitations of offers for sale or ex2 change on such terms and conditions as the Sec3 retary may prescribe; and

4 (2) reject any offer if the Secretary determines

5 that the offer is not adequate or not in the public

6 interest.

7 SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.

8 The proceeds of a sale or exchange under section 2

9 shall be deposited in the fund established under Public

10 Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the

11 ‘‘Sisk Act’’) and shall be available for expenditure, until

12 expended, for—

13 (1) the acquisition of land and interests in land

14 for administrative sites; and

15 (2) the acquisition, construction, or improve16 ment of offices and new or other administrative

17 buildings for the Coconino National Forest, Kaibab

18 National Forest, Prescott National Forest, and

19 Tonto National Forest.

20 SEC. 4. REVOCATIONS.

21 (a) PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Notwithstanding any

22 other provision of law, to facilitate the sale or exchange

23 of the administrative sites, public land orders withdrawing

24 the administrative sites from all forms of appropriation
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1 under the public land laws are revoked for any portion

2 of the administrative sites conveyed by the Secretary.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The effective date of a rev4 ocation made by this section shall be the date of the patent

5 or deed conveying the administrative site.

Passed the Senate October 9 (legislative day, October 2), 1998.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.