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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1752

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 12, 1998

Mr. KYL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

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,

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

4 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec5 retary of Agriculture.
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1 SEC. 2. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, under such terms

3 and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, may sell

4 or exchange any or all right, title, and interest of the

5 United States in and to the following National Forest Sys6 tem administrative sites:

7 (1) The Camp Verde Administrative Site, com8 prising approximately 213.60 acres, as depicted on

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

10 dated April 12, 1997.

11 (2) A portion of the Cave Creek Administrative

12 Site, comprising approximately 16 acres, as depicted

13 on the map entitled ‘‘Cave Creek Administrative

14 Site’’, dated May 1, 1997.

15 (3) The Fredonia Duplex Housing Site, com16 prising approximately 1.40 acres and the Fredonia

17 Dwelling Site, comprising approximately 1.58 acres,

18 as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Fredonia Duplex

19 Dwelling, Fredonia Ranger Dwelling’’, dated August

20 28, 1997.

21 (4) The Groom Creek Administrative Site, com22 prising approximately 7.88 acres, as depicted on the

23 map entitled ‘‘Groom Creek Administrative Site’’,

24 dated April 29, 1997.

25 (5) The Payson Administrative Site, comprising

26 approximately 296.43 acres, as depicted on the map
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1 entitled ‘‘Payson Ranger Station Administrative

2 Site’’, dated May 1, 1997.

3 (6) The Sedona Administrative Site, comprising

4 approximately 21.41 acres, as depicted on the map

5 entitled ‘‘Sedona Ranger Station Administrative

6 Site’’, dated April 12, 1997.

7 (b) EXCHANGE ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary may

8 acquire land and existing or future administrative im9 provements in exchange for a conveyance of an adminis10 trative site under subsection (a).

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

12 of an administrative site shall be subject to the laws (in13 cluding regulations) applicable to the conveyance and ac14 quisition of land for National Forest System purposes.

15 (d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any

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

17 equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the value

18 of an administrative site in an exchange under subsection

19 (a).

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

21 Act, the Secretary may—

22 (1) use public or private solicitations of offers

23 for sale or exchange on such terms and conditions

24 as the Secretary may prescribe; and
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1 (2) reject any offer if the Secretary determines

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

3 interest.

4 SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.

5 The proceeds of a sale or exchange under section 2

6 shall be deposited in the fund established under Public

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

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

9 expended, for—

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

11 for administrative sites; and

12 (2) the acquisition, construction, or improve13 ment of offices and support buildings for the

14 Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest,

15 Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National For16 est.

17 SEC. 4. REVOCATIONS.

18 (a) PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Notwithstanding any

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

20 of the administrative sites, public land orders withdrawing

21 the administrative sites from all forms of appropriation

22 under the public land laws (including the mining laws but

23 not the mineral leasing laws) are revoked for any portion

24 of the administrative sites conveyed by the Secretary.
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The effective date of a rev2 ocation made by this section shall be the date of the patent

3 or deed conveying the administrative site.

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