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Union Calendar No. 52 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 689 

[Report No. 111–108] 

To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2009 

Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 14, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 26, 2009] 

A BILL 

To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau 

of Land Management, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE BUREAU OF 

2 LAND MANAGEMENT. 

3 (a) INTERCHANGE.—Effective on the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction of the federally 

5 owned lands described in subsection (b) is transferred from 

6 the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior 

7 to be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable 

8 to the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 

9 Management (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 

10 ‘‘BLM’’). 

11 (b) LANDS AFFECTED.—Except as provided in sub12 section (c), the lands transferred to the administration of 

13 the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, under sub14 section (a) are those heretofore within the Shasta-Trinity 

15 National Forest in California, Mount Diablo Meridian, as 

16 shown on the map titled ‘‘H.R. 689, Transfer from Forest 

17 Service to BLM, Map 1’’, dated April 21, 2009. 

18 (c) EXCEPTED LANDS.—Excepted from the transfer 

19 under this section are those lands within the Shasta Dam 

20 Reclamation Zone which shall continue to be administered 

21 by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Rec22 lamation. 

23 SEC. 2. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE FOREST SERVICE. 

24 (a) INTERCHANGE.—Effective on the date of the enact25 ment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction of the federally 

26 owned lands described in subsection (b) is transferred from 


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1 the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture 

2 to be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable 

3 to the National Forest System. Such lands are hereby with4 drawn from the public domain and reserved for administra5 tion as part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. 

6 (b) LANDS AFFECTED.—The lands transferred to the 

7 administration of the Secretary of Agriculture, through the 

8 Forest Service, under subsection (a), are those heretofore ad9 ministered by the BLM in California, Mount Diablo Merid10 ian, as shown on the map titled ‘‘H.R. 689, Transfer from 

11 BLM to Forest Service, Map 2’’, dated April 21, 2009. 

12 (c) WILDERNESS ADMINISTRATION.—The transfer of 

13 administrative jurisdiction from the BLM to the Forest 

14 Service of certain lands previously designated as part of 

15 the Trinity Alps Wilderness shall not affect the wilderness 

16 status of such lands. 

17 (d) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For the 

18 purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 

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

20 the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, as adjusted pursuant 

21 to this Act, shall be considered the boundaries of that na22 tional forest as of January 1, 1965. 

23 SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS. 

24 Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid existing 

25 rights, nor affect the validity or term and conditions of any 


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1 existing withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, license 

2 or permit on lands transferred by this Act, except that any 

3 such authorization shall be administered by the agency hav4 ing jurisdiction of the land after the enactment of this Act 

5 in accordance with applicable law. Reissuance of any such 

6 authorization shall be in accordance with applicable law 

7 and regulations of the agency having jurisdiction. 

8 SEC. 4. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. 

9 (a) NOTICE.—The Forest Service for lands described 

10 in section 1, and the BLM for lands described in section 

11 2, shall identify any known sites containing hazardous sub12 stances and provide such information to the receiving agen13 cy. 

14 (b) CLEAN UP OBLIGATIONS.—The clean up of haz15 ardous substances on lands transferred by this Act shall be 

16 the responsibility of the agency having jurisdiction over the 

17 lands on the day before the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act. 

19 SEC. 5. CORRECTIONS. 

20 (a) MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.—The Director of the BLM 

21 and the Chief of the Forest Service, may, by mutual agree22 ment, effect minor corrections and adjustments to the inter23 change provided for in this Act to facilitate land manage24 ment, including survey. 


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1 (b) PUBLICATIONS.—Any corrections or adjustments 

2 made under subsection (a) shall be effective upon publica3 tion of a notice in the Federal Register. 


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Union Calendar No. 52 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 689 

[Report No. 111–108] 

A BILL 

To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of 

other purposes. and the Bureau of Land Management, and for certain Federal lands between the Forest Service 

MAY 14, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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