H. R. 689 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

An Act 

To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between 

the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, 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 ‘‘Shasta-Trinity National Forest 

Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act’’. 

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal 

land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary 

of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 

subsection (a) is the land within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 

in California, Mount Diablo Meridian, as generally depicted on 

the map entitled ‘‘Shasta-Trinity Administrative Jurisdiction 

Transfer: Transfer from Forest Service to BLM, Map 1’’ and dated 

November 23, 2009. 

(c) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF TRANSFERRED LAND.—The 

Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be administered in 

accordance with— 

(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

(2) any other applicable law (including regulations). 

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE 

FOREST SERVICE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal 

land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary 

of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture. 

(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 

subsection (a) is the land administered by the Director of the 

Bureau of Land Management in the Mount Diablo Meridian, California, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shasta-Trinity 

Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer: Transfer from BLM to Forest 

Service, Map 2’’ and dated November 23, 2009. 

(c) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF TRANSFERRED LAND.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land described in subsection 

(b) shall be— 

(A) withdrawn from the public domain; 

(B) reserved for administration as part of the ShastaTrinity National Forest; and 
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(C) managed in accordance with the laws (including 

the regulations) generally applicable to the National Forest 

System. 

(2) WILDERNESS ADMINISTRATION.—The land transferred to 

the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) that is within 

the Trinity Alps Wilderness shall— 

(A) not affect the wilderness status of the transferred 

land; and 

(B) be administered in accordance with— 

(i) this section; 

(ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 

and 

(iii) the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 

U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–425). 

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

(a) CORRECTIONS.— 

(1) MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 

the Secretary of the Interior may, by mutual agreement, make 

minor corrections and adjustments to the transfers under this 

Act to facilitate land management, including corrections and 

adjustments to any applicable surveys. 

(2) PUBLICATIONS.—Any corrections or adjustments made 

under subsection (a) shall be effective on the date of publication 

of a notice of the corrections or adjustments in the Federal 

Register. 

(b) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 

(1) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall, with respect to the land described 

in sections 2(b) and 3(b), respectively— 

(A) identify any known sites containing hazardous substances; and 

(B) provide to the head of the Federal agency to which 

the land is being transferred notice of any sites identified 

under subparagraph (A). 

(2) CLEANUP OBLIGATIONS.—To the same extent as on the 

day before the date of enactment of this Act, with respect 

to any Federal liability— 

(A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall remain responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on the Federal land described in section 2(b); and 

(B) the Secretary of the Interior shall remain responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on the Federal land described in section 3(b). 

(c) EFFECT ON EXISTING RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

Nothing in this Act affects— 

(1) any valid existing rights; or 

(2) the validity or term and conditions of any existing 

withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit 

on the land to which administrative jurisdiction is transferred 

under this Act, except that beginning on the date of enactment 

of this Act, the head of the agency to which administrative 

jurisdiction over the land is transferred shall be responsible 

for administering the interests or authorizations (including 
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reissuing the interests or authorizations in accordance with 

applicable law). 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.