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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3748 

To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New 

Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the national forest, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 12, 2013 

Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the 

State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land 

Management land for inclusion in the national forest, 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION AND TRANSFER OF 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CIBOLA NA5 TIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO. 

6 (a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.— 

7 (1) MODIFICATION.—The boundaries of Cibola 

8 National Forest in the State of New Mexico, are 


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1 modified to include the land depicted for such inclu2 sion on the Forest Service map titled ‘‘Crest of Mon3 tezuma Proposed Land Transfer’’ and dated October 

4 26, 2009. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY AND CORRECTION OF MAP.— 

6 The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on 

7 file and available for public inspection in the appro8 priate offices of the Forest Service. The Chief of the 

9 Forest Service may make technical and clerical cor10 rections to the map. 

11 (b) TRANSFER OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

12 LAND.— 

13 (1) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Interior 

14 shall transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of 

15 the Secretary of Agriculture, for inclusion in, and 

16 administration as part of, Cibola National Forest, 

17 the public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

18 Management and identified as the ‘‘Crest of Monte19 zuma’’ on the map referred to in subsection (a). 

20 (2) EFFECT OF TRANSFER ON EXISTING PER21 MITS.—In the case of any permit or other land use 

22 authorization for public land transferred under para23 graph (1) that is still in effect as of the transfer 

24 date, the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer 

25 the permit or other land use authorization according 


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1 to the terms of the permit or other land use author2 ization. Upon expiration of such a permit or author3 ization, the Secretary of Agriculture may reauthorize 

4 the use covered by the permit or authorization under 

5 authorities available to the Secretary on such terms 

6 and conditions as the Secretary considers in the 

7 public interest. 

8 (c) LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Subject to the 

9 appropriation of funds to carry out this subsection and 

10 the consent of the owner of private land included within 

11 the boundaries of Cibola National Forest by subsection 

12 (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may acquire the private 

13 land. 

14 (d) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

15 (1) MANAGEMENT.—Any federally owned lands 

16 that have been or hereafter may be acquired for Na17 tional Forest System purposes within the boundaries 

18 of Cibola National Forest, as modified by subsection 

19 (a), shall be managed as lands acquired under the 

20 Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the 

21 Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 515 et seq.), and in accord22 ance with the other laws and regulations pertaining 

23 to the National Forest System. 

24 (2) WITHDRAWAL FROM MINING AND CERTAIN

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1 ferred to in subsection (a) and acquired by the Sec2 retary of Agriculture is hereby withdrawn from— 

3 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

4 disposal under the public land laws; 

5 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

6 public land mining laws; and 

7 (C) operation of the mineral leasing and 

8 geothermal leasing laws and the mineral mate9 rials laws. 

10 (e) RELATION TO LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION

11 FUND ACT.—For purposes of section 7 of the Land and 

12 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l– 

13 9), the boundaries of Cibola National Forest, as modified 

14 by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of 

15 the Cibola National Forest as of January 1, 1965. 

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