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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1597 

To designate certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of 

Oregon as wilderness, to authorize certain land exchanges in the State 

of Oregon, and to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land 

in the State of Oregon to the city of Mitchell, Oregon, and Wheeler 

County, Oregon, for economic and community development purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2019 

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

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain Bureau of Land Management land in 

the State of Oregon as wilderness, to authorize certain 

land exchanges in the State of Oregon, and to convey 

certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State 

of Oregon to the city of Mitchell, Oregon, and Wheeler 

County, Oregon, for economic and community development 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. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sutton Mountain and 

3 Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhance4 ment Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

8 Mitchell, Oregon. 

9 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

10 Wheeler County, Oregon. 

11 (3) LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘landowner’’ 

12 means an owner of non-Federal land that enters into 

13 a land exchange with the Secretary under section 

14 4(a). 

15 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 

16 prepared by the Bureau of Land Management enti17 tled ‘‘Sutton Complex Wilderness Proposal’’ and 

18 dated May 6, 2015. 

19 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

22 of Oregon. 

23 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of 

25 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 

26 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and 


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1 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

2 System: 

3 (1) SUTTON MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the Prineville District Office of the Bureau 

5 of Land Management comprising approximately 

6 29,675 acres, as generally depicted on the Map as 

7 ‘‘Sutton Mountain’’, which shall be known as the 

8 ‘‘Sutton Mountain Wilderness’’. 

9 (2) PAT’S CABIN WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

10 in the Prineville District Office of the Bureau of 

11 Land Management comprising approximately 15,951 

12 acres, as generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Pat’s 

13 Cabin’’, which shall be known as ‘‘Pat’s Cabin Wil14 derness’’. 

15 (3) PAINTED HILLS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

16 land in the Prineville District Office of the Bureau 

17 of Land Management comprising approximately 

18 6,900 acres, as generally depicted on the Map as 

19 ‘‘Painted Hills’’, which shall be known as the 

20 ‘‘Painted Hills Wilderness’’. 

21 (4) DEAD DOG WILDERNESS.—Certain land in 

22 the Prineville District Office of the Bureau of Land 

23 Management comprising approximately 4,939 acres, 

24 as generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Dead Dog’’, 


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1 which shall be known as the ‘‘Dead Dog Wilder2 ness’’. 

3 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall file a map and legal description of each wilder7 ness area designated by subsection (a) with— 

8 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

9 of the House of Representatives; and 

10 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

11 Resources of the Senate. 

12 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal de13 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

14 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex15 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

16 typographical errors in the maps or legal descrip17 tions. 

18 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

19 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

20 on file and available for public inspection in the ap21 propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment. 

23 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

25 rights, the wilderness areas established by subsection 


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1 (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in accord2 ance with this section and the Wilderness Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 

4 (A) any reference in that Act to the effec5 tive date shall be considered to be a reference 

6 to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

7 (B) any reference in that Act to the Sec8 retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be 

9 a reference to the Secretary that has jurisdic10 tion over the wilderness area. 

11 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

12 rights, the wilderness areas designated by subsection 

13 (a) are withdrawn from all forms of— 

14 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

15 the public land laws; 

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

17 mining laws; and 

18 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, min19 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

20 (3) GRAZING.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The grazing of live22 stock in the wilderness areas designated by sub23 section (a), if established before the date of en24 actment of this Act, shall be permitted to con25 tinue at current levels, subject to such reasonVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:16 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1597.IS S1597

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1 able regulations as the Secretary considers nec2 essary, in accordance with— 

3 (i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

5 (ii) the guidelines set forth in Appen6 dix A of the report of the Committee on 

7 Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 

8 of Representatives accompanying H.R. 

9 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 

10 101–405). 

11 (B) VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF

12 GRAZING PERMITS OR LEASES.— 

13 (i) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY.— 

14 The Secretary shall accept the voluntary 

15 relinquishment of any valid existing per16 mits or leases authorizing grazing on pub17 lic land, all or a portion of which is within 

18 the wilderness areas designated by sub19 section (a). 

20 (ii) TERMINATION.—With respect to 

21 each permit or lease voluntarily relin22 quished under clause (i), the Secretary 

23 shall— 

24 (I) terminate the grazing permit 

25 or lease; and 


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1 (II) ensure a permanent end to 

2 grazing on the land covered by the 

3 permit or lease. 

4 (iii) PARTIAL RELINQUISHMENT.— 

5 (I) IN GENERAL.—If a person 

6 holding a valid grazing permit or lease 

7 voluntarily relinquishes less than the 

8 full level of grazing use authorized 

9 under the permit or lease, the Sec10 retary shall— 

11 (aa) reduce the authorized 

12 grazing level to reflect the vol13 untary relinquishment; and 

14 (bb) modify the permit or 

15 lease to reflect the revised level of 

16 use. 

17 (II) AUTHORIZED LEVEL.—To 

18 ensure that there is a permanent re19 duction in the authorized level of 

20 grazing on the land covered by a per21 mit or lease voluntarily relinquished 

22 under subclause (I), the Secretary 

23 shall not allow grazing use to exceed 

24 the authorized level established under 

25 that subclause. 


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1 (4) TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

2 alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates 

3 the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe. 

4 (5) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sec6 tion 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section affects the 

8 jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

9 respect to fish and wildlife management in the 

10 State. 

11 (B) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In fur12 therance of the purposes and principles of the 

13 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 

14 Secretary may conduct any management activi15 ties in the wilderness areas designated by sub16 section (a) that are necessary to maintain or re17 store fish and wildlife populations and habitats, 

18 if the management activities are— 

19 (i) consistent with relevant wilderness 

20 management plans; and 

21 (ii) conducted in accordance with ap22 propriate policies, such as the policies es23 tablished in Appendix B of the report of 

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1 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con2 gress (House Report 101–405). 

3 (6) FIRE MANAGEMENT.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sec5 tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such meas7 ures in the wilderness areas designated by sub8 section (a) as are necessary for the control of 

9 fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the 

10 Secretary determines to be appropriate, the co11 ordination of the activities with a State or local 

12 agency and the use of aircraft or mechanized 

13 equipment by Federal, State, or local agencies 

14 or agents of the agencies). 

15 (B) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF

16 LOCAL FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as 

17 practicable after the date of enactment of this 

18 Act, the Secretary shall amend the local fire 

19 management plans that apply to the Sutton 

20 Mountain Wilderness designated by subsection 

21 (a)(1) to identify— 

22 (i) best management practices for 

23 wildfire prevention and wildfire response in 

24 the wilderness area; and 


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1 (ii) the appropriate State and local of2 ficials to carry out the management prac3 tices described in clause (i). 

4 (C) ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than 1 

5 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to 

6 ensure a timely and efficient response to 

7 wildfires in the Sutton Mountain Wilderness 

8 designated by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 

9 shall— 

10 (i) establish agency approval proce11 dures for responding to wildfires, including 

12 delegations of authority, as appropriate, to 

13 the Forest Supervisor, District Manager, 

14 Incident Commander, or other agency offi15 cials; and 

16 (ii) enter into agreements, as appro17 priate, with State and local firefighting 

18 agencies to carry out measures for wildfire 

19 prevention and response. 

20 (7) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not in22 tend for the designation of wilderness areas by 

23 subsection (a) to lead to the creation of protec24 tive perimeters or buffer zones around the wil25 derness areas. 


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1 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.— 

2 The fact that a non-wilderness activity or use 

3 on land outside the wilderness areas designated 

4 by subsection (a) can be seen or heard from 

5 within the wilderness areas shall not, of itself, 

6 preclude the activity or use outside the bound7 ary of the wilderness areas. 

8 (8) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this sec9 tion precludes— 

10 (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft 

11 over the wilderness areas designated by sub12 section (a); 

13 (B) the designation or establishment of 

14 new units of special airspace, or the establish15 ment of a military flight training route, over 

16 the wilderness areas designated by subsection 

17 (a); or 

18 (C) flight testing and evaluation. 

19 (9) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

20 INTERESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wil21 derness area designated by subsection (a) that is ac22 quired by the United States shall— 

23 (A) become part of the wilderness area in 

24 which the land is located; and 

25 (B) be managed in accordance with— 


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1 (i) this section; 

2 (ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1131 et seq.); and 

4 (iii) any other applicable law. 

5 (10) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.— 

6 Consistent with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness 

7 Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)), commercial services (in8 cluding authorized outfitting and guide activities) 

9 are authorized in wilderness areas designated by 

10 subsection (a), to the extent necessary for activities 

11 that fulfill the recreational or other wilderness pur12 poses of the areas. 

13 (11) ADEQUATE ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROP14 ERTY.—In accordance with section 5(a) of the Wil15 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary shall 

16 provide any owner of private property within the 

17 boundary of a wilderness area designated by sub18 section (a) adequate access to the property. 

19 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGES. 

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

21 (1) COLLINS EXCHANGE.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections 

23 (b) through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal 

24 land described in subparagraph (B)(i) offers to 

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1 interest of the landowner in and to the non2 Federal land, the Secretary shall— 

3 (i) accept the offer; and 

4 (ii) on receipt of acceptable title to the 

5 non-Federal land and subject to valid ex6 isting rights, convey to the landowner all 

7 right, title, and interest of the United 

8 States in and to the Federal land described 

9 in subparagraph (B)(ii). 

10 (B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

11 (i) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The non12 Federal land referred to in subparagraph 

13 (A) is the approximately 265 acres of non14 Federal land identified on the Map as 

15 ‘‘Collins to BLM’’. 

16 (ii) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

17 land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is 

18 the approximately 279 acres of Federal 

19 land identified on the Map as ‘‘BLM to 

20 Collins’’. 

21 (2) FAULKNER EXCHANGE.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections 

23 (b) through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal 

24 land described in subparagraph (B)(i) offers to 

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1 interest of the landowner in and to the non2 Federal land, the Secretary shall— 

3 (i) accept the offer; and 

4 (ii) on receipt of acceptable title to the 

5 non-Federal land and subject to valid ex6 isting rights, convey to the landowner all 

7 right, title, and interest of the United 

8 States in and to the Federal land described 

9 in subparagraph (B)(ii). 

10 (B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

11 (i) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The non12 Federal land referred to in subparagraph 

13 (A) is the approximately 15 acres of non14 Federal land identified on the Map as 

15 ‘‘Faulkner to BLM’’. 

16 (ii) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

17 land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is 

18 the approximately 10 acres of Federal land 

19 identified on the Map as ‘‘BLM to Faulk20 ner’’. 

21 (3) QUANT EXCHANGE.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections 

23 (b) through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal 

24 land described in subparagraph (B)(i) offers to 

25 convey to the United States all right, title, and 


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1 interest of the landowner in and to the non2 Federal land, the Secretary shall— 

3 (i) accept the offer; and 

4 (ii) on receipt of acceptable title to the 

5 non-Federal land and subject to valid ex6 isting rights, convey to the landowner all 

7 right, title, and interest of the United 

8 States in and to the Federal land described 

9 in subparagraph (B)(ii). 

10 (B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

11 (i) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The non12 Federal land referred to in subparagraph 

13 (A) is the approximately 271 acres of non14 Federal land identified on the Map as 

15 ‘‘Quant to BLM’’. 

16 (ii) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

17 land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is 

18 the approximately 277 acres of Federal 

19 land identified on the Map as ‘‘BLM to 

20 Quant’’. 

21 (4) TWICKENHAM LIVESTOCK LLC EX22 CHANGE.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections 

24 (b) through (h), if the owner of the non-Federal 

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1 convey to the United States all right, title, and 

2 interest of the landowner in and to the non3 Federal land, the Secretary shall— 

4 (i) accept the offer; and 

5 (ii) on receipt of acceptable title to the 

6 non-Federal land and subject to valid ex7 isting rights, convey to the landowner all 

8 right, title, and interest of the United 

9 States in and to the Federal land described 

10 in subparagraph (B)(ii). 

11 (B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

12 (i) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The non13 Federal land referred to in subparagraph 

14 (A) is the approximately 574 acres of non15 Federal land identified on the Map as 

16 ‘‘Twickenham to BLM’’. 

17 (ii) FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 

18 land referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is 

19 the approximately 566 acres of Federal 

20 land identified on the Map as ‘‘BLM to 

21 Twickenham’’. 

22 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided 

23 in sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

24 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the 

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1 section (a) in accordance with section 206 of the Federal 

2 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

3 1716). 

4 (c) CONDITIONS.—Each land exchange under sub5 section (a) shall be subject to such terms and conditions 

6 as the Secretary may require. 

7 (d) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal 

9 land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under 

10 subsection (a)— 

11 (A) shall be equal; or 

12 (B) shall be made equal in accordance with 

13 paragraph (2). 

14 (2) EQUALIZATION.— 

15 (A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND.—If the 

16 value of Federal land exceeds the value of non17 Federal land to be conveyed under a land ex18 change authorized under subsection (a), the 

19 value of the Federal land and non-Federal land 

20 shall be equalized, as determined to be appro21 priate and acceptable by the Secretary and the 

22 landowner— 

23 (i) by reducing the acreage of the 

24 Federal land to be conveyed; or 


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1 (ii) by adding additional Federal land 

2 to the Federal land to be conveyed. 

3 (B) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If 

4 the value of the non-Federal land exceeds the 

5 value of the Federal land, the value of the Fed6 eral land and non-Federal land shall be equal7 ized by reducing the acreage of the non-Federal 

8 land to be conveyed, as determined to be appro9 priate and acceptable by the Secretary and the 

10 landowner. 

11 (e) APPRAISALS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and 

14 the landowner shall select an appraiser to conduct 

15 an appraisal of the Federal land and non-Federal 

16 land to be exchanged under subsection (a). 

17 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under para18 graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with na19 tionally recognized appraisal standards, including— 

20 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

21 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

22 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

23 Appraisal Practice. 

24 (f) SURVEYS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and legal 

2 description of the Federal land and non-Federal land 

3 to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall be deter4 mined by surveys approved by the Secretary. 

5 (2) COSTS.—The Secretary and the landowner 

6 shall divide equally between the Secretary and the 

7 landowner— 

8 (A) the costs of any surveys conducted 

9 under paragraph (1); and 

10 (B) any other administrative costs of car11 rying out the land exchange under this section. 

12 (g) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EX13 CHANGE.—It is the intent of Congress that the land ex14 changes under subsection (a) be completed by the date 

15 that is not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

16 of this Act. 

17 (h) ADDITION TO WILDERNESS AREAS.—On comple18 tion of the land exchanges under subsection (a), the non19 Federal land shall— 

20 (1) become part of the adjacent wilderness area; 

21 and 

22 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

23 (A) this Act; 

24 (B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

25 seq.); and 


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1 (C) any other applicable law. 

2 SEC. 5. CONVEYANCES OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

3 LAND TO THE CITY OF MITCHELL, OREGON, 

4 AND WHEELER COUNTY, OREGON. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

7 rights and this section, and notwithstanding the land use 

8 planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Fed9 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

10 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey, without consider11 ation— 

12 (1) to the City all right, title, and interest of 

13 the United States in and to the parcel of Federal 

14 land described in subsection (b)(1) for which the 

15 City has submitted to the Secretary a request for 

16 conveyance by the date that is not later than 1 year 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

18 (2) to the County all right, title, and interest of 

19 the United States in and to the parcel of Federal 

20 land described in subsection (b)(2) for which the 

21 County has submitted to the Secretary a request for 

22 conveyance by the date that is not later than 1 year 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

24 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 


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1 (1) CONVEYANCE TO CITY.—The parcel of Fed2 eral land referred to in subsection (a)(1) consists of 

3 the approximately 1,950 acres of land managed by 

4 the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville Dis5 trict, Oregon, depicted on the Map as ‘‘City of 

6 Mitchell Conveyance 1’’. 

7 (2) CONVEYANCE TO COUNTY.—The parcel of 

8 Federal land referred to in subsection (a)(2) consists 

9 of the approximately 120 acres of land managed by 

10 the Bureau of Land Management, Prineville Dis11 trict, Oregon, depicted on the Map as ‘‘Wheeler 

12 County Conveyance 2’’. 

13 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

14 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of15 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

16 (d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the Act of 

18 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

19 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), 

20 the Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) shall 

21 be used for a purpose consistent with that Act. 

22 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

23 rights, the parcels of land described in paragraphs 

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1 (A) all forms of location, entry, and patent 

2 under the mining laws; and 

3 (B) disposition under all laws relating to 

4 mineral leasing and geothermal leasing. 

5 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

6 The Secretary may require such additional terms 

7 and conditions for the conveyances under subsection 

8 (a) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

9 protect the interests of the United States. 

10 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

11 require the City or the County, as applicable, to pay all 

12 survey costs and other administrative costs associated with 

13 the applicable conveyances to the City or the County under 

14 this section. 

15 (f) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub16 section (a) ceases to be used for the public purpose for 

17 which the land was conveyed, the land shall, at the discre18 tion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

19 (g) TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section alters, 

20 modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty 

21 rights of any Indian Tribe. 

22 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

24 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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