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Union Calendar No. 778 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5513 

[Report No. 115–996] 

To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino County, California, 

to enhance management of lands within the San Bernardino National 

Forest, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2018 

Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 30, 2018 

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 April 13, 2018] 


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A BILL 

To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino 

County, California, to enhance management of lands 

within the San Bernardino National Forest, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Big Bear Land Ex5 change Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 

9 County of San Bernardino, California. 

10 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

11 means the approximately 73 acres of Federal land ad12 ministered by the Forest Service generally depicted as 

13 ‘‘Federal Land Proposed for Exchange’’ on the Map. 

14 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed15 eral land’’ means the approximately 71 acres owned 

16 by the County generally depicted as ‘‘Non-Federal 

17 Land Proposed for Exchange’’ on the Map. 

18 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

20 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti21 tled ‘‘Big Bear Land Exchange’’ and dated August 6, 

22 2018. 

23 SEC. 3. EXCHANGE OF LAND; EQUALIZATION OF VALUE. 

24 (a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid exist25 ing rights and the terms of this Act, no later than one year 


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1 after the date that the portion of the Pacific Crest National 

2 Scenic Trail is relocated in accordance with subsection (h), 

3 if the County offers to convey the non-Federal land to the 

4 United States, the Secretary shall— 

5 (1) convey to the County all right, title, and in6 terest of the United States in and to the Federal land; 

7 and 

8 (2) accept from the County a conveyance of all 

9 right, title, and interest of the County in and to the 

10 non-Federal land. 

11 (b) EQUAL VALUE AND CASH EQUALIZATION.— 

12 (1) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The land ex13 change under this section shall be for equal value, or 

14 the values shall be equalized by a cash payment as 

15 provided for under this subsection or an adjustment 

16 in acreage. At the option of the County, any excess 

17 value of the non-Federal lands may be considered a 

18 gift to the United States. 

19 (2) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENT.—The County 

20 may equalize the values of the lands to be exchanged 

21 under this section by cash payment without regard to 

22 any statutory limit on the amount of such a cash 

23 equalization payment. 

24 (3) DEPOSIT AND USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED

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1 ceived by the Secretary under this subsection shall be 

2 deposited in the fund established under Public Law 

3 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; commonly known as the 

4 Sisk Act). The funds so deposited shall remain avail5 able to the Secretary, until expended, for the acquisi6 tion of lands, waters, and interests in land for the 

7 San Bernardino National Forest. 

8 (c) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall complete an ap9 praisal of the land to be exchanged under subsection (a) 

10 in accordance with— 

11 (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed12 eral Land Acquisitions; and 

13 (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Ap14 praisal Practice. 

15 (d) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the land to be ex16 changed under this Act shall be in a format acceptable to 

17 the Secretary and the County. 

18 (e) SURVEY OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—Before com19 pleting the exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall in20 spect the non-Federal lands to ensure that the land meets 

21 Federal standards, including hazardous materials and land 

22 line surveys. 

23 (f) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of convey24 ance, any costs related to the exchange under this section 

25 shall be paid by the County. 


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1 (g) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—The Sec2 retary shall manage the non-Federal land acquired under 

3 this section in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 

4 (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.; commonly known as the Weeks Act), 

5 and other laws and regulations pertaining to National For6 est System lands. 

7 (h) PACIFIC CREST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL RELOCA8 TION.—No later than three years after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with applicable 

10 laws, shall relocate the portion of the Pacific Crest National 

11 Scenic Trail located on the Federal land to— 

12 (1) adjacent National Forest System land; 

13 (2) land owned by the County, subject to County 

14 approval; 

15 (3) land within the Federal land, subject to 

16 County approval; or 

17 (4) a combination of paragraphs (1), (2), and 

18 (3). 

19 (i) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac20 ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall finalize a map and legal descriptions of all 

22 land to be conveyed under this Act. The Secretary may cor23 rect any minor errors in the map or in the legal descrip24 tions. The map and legal descriptions shall be on file and 


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1 available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the 

2 Forest Service. 


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Union Calendar No. 778 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5513 

[Report No. 115–996] 

A BILL 

To provide for an exchange of lands with San 

tional Forest, and for other purposes. agement of lands within the San Bernardino NaBernardino County, California, to enhance manOCTOBER 30, 2018 

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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