IIB 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5513 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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. 

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 ‘‘Big Bear Land Ex3 change Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

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

7 County of San Bernardino, California. 

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

9 means the approximately 73 acres of Federal land 

10 administered by the Forest Service generally de11 picted as ‘‘Federal Land Proposed for Exchange’’ on 

12 the Map. 

13 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed14 eral land’’ means the approximately 71 acres owned 

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

16 Land Proposed for Exchange’’ on the Map. 

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

18 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

19 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti20 tled ‘‘Big Bear Land Exchange’’ and dated August 

21 6, 2018. 

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

23 (a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to valid exist24 ing rights and the terms of this Act, no later than one 

25 year after the date that the portion of the Pacific Crest 

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1 section (h), if the County offers to convey the non-Federal 

2 land to the United States, the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) convey to the County all right, title, and in4 terest of the United States in and to the Federal 

5 land; and 

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

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

8 non-Federal land. 

9 (b) EQUAL VALUE AND CASH EQUALIZATION.— 

10 (1) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The land ex11 change under this section shall be for equal value, 

12 or the values shall be equalized by a cash payment 

13 as provided for under this subsection or an adjust14 ment in acreage. At the option of the County, any 

15 excess value of the non-Federal lands may be consid16 ered a gift to the United States. 

17 (2) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENT.—The 

18 County may equalize the values of the lands to be 

19 exchanged under this section by cash payment with20 out regard to any statutory limit on the amount of 

21 such a cash equalization payment. 

22 (3) DEPOSIT AND USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED

23 FROM COUNTY.—Any cash equalization payment re24 ceived by the Secretary under this subsection shall 

25 be deposited in the fund established under Public 


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1 Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; commonly known as 

2 the Sisk Act). The funds so deposited shall remain 

3 available to the Secretary, until expended, for the 

4 acquisition of lands, waters, and interests in land for 

5 the San Bernardino National Forest. 

6 (c) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall complete an ap7 praisal of the land to be exchanged under subsection (a) 

8 in accordance with— 

9 (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed10 eral Land Acquisitions; and 

11 (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Ap12 praisal Practice. 

13 (d) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the land to be ex14 changed under this Act shall be in a format acceptable 

15 to the Secretary and the County. 

16 (e) SURVEY OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—Before com17 pleting the exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall 

18 inspect the non-Federal lands to ensure that the land 

19 meets Federal standards, including hazardous materials 

20 and land line surveys. 

21 (f) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of con22 veyance, any costs related to the exchange under this sec23 tion shall be paid by the County. 

24 (g) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—The Sec25 retary shall manage the non-Federal land acquired under 


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

2 (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.; commonly known as the Weeks 

3 Act), and other laws and regulations pertaining to Na4 tional Forest System lands. 

5 (h) PACIFIC CREST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL RELO6 CATION.—No later than three years after the date of en7 actment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with ap8 plicable laws, shall relocate the portion of the Pacific Crest 

9 National Scenic Trail located on the Federal land to— 

10 (1) adjacent National Forest System land; 

11 (2) land owned by the County, subject to Coun12 ty approval; 

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

14 County approval; or 

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

16 (3). 

17 (i) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as 

18 practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

19 the Secretary shall finalize a map and legal descriptions 

20 of all land to be conveyed under this Act. The Secretary 

21 may correct any minor errors in the map or in the legal 

22 descriptions. The map and legal descriptions shall be on 


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1 file and available for public inspection in appropriate of2 fices of the Forest Service. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 

2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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