IA

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1705

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 2, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into land

exchanges to acquire from the private owner and to

convey to the State of Idaho approximately 1,240 acres

of land near the City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho,

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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Castle Rock Ranch

5 Acquisition Act of 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act:

3 (1) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’

4 means the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monu5 ment, Idaho, depicted on the National Park Service

6 map numbered 300/80,000, C.O. No. 161, and dated

7 January 7, 1998.

8 (2) RANCH.—The term ‘‘Ranch’’ means the

9 land comprising approximately 1,240 acres situated

10 outside the boundary of the Reserve, known as the

11 ‘‘Castle Rock Ranch’’.

12 (3) RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Reserve’’ means the

13 City of Rocks National Reserve, located near Almo,

14 Idaho, depicted on the National Park Service map

15 numbered 003/80,018, C.O. No. 169, and dated

16 March 25, 1999.

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

18 the Secretary of the Interior.

19 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF CASTLE ROCK RANCH.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec21 retary shall acquire, by donation or by purchase with do22 nated or appropriated funds, the Ranch.

23 (b) CONSENT OF LANDOWNER.—The Secretary shall

24 acquire land under subsection (a) only with the consent

25 of the owner of the land.
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1 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—

3 (1) FEDERAL AND STATE EXCHANGE.—Subject

4 to subsection (b), on completion of the acquisition

5 under section 3(a), the Secretary shall convey the

6 Ranch to the State of Idaho in exchange for ap7 proximately 492.87 acres of land near Hagerman,

8 Idaho, located within the boundary of the Monu9 ment.

10 (2) STATE AND PRIVATE LANDOWNER EX11 CHANGE.—On completion of the exchange under

12 paragraph (1), the State of Idaho may exchange

13 portions of the Ranch for private land within the

14 boundaries of the Reserve, with the consent of the

15 owners of the private land.

16 (b) CONDITION OF EXCHANGE.—As a condition of

17 the land exchange under subsection (a)(1), the State of

18 Idaho shall administer all private land acquired within the

19 Reserve through an exchange under this Act in accordance

20 with title II of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of

21 1988 (16 U.S.C. 460yy et seq.).

22 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—State land acquired by the

23 United States in the land exchange under subsection

24 (a)(1) shall be administered by the Secretary as part of

25 the Monument.
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1 (d) NO EXPANSION OF RESERVE.—Acquisition of the

2 Ranch by a Federal or State agency shall not constitute

3 any expansion of the Reserve.

4 (e) NO EFFECT ON EASEMENTS.—Nothing in this

5 Act affects any easement in existence on the date of enact6 ment of this Act.

Passed the Senate April 13, 2000.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.