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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1599

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part

of certain administrative sites and other land in the Black Hills National

Forest and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire

replacement sites and to acquire or construct administrative improvements in connection with the Black Hills National Forest.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 16, 1999

Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange

all or part of certain administrative sites and other land

in the Black Hills National Forest and to use funds

derived from the sale or exchange to acquire replacement

sites and to acquire or construct administrative improvements in connection with the Black Hills National Forest.

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. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re3 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may, under such

4 terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell

5 or exchange any right, title, and interest of the United

6 States in and to the approximately 367 acres contained

7 in the following parcels of land in the State of South Da8 kota:

9 (1) Tract BLKH–1 ‘‘Spearfish Dwelling’’ (approximately 0.24 acres); N1 10 ⁄2 lots 8 and 9 of block

11 16, sec. 10, T6N, R2E.

12 (2) Tract BLKH–2 ‘‘Deadwood Garage’’ (ap13 proximately 0.12 acres); lots 9 and 11 of block 34,

14 sec. 26, T5N, R3E.

15 (3) Tract BLKH–3 ‘‘Deadwood Dwellings’’ (ap16 proximately 0.32 acres); lots 12 through 16 of Block

17 44, sec. 26, T5N, R3E.

18 (4) Tract BLKH–4 ‘‘Hardy Work Center’’ (approximately 150 acres); E1⁄2, SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4; SE1 19 ⁄4,

SE1⁄4; sec. 19; NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4; E1⁄2, NE1 20 ⁄4,

SE1⁄4; E1⁄2, SE1⁄4, NE1⁄4; NE1⁄4, NE1 21 ⁄4; sec. 30,

22 T3N, R1E.

23 (5) Tract BLKH–6 ‘‘Pactola Work Center’’

(approximately 100 acres); W1⁄2, SW1⁄4, NW1 24 ⁄4;

W1⁄2, NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4; W1⁄2, SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4; SE1 25 ⁄4,
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SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4; sec. 25; E1⁄2, E1⁄4, SE1⁄4; SE1 1 ⁄4,

SE1⁄4, NE1 2 ⁄4; sec. 26; T2N, R5E.

3 (6) Tract BLKH–7 ‘‘Pactola Ranger District

4 Office’’ (approximately 8.25 acres); lot 1 of Ranger

5 Station Subdivision, sec. 4, T1N, R7E.

6 (7) Tract BLKH–8 ‘‘Reder Administrative

7 Site’’ (approximately 82 acres); lots 6 and 7, sec.

29; lot A of Reder Placer, lot 19, NW1⁄4, SE1 8 ⁄4,

NE1 9 ⁄4, sec. 30, T1S, R5E.

10 (8) Tract BLKH–9 ‘‘Allen Gulch Properties’’

11 (approximately 20.60 acres); lot 14, sec. 25, T1S,

12 R4E.

13 (9) Tract BLKH–10 ‘‘Custer Ranger District

14 Office’’ (approximately 0.39 acres); lots 4 and 9 of

15 block 125 plus the east 15 feet of the vacated north/

16 south alley adjacent to lot 4, city of Custer, sec. 26,

17 T3S, R4E.

18 (b) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—Except as other19 wise provided in this Act, any sale or exchange of land

20 described in subsection (a) shall be subject to laws (includ21 ing regulations) applicable to the conveyance and acquisi22 tion of land for National Forest System purposes.

23 (c) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any

24 other provision of law, the Secretary may accept cash

25 equalization payments in excess of 25 percent of the total
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1 value of the land described in subsection (a) from any ex2 change under subsection (a).

3 (d) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the

5 Secretary may use solicitations of offers for sale or

6 exchange under this Act on such terms and condi7 tions as the Secretary may prescribe.

8 (2) REJECTION OF OFFERS.—The Secretary

9 may reject any offer under this Act if the Secretary

10 determines that the offer is not adequate or not in

11 the public interest.

12 SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.

13 Any funds received by the Secretary through sale or

14 by cash equalization from an exchange—

15 (1) shall be deposited into the fund established

16 by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the

17 ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and

18 (2) shall be available for expenditure, on appro19 priation, for—

20 (A) the acquisition of land and interests in

21 land in the State of South Dakota; and

22 (B) the acquisition or construction of ad23 ministrative improvements in connection with

24 the Black Hills National Forest.
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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

3 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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