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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1705

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 7, 1999

Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. CRAPO) introduced the following bill; which

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

Resources

A BILL

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 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 In this Act:
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1 (1) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’

2 means the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monu3 ment, Idaho, depicted on the National Park Service

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

5 January 7, 1998.

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

7 land comprising approximately 1,240 acres situated

8 outside the boundary of the Reserve, known as the

9 ‘‘Castle Rock Ranch’’.

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

11 City of Rocks National Reserve, located near Almo,

12 Idaho, depicted on the National Park Service map

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

14 March 25, 1999.

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior.

17 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF CASTLE ROCK RANCH.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec19 retary shall acquire, by donation or by purchase with do20 nated or appropriated funds, the Ranch.

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

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

23 of the owner of the land.

24 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE.

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—
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1 (1) FEDERAL AND STATE EXCHANGE.—Subject

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

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

4 Ranch to the State of Idaho in exchange for ap5 proximately 492.87 acres of land near Hagerman,

6 Idaho, located within the boundary of the Monu7 ment.

8 (2) STATE AND PRIVATE LANDOWNER EX9 CHANGE.—On completion of the exchange under

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

11 portions of the Ranch for private land within the

12 boundaries of the Reserve, with the consent of the

13 owners of the private land.

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

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

16 Idaho shall administer all private land acquired within the

17 Reserve through an exchange under this Act in accordance

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

19 1988 (16 U.S.C. 460yy et seq.).

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

21 United States in the land exchange under subsection

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

23 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.

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