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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 518

To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 13, 1995

Mr. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe 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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Fe National

5 Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

7 The boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest is

8 hereby modified and expanded as generally depicted on a

9 map entitled ‘‘Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Ex10 pansion 1994’’, dated July 19, 1994. The map shall be
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1 on file and available for public inspection in the office of

2 the Chief, Forest Service, Washington, DC.

3 SEC. 3. ATALAYA PEAK EXCHANGES.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is

5 authorized to exchange public lands and interests in lands

6 managed by the Bureau of Land Management for private

7 lands and interests therein depicted on the map referenced

8 in section 2.

9 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Upon the acquisition of lands

10 under subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Interior, and

11 subject to valid existing rights, such lands are hereby with12 drawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal

13 under the public land laws; from location, entry, and pat14 ent under the mining laws; and from disposition under all

15 laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing.

16 SEC. 4. INTERCHANGE OF FEDERAL LANDS IN NEW MEX17 ICO.

18 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS.—In conjunction

19 with the land exchange under section 3, the Secretary of

20 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall identify

21 federally-owned lands and interests in lands currently situ22 ated within the Santa Fe National Forest which are suit23 able for transfer to and administration by the Bureau of

24 Land Management. The identification of National Forest
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1 lands available for such transfer shall utilize criteria which

2 are mutually agreeable to both of the Secretaries.

3 (b) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND

4 MANAGEMENT.—

5 (1) TRANSFER BY SECRETARY OF AGRI6 CULTURE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall

7 transfer, to the Bureau of Land Management, those

8 lands and interests in lands identified pursuant to

9 subsection (a). The transfer shall be effective upon

10 publication in the Federal Register of notice of such

11 transfer that identifies such lands and interests.

12 (2) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary

13 of the Santa Fe National Forest shall be modified

14 as of the date of notice under paragraph (1) to ex15 clude such lands transferred to the Secretary of the

16 Interior.

17 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Lands transferred under

18 paragraph (1) shall be added to and administered by

19 the Bureau of Land Management as part of the

20 public lands (as defined in section 103(e) of the

21 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

22 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e))).

23 (c) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE FOREST SERVICE.—

24 (1) ADDITION TO SANTE FE NATIONAL FOR25 EST.—Lands or interests in lands—
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1 (A) acquired by the Secretary of the Inte2 rior pursuant to section 3, or

3 (B) acquired by the Secretary of Agri4 culture within the areas identified as ‘‘potential

5 acquisition’’ on the map referenced in section 2,

6 shall, upon acquisition, be added to and adminis7 tered as part of the Santa Fe National Forest in ac8 cordance with the laws relating to the National For9 ests.

10 (2) MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTION.—The Sec11 retary of Agriculture shall manage the lands and in12 terests in lands referred to in paragraph (1) pri13 marily to preserve open space and scenic values and

14 to preclude development.

15 (3) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For

16 purposes of section 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water

17 Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–

18 9(a)(1)), the boundary of the Santa Fe National

19 Forest, as modified pursuant to this Act, shall be

20 treated as if it were the boundary as of January 1,

21 1965.

22 SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION.

23 Nothing in this Act shall affect the authorities of the

24 Secretary of Agriculture to acquire lands in New Mexico

25 by purchase or exchange and, notwithstanding the Act of
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1 June 15, 1926 (16 U.S.C. 471a), all such lands heretofore

2 or hereafter acquired by the exchange of National Forest

3 lands shall be managed as a part of the National Forest

4 System.

5 SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION.

6 The procedures used in carrying out the land trans7 fers by this Act shall be those procedures agreed to be8 tween the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of

9 Agriculture.

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