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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 529

To authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands in the Targhee

National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 17, 1995

Mr. CRAPO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Resources

A BILL

To authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands

in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal

lands within the forest in Wyoming.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.

4 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding the require5 ments in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Consolidate National

6 Forest Lands’’, approved March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C.

7 485), and section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and

8 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)) that Fed9 eral and non-Federal lands exchanged for each other must

10 be located within the same State, the Secretary of Agri-
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1 culture may convey the Federal lands described in section

2 2(a) in exchange for the non-Federal lands described in

3 section 2(b) in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

4 (b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF

5 LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the land

6 exchange authorized by this section shall be made under

7 the existing authorities of the Secretary.

8 (c) ACCEPTABILITY OF TITLE AND MANNER OF CON9 VEYANCE.—The Secretary shall not carry out the ex10 change described in subsection (a) unless the title to the

11 non-Federal lands to be conveyed to the United States,

12 and the form and procedures of conveyance, are acceptable

13 to the Secretary.

14 SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.

15 (a) FEDERAL LANDS.—The Federal lands referred to

16 in this Act are located in the Targhee National Forest

17 in Idaho, are generally depicted on the map entitled

18 ‘‘Targhee Exchange, Idaho-Wyoming—Proposed, Federal

19 Land’’, dated September 1994, and are known as the

20 North Fork Tract.

21 (b) NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—The non-Federal lands

22 referred to in this Act are located in the Targhee National

23 Forest in Wyoming, are generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘‘Non-Federal Land, Targhee Exchange, Idaho-Wy-
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1 oming—Proposed’’, dated September 1994, and are

2 known as the Squirrel Meadows Tract.

3 (c) MAPS.—The maps referred to in subsections (a)

4 and (b) shall be on file and available for inspection in the

5 office of the Targhee National Forest in Idaho and in the

6 office of the Chief of the Forest Service.

7 SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.

8 Prior to the exchange authorized by section 1, the

9 values of the Federal and non-Federal lands to be so ex10 changed shall be established by appraisals of fair market

11 value that shall be subject to approval by the Secretary.

12 The values either shall be equal or shall be equalized using

13 the following methods:

14 (1) ADJUSTMENT OF LANDS.—

15 (A) PORTION OF FEDERAL LANDS.—If the

16 Federal lands are greater in value than the

17 non-Federal lands, the Secretary shall reduce

18 the acreage of the Federal lands until the val19 ues of the Federal lands closely approximate

20 the values of the non-Federal lands.

21 (B) ADDITIONAL FEDERALLY-OWNED

22 LANDS.—If the non-Federal lands are greater

23 in value than the Federal lands, the Secretary

24 may convey additional federally owned lands

25 within the Targhee National Forest up to an
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1 amount necessary to equalize the values of the

2 non-Federal lands and the lands to be trans3 ferred out of Federal ownership. However, such

4 additional federally owned lands must be lim5 ited to those identified as available for exchange

6 through the forest-planning process.

7 (2) PAYMENT OF MONEY.—The values may be

8 equalized by the payment of money as provided in

9 section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Man10 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).

11 SEC. 4. SQUIRREL MEADOWS.

12 The Secretary shall develop a plan to acquire any por13 tion of the non-Federal lands that is not acquired under

14 this Act.

15 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

16 For purposes of this Act:

17 (1) The term ‘‘Federal lands’’ means the Fed18 eral lands described in section 2(a).

19 (2) The term ‘‘non-Federal lands’’ means the

20 non-Federal lands described in section 2(b).

21 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

22 of Agriculture.

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