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Calendar No. 452

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 708 

[Report No. 108–242] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 14, 2003

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

MARCH 9, 2004

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, without amendment 

AN ACT

To require the conveyance of certain National Forest System 

lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance 

for National Forest purposes, 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. LAND CONVEYANCE, FARAWAY RANCH, 

4 MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, CALI5 FORNIA. 

6 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to subsection 

7 (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the owner 
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1 of the property known as the Faraway Ranch in Lake 

2 County, California (in this section referred to as the ‘‘re3 cipient’’), by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest 

4 of the United States in and to the following National For5 est System lands in Mendocino National Forest in Lake 

6 County, California: 

7 (1) ‘‘Faraway Ranch, Tract 39’’ (approximately 

8 15.8 acres), consisting of a portion of lot 6 of sec9 tion 4, township 18 north, range 10 west, Mount 

10 Diablo base and meridian, as generally depicted on 

11 the map entitled ‘‘Faraway Ranch, Tracts 39 and 

12 40’’ and dated June 30, 2002. 

13 (2) ‘‘Faraway Ranch, Tract 40’’ (approximately 

14 105.1 acres) consisting of a portion of the N1/

15 2SW1/4 and lot 7 of section 4, and a portion of lots 

16 15 and 16 of section 5, township 18 north, range 10 

17 west, Mount Diablo base and meridian, as generally 

18 depicted on the map referred to in paragraph (1). 

19 (b) TIME FOR CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall 

20 make the conveyance under subsection (a) not later than 

21 120 days after the date on which the recipient deposits 

22 sufficient funds with the Bureau of Land Management, 

23 California State Office, Branch of Geographic Services, to 

24 cover survey work costs and with the Forest Service, 
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1 Mendocino National Forest, to cover Forest Service direct 

2 transaction costs described in subsection (e). 

3 (c) CORRECTIONS.—With the agreement of the re4 cipient, the Secretary may make minor corrections to the 

5 legal descriptions and map of the lands to be conveyed 

6 pursuant to this section. 

7 (d) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con8 veyance under subsection (a), the recipient shall pay to 

9 the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value 

10 of the National Forest System lands conveyed under such 

11 subsection. The fair market value of such lands shall be 

12 determined by an appraisal that is acceptable to the Sec13 retary and conforms with the Federal appraisal standards, 

14 as defined in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed15 eral Land Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land 

16 Acquisition Conference. 

17 (e) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—All direct transaction costs 

18 associated with the conveyance under section (a), includ19 ing the costs of appraisal, title, and survey work, shall be 

20 paid by the recipient. 

21 (f) USE OF PROCEEDS.—

22 (1) DEPOSIT.—The Secretary shall deposit the 

23 amounts received by the Secretary as consideration 

24 under subsection (d) in the fund established by Pub-
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1 lic Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 

2 16 U.S.C. 484a). 

3 (2) USE.—Funds deposited under paragraph 

4 (1) shall be available to the Secretary until ex5 pended, without further appropriation—

6 (A) for the acquisition of land and inter7 ests in land for National Forest System pur8 poses in the State of California; and 

9 (B) for reimbursement of costs incurred by 

10 the Forest Service in making the conveyance 

11 under subsection (a). 

12 (3) STATUS OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Notwith13 standing Public Law 85–862 (16 U.S.C. 521a), any 

14 lands acquired under paragraph (2)(A) shall be 

15 managed as lands acquired under the Act of March 

16 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 

17 U.S.C. 480, 500, 515 et seq.), regardless of whether 

18 any of the lands conveyed under subsection (a) were 

19 reserved from the public domain. 

20 SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL. 

21 Subject to valid existing rights, the lands to be con22 veyed under subsection (a) of section 1 are hereby with23 drawn from all forms of location, entry, and patent under 

24 the public land laws and the mining and mineral leasing 

25 laws of the United States. 

Calendar No. 452

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 708

[Report No. 108–242] 

AN ACT

To require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, 

California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other purposes. 

MARCH 9, 2004

Reported without amendment