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Union Calendar No. 140 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 241 

[Report No. 112–216] 

To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in 

the Los Padres National Forest in California. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2011 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California. 


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

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

6 means the approximately 5 acres of National Forest 

7 System land in Santa Barbara County, California, 

8 as generally depicted on the map. 

9 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

10 means the White Lotus Foundation, a nonprofit foun11 dation located in Santa Barbara, California. 

12 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti13 tled ‘‘San Marcos Pass Encroachment for Consider14 ation of Legislative Remedy’’ and dated June 1, 2009. 

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

16 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

17 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this sec19 tion, if the Foundation offers to convey to the Secretary all 

20 right, title, and interest of the Foundation in and to a par21 cel of non-Federal land that is acceptable to the Secretary— 

22 (1) the Secretary shall accept the offer; and 

23 (2) on receipt of acceptable title to the non-Fed24 eral land, the Secretary shall convey to the FoundaVerDate Mar 15 2010 21:23 Sep 23, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H241.RH H241

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1 tion all right, title, and interest of the United States 

2 in and to the Federal land. 

3 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—The land exchange authorized 

4 under subsection (a) shall be subject to section 206 of the 

5 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

6 U.S.C. 1716). 

7 (c) TIME FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—It 

8 is the intent of Congress that the land exchange under sub9 section (a) shall be completed not later than 2 years after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act. 

11 (d) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CONDUCT SALE OF

12 FEDERAL LAND.—If the land exchange under subsection (a) 

13 is not completed by the date that is 2 years after the date 

14 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may offer to sell to 

15 the Foundation the Federal land for fair market value. 

16 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The land 

17 exchange under subsection (a) and any sale under sub18 section (d) shall be subject to— 

19 (1) valid existing rights; 

20 (2) the Secretary finding that the public interest 

21 would be well served by making the exchange or sale; 

22 (3) any terms and conditions that the Secretary 

23 may require; and 


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1 (4) the Foundation paying the reasonable costs 

2 of any surveys, appraisals, and any other adminis3 trative costs associated with the land exchange or sale. 

4 (f) APPRAISALS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land conveyed under sub6 section (a) or (d) shall be appraised by an inde7 pendent appraiser selected by the Secretary. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An appraisal under para9 graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with na10 tionally recognized appraisal standards, including— 

11 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

12 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

13 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

14 Appraisal Practice. 

15 (g) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

16 Any non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this 

17 Act shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with— 

18 (1) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known 

19 as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and 

20 (2) any laws (including regulations) applicable 

21 to the National Forest System. 


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Union Calendar No. 140 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 241 

[Report No. 112–216] 

A BILL 

To authorize the conveyance of certain National 

Forest in California. Forest System lands in the Los Padres National 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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