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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 235

To provide for certain land exchanges in the State of Idaho, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 5, 1993

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

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for certain land exchanges in the State of 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 ‘‘Idaho Land Exchange

5 Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUST7 MENT.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Targhee

9 National Forest are adjusted as generally depicted on the
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1 map entitled ‘‘Targhee National Forest Proposed Bound2 ary Changes’’ and dated March 1, 1991.

3 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

4 (1) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The map described in

5 subsection (a) and a legal description of the lands

6 depicted on the map shall be on file and available for

7 public inspection in the Regional Office of the Inter8 mountain Region of the Forest Service.

9 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The map and

10 legal description shall have the same force and effect

11 as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary

12 of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec13 retary’’) may correct clerical and typographical er14 rors.

15 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of

16 section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

17 of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the

18 Targhee National Forest, as adjusted by this Act, shall

19 be considered to be the boundaries of the Forest as of Jan20 uary 1, 1965.

21 SEC. 3. CLARK FORK LAND EXCHANGE.

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that, over the past 10

23 years—

24 (1) the University of Idaho has utilized the

25 Clark Fork Ranger Station within the Kaniksu Na-
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1 tional Forest as the Clark Fork Field Campus,

2 under a Granger-Thye permit; and

3 (2) the University of Idaho has made substan4 tial improvements in order to maintain and utilize

5 the buildings as a campus facility.

6 (b) LAND EXCHANGE.—

7 (1) CONVEYANCE BY THE SECRETARY.—

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the

9 conveyance described in paragraph (2) and sub10 ject to easements that are considered necessary

11 by the Secretary for public and administrative

12 access and to valid existing rights, the Sec13 retary shall convey to the State of Idaho, acting

14 through the Regents of the University of Idaho,

15 all right, title, and interest of the United States

16 to Parcel A.

17 (B) PARCEL A.—As used in this section,

18 the term ‘‘Parcel A’’ means the approximately

19 35.27 acres comprising the Clark Fork Ranger

20 Station within the Kaniksu National Forest, as

21 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Clark Fork Land

22 Exchange—Parcel A’’ and dated July 1, 1991.

23 (2) CONVEYANCE BY THE STATE OF IDAHO.—

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the

25 conveyance described in paragraph (1) and sub-
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1 ject to valid existing rights of record acceptable

2 to the Secretary, the State of Idaho shall con3 vey to the Secretary, by general warranty deed

4 in accordance with Department of Justice title

5 standards, all right, title, and interest to Parcel

6 B.

7 (B) PARCEL B.—As used in this section,

8 the term ‘‘Parcel B’’ means the approximately

9 40 acres depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Clark

10 Fork Land Exchange—Parcel B’’ and dated

11 July 1, 1991.

12 (3) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—

13 (A) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The maps described

14 in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) and the legal

15 descriptions of the lands depicted on the maps

16 shall be on file and available for public inspec17 tion in the Regional Office of the Northern Re18 gion of the Forest Service.

19 (B) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The maps

20 and legal descriptions shall have the same force

21 and effect as if included in this Act, except that

22 the Secretary may correct clerical and typo23 graphical errors.

24 (c) LAND VALUATION.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if

2 the lands exchanged between the United States and

3 the State of Idaho, as authorized by subsection (b),

4 are not of equal value, the values shall be equalized

5 in accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal

6 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43

7 U.S.C. 1716(b)).

8 (2) EXCEPTION.—The value of the improve9 ments made by the University of Idaho on Parcel A

10 under the Granger-Thye permit shall be excluded

11 from consideration in a valuation conducted pursu12 ant to paragraph (1).

13 (d) NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon acquisition of Parcel

15 B by the United States, the boundaries of the

16 Kaniksu National Forest shall be adjusted to include

17 Parcel B.

18 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose

19 of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation

20 Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the bound21 aries of the Kaniksu National Forest, as adjusted by

22 this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries of

23 the Forest as of January 1, 1965.

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