Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014'.

To provide for an exchange of land between the United States and the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving a parcel of National Forest System land in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 2. Land exchange, Trinity Public Utilities District, Trinity County, California, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service (a) Land exchange required If not later than three years after enactment of this Act, the Utilities District conveys to the Secretary of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the Utilities District in and to Parcel A, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may require, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey Parcel B to the Utilities District, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may require, including the reservation of easements for all roads and trails considered to be necessary for administrative purposes and to ensure public access to National Forest System lands. (b) Availability of maps and legal descriptions Maps are entitled Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel A Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel B (c) Equal value exchange (1) Land Exchange Process The land exchange under this section shall be an equal value exchange. Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the land exchange in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1716 (2) Appraisal of parcels The values of Parcel A and Parcel B shall by determined by appraisals performed by a qualified appraiser mutually agreed to by the parties to the conveyances under subsection (a). The appraisals shall be approved by the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land. (3) Cash equalization If the values of Parcel A and Parcel B are not equal, the values may be equalized through the use of a cash equalization payment, however, if the final appraised value of Parcel A exceeds the value of Parcel B, the surplus value of Parcel A shall be considered to be a donation by the Utilities District. Notwithstanding section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1716(b) (d) Disposition of proceeds Any cash equalization payment received by the United States under subsection (c) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury to be used for deficit reduction. (e) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of Parcel A and Parcel B shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. (f) Costs As a condition of the land exchange under subsection (a), the Utilities District shall pay the costs associated with— (1) the surveys described in subsection (e); (2) the appraisals described in subsection (c)(2); and (3) any other reasonable administrative or remediation cost determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. (g) Management of acquired land Upon the acquisition of Parcel A, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, shall administer Parcel A as public land in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (h) Completion of land exchange Once the Utilities District offers to convey Parcel A to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture shall complete the conveyance of Parcel B not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (i) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) Parcel A The term Parcel A Sky Ranch parcel Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel A (2) Parcel B The term Parcel B Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 – Parcel B (3) Utilities District The term Utilities District November 12, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2014 - Provides for the exchange of approximately 47 acres of land known as the Sky Ranch Parcel and owned by the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, for approximately 100 acres of land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest near the Weaverville Airport in Trinity County. Intends for such land exchange to be an equal value exchange. Provides for cash equalization if the parcels are not of equal value. Requires any cash equalization payment received under this Act to be deposited into the fund established under the Sisk Act and the deposited amounts to be used for the improvement, maintenance, reconstruction, or construction of a facility or improvement for the National Forest System. Requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to administer the Sky Ranch parcel as public land, except that public recreation and public access to and for recreation shall be the highest and best use of such parcel.