Big Bear Land Exchange Act

To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino County, California, to enhance management of lands within the San Bernardino National Forest, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Bear Land Exchange Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) County The term County (2) Federal land The term Federal land Federal Land Proposed for Exchange (3) Non-federal land The term non-Federal land Non-Federal Land Proposed for Exchange (4) Secretary The term Secretary (5) Map The term Map Big Bear Land Exchange 3. Exchange of land; equalization of value (a) Exchange authorized Subject to valid existing rights and the terms of this Act, no later than one year after the date that the portion of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail is relocated in accordance with subsection (h), if the County offers to convey the non-Federal land to the United States, the Secretary shall— (1) convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land; and (2) accept from the County a conveyance of all right, title, and interest of the County in and to the non-Federal land. (b) Equal value and cash equalization (1) Equal value exchange The land exchange under this section shall be for equal value, or the values shall be equalized by a cash payment as provided for under this subsection or an adjustment in acreage. At the option of the County, any excess value of the non-Federal lands may be considered a gift to the United States. (2) Cash equalization payment The County may equalize the values of the lands to be exchanged under this section by cash payment without regard to any statutory limit on the amount of such a cash equalization payment. (3) Deposit and use of funds received from county Any cash equalization payment received by the Secretary under this subsection shall be deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 16 U.S.C. 484a (c) Appraisal The Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the land to be exchanged under subsection (a) in accordance with— (1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (d) Title approval Title to the land to be exchanged under this Act shall be in a format acceptable to the Secretary and the County. (e) Survey of non-Federal lands Before completing the exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall inspect the non-Federal lands to ensure that the land meets Federal standards, including hazardous materials and land line surveys. (f) Costs of conveyance As a condition of conveyance, any costs related to the exchange under this section shall be paid by the County. (g) Management of acquired lands The Secretary shall manage the non-Federal land acquired under this section in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 ( 16 U.S.C. 480 (h) Pacific crest national scenic trail relocation No later than three years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with applicable laws, shall relocate the portion of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail located on the Federal land to— (1) adjacent National Forest System land; (2) land owned by the County, subject to County approval; (3) land within the Federal land, subject to County approval; or (4) a combination of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). (i) Map and legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize a map and legal descriptions of all land to be conveyed under this Act. The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the map or in the legal descriptions. The map and legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the Forest Service. June 27, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Big Bear Land Exchange Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey 73 acres of identified Forest Service land to the County of San Bernardino, California, in exchange for approximately 71 acres of identified land owned by the county. Such land exchange must be for equal value. If the value of the federal land and the nonfederal land to be conveyed are not equal, the values may be equalized by a cash payment or by reducing the acreage of the federal land or the nonfederal land to be exchanged. At the option of the county, any excess value of the nonfederal lands may be considered as a gift to the United States. Any cash equalization payment that USDA receives shall be available for USDA to acquire lands, waters, and interests in land for the San Bernardino National Forest. Before completing the exchange, USDA must inspect the nonfederal lands to ensure that they meet federal standards, including for hazardous materials and land line surveys. The nonfederal lands shall be added to and managed as part of San Bernardino National Forest. Within three years of enactment of this bill, USDA must relocate the portion of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail that is located on the federal land to (1) adjacent National Forest System land; (2) land owned by the county, subject to county approval; (3) land within the federal land, subject to county approval; or (4) a combination of any of these.