II 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2907
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2003
Received 
DECEMBER 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
AN ACT 
To provide for a land exchange in the State of Arizona 
between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Arizona Na-
tional Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) certain parcels of private land in the ap-
proximately 170 square miles of land commonly 
known as the ‘‘Yavapai Ranch’’ and located in 
Yavapai County, Arizona, are intermingled with Na-
tional Forest System land owned by the United 
States and administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as part of Prescott National Forest; 
(2) the private land is owned by the Yavapai 
Ranch Limited Partnership and the Northern 
Yavapai, L.L.C., in an intermingled checkerboard 
pattern, with the United States or Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership and the Northern Yavapai, 
L.L.C., owning alternate square mile sections of 
land or fractions of square mile sections; 
(3) a significant portion of the private land 
within the checkerboard area (including the land lo-
cated in or near the Pine Creek watershed, Juniper 
Mesa Wilderness Area, Haystack Peak, and the Luis 
Maria Baca Float No. 5) is located in environ-
mentally valuable areas that possess attributes for 
public management, use, and enjoyment, including—
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(A) outdoor recreation; 
(B) preservation of stands of old growth 
forest; 
(C) largely unfragmented habitat for ante-
lope, deer, elk, mountain lion, wild turkey, and 
other wildlife species; 
(D) scientific research; 
(E) rangeland; 
(F) cultural and archaeological resources; 
and 
(G) scenic vistas; 
(4) the checkerboard ownership pattern of pri-
vate and public land within Prescott National Forest 
impedes sound and efficient management of the 
intermingled National Forest System land; 
(5) if the private land in the checkerboard area 
is subdivided or developed, the intermingled National 
Forest System land will become highly fragmented 
and lose much of the value of the land for wildlife 
habitat and future public access, use, and enjoy-
ment; 
(6) acquisition by the United States of certain 
parcels of land that have been offered by Yavapai 
Ranch Limited Partnership and the Northern 
Yavapai, L.L.C., for addition to Prescott National
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Forest will serve important public objectives, includ-
ing—
(A) acquiring private land that meets the 
criteria for inclusion in the National Forest 
System in exchange for land with lower public, 
environmental, and ecological values; 
(B) consolidating a large area of National 
Forest System land to preserve—
(i) permanent public access, use, and 
enjoyment of the land; and 
(ii) efficient management of the land; 
(C) minimizing cash outlays by the United 
States to achieve the objectives described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B); and 
(D) reducing administrative costs to the 
United States through—
(i) consolidation of Federal land hold-
ings for more efficient land management 
and planning; 
(ii) elimination of approximately 350 
miles of boundary between private land 
and the Federal parcels; and 
(iii) reduction of right-of-way, special 
use, and other permit processing and
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issuance for roads and other facilities on 
National Forest System land; 
(7) parcels of National Forest System land have 
been identified for conveyance to Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership or the Northern Yavapai, 
L.L.C., through a land exchange because the par-
cels—
(A) have significantly lower recreational, 
wildlife, ecological, and other public purpose 
values than the land to be acquired by the 
United States; and 
(B) are encumbered by special use permits 
and rights-of-way for a variety of purposes (in-
cluding summer youth camps, municipal water 
treatment facilities, sewage treatment facilities, 
city parks, and airport-related facilities) that—
(i) limit the usefulness of the parcels 
for general National Forest System pur-
poses; but 
(ii) are logical for pass-through con-
veyances from Yavapai Ranch Limited 
Partnership and the Northern Yavapai, 
L.L.C., to the permit or right-of-way hold-
ers; and
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(8) it is in the public interest of all water users 
in the Verde Valley, Arizona, that water conserva-
tion easements be established that limit future water 
use on the Federal land that—
(A) is located near the communities of 
Camp Verde, Cottonwood, and Clarkdale; and 
(B) is to be conveyed by the United States 
to Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership or the 
Northern Yavapai, L.L.C. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize, direct, and facilitate the exchange of Federal land and 
non-Federal land between the United States, Yavapai 
Ranch Limited Partnership, and the Northern Yavapai, 
L.L.C. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CAMP.—The term ‘‘camp’’ means Camp 
Pearlstein, Friendly Pines, Patterdale Pines, Pine 
Summit, Sky Y, and YoungLife Lost Canyon camps 
in the State of Arizona. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the land described in section 4(a)(2). 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage-
ment Plan’’ means the land and resource manage-
ment plan for Prescott National Forest.
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(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the approximately 35,000 acres of 
non-Federal land located within the boundaries of 
Prescott National Forest, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange 
Non-Federal Lands’’, dated April 2002. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(6) YAVAPAI
RANCH.—The term ‘‘Yavapai 
Ranch’’ means—
(A) the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partner-
ship, an Arizona Limited Partnership; and 
(B) the Northern Yavapai, L.L.C., an Ari-
zona Limited Liability Company.
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE
OF
FEDERAL
LAND
BY
THE 
UNITED STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of an offer from 
Yavapai Ranch to convey the non-Federal land, the 
Secretary shall convey to Yavapai Ranch by patent 
or quitclaim deed, subject to easements, rights-of-
way, utility lines, and any other valid encumbrances 
on the Federal land in existence on the date of en-
actment of this Act and any other reservations that 
may be agreed to by the Secretary and Yavapai
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Ranch, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land described in para-
graph (2). 
(2) DESCRIPTION
OF
FEDERAL
LAND.—The 
Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) shall con-
sist of the following: 
(A) Certain land comprising approximately 
15,300 acres located in Yavapai County, Ari-
zona, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange Yavapai 
Ranch Area Federal Lands’’, dated April 2002. 
(B) Certain land in the Coconino National 
Forest, Coconino County Arizona—
(i) comprising approximately 1,500 
acres located in Coconino National Forest, 
Coconino County, Arizona, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch 
Land Exchange Flagstaff Federal Lands-
Airport Parcel’’, dated April 2002; and 
(ii) comprising approximately 28.26 
acres in 2 separate parcels, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai 
Ranch Land Exchange Flagstaff Federal 
Lands—Wetzel School and Mt. Elden Par-
cels’’, dated September 2002.
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(C) Certain land referred to as Williams 
Airport, Williams golf course, Williams Sewer, 
Buckskinner Park, Williams Railroad, and Well 
parcels numbers 2, 3, and 4, comprising ap-
proximately 950 acres, located in Kaibab Na-
tional Forest, Coconino County, Arizona, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai 
Ranch 
Land 
Exchange 
Williams 
Federal 
Lands’’, dated April 2002. 
(D) Certain land comprising approximately 
2,200 acres located in Prescott National Forest, 
Yavapai County, Arizona, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Ex-
change Camp Verde Federal Land—General 
Crook Parcel’’, dated April 2002. 
(E) Certain land comprising approximately 
820 acres located in Prescott National Forest 
in Yavapai County, Arizona, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch 
Land Exchange Camp Verde Federal Lands—
Cottonwood/Clarkdale 
Parcel’’, 
dated 
April 
2002. 
(F) Certain land comprising approximately 
237.5 acres located in Kaibab National Forest, 
Coconino County, Arizona, as generally depicted
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on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Ex-
change Younglife/Lost Canyon’’, dated April 
2002. 
(G) Certain land comprising approximately 
200 acres located in Prescott National Forest, 
Yavapai County, Arizona, and including Friend-
ly Pines, Patterdale Pines, Camp Pearlstein, 
Pine Summit, and Sky Y, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Ex-
change 
Prescott 
Federal 
Lands—Summer 
Youth Camp Parcels’’, dated April 2002. 
(H) Perpetual and nonexclusive easements 
that—
(i) run with and benefit land owned 
by or conveyed to Yavapai Ranch across 
certain land of the United States; 
(ii) are for the purposes of—
(I) operating, maintaining, re-
pairing, improving, and replacing elec-
tric power lines or water pipelines (in-
cluding related storage tanks, valves, 
pumps, and hardware); and 
(II) providing rights of reason-
able ingress and egress necessary for
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the activities described in subclause 
(I); 
(iii) are 20 feet in width; and 
(iv) are located 10 feet on either side 
of each line depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange YRLP 
Acquired Easements for Water Lines’’, 
dated April 2002. 
(3) CONDITIONS.—
(A) PERMITS.—Permits or other legal oc-
cupancies of the Federal land by third parties 
in existence on the date of transfer of the Fed-
eral land to Yavapai Ranch shall be addressed 
in accordance with—
(i) part 254.15 of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor reg-
ulation); and 
(ii) other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(B) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
CONSERVATION 
EASEMENTS ON CERTAIN PARCELS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—To conserve water 
in the Verde Valley, Arizona, and to mini-
mize the adverse impacts from future de-
velopment of the parcels described in sub-
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paragraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (2) 
on current and future users of water and 
holders of water rights in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act and the 
Verde River and National Forest System 
land retained by the United States, the 
United States shall limit in perpetuity the 
use of water on the parcels by reserving 
conservation easements that—
(I) prohibit golf course develop-
ment on the parcels; 
(II) require that public parks and 
greenbelts on the parcels be watered 
with treated effluent; 
(III)(aa) with respect to the par-
cel described in paragraph (2)(D), 
limit total post-exchange water use to 
not more than 700 acre-feet of water 
per year; and 
(bb) with respect to the parcel 
described in paragraph (2)(E), limit 
total post-exchange water use to not 
more than 150 acre-feet of water per 
year; and
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(IV) require that any water used 
for the parcels not be withdrawn from 
wells perforated in the Holocene allu-
vium of the Verde River unless sup-
plied by municipalities or private 
water companies; however any water 
supplied by municipalities or private 
water companies shall count toward 
the water use limitations set out in 
the preceding subclauses (III)(aa) and 
(III)(bb). 
(ii) RECORDATION.—The conservation 
easements described in clause (i) shall be 
recorded to encumber the title to parcels 
described in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of 
paragraph (2) that are conveyed by the 
Secretary to Yavapai Ranch. 
(iii) SUBSEQUENT CONVEYANCE.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—On acquisition 
of title to the parcels described in sub-
paragraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph 
(2), Yavapai Ranch may convey all or 
a portion of the parcels to 1 or more 
successors-in-interest.
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(II) WATER
USE
APPORTION-
MENT.—A conveyance under sub-
clause (I) shall, in accordance with 
the terms described in clause (i), in-
clude a recorded and binding agree-
ment on the amount of water avail-
able for use on the parcel or portion 
of the parcel conveyed, as determined 
by the Yavapai Ranch. 
(iv) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall enter into one or more assignments 
with a political subdivision of the State of 
Arizona authorizing the political subdivi-
sion to enforce the terms described in 
clause (i) in any manner provided by law. 
Until such time as the Secretary executes 
the assignments, the Secretary shall hold 
and enforce the conservation easements. 
(v) LIABILITY.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—Any action for 
a breach of the terms of the conserva-
tion easements described in clause (i) 
shall be against the owner or owners 
of the parcel or portion of the parcel, 
at the time of the breach, whose ac-
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tion or failure to act has resulted in 
the breach. 
(II) HOLD
HARMLESS.—To the 
extent that the United States or a 
successor-in-interest to the United 
States no longer holds title to the par-
cels or any portion of the parcels de-
scribed in subparagraph (D) or (E) of 
paragraph (2), the United States or 
such successor-in-interest shall be held 
harmless from damages or injuries at-
tributable to any breach of the terms 
of the conservation easements de-
scribed in clause (i) by a subsequent 
successor-in-interest. 
(b) CONVEYANCE
OF
NON-FEDERAL
LAND
BY 
YAVAPAI RANCH.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of title to the 
Federal land, Yavapai Ranch shall simultaneously 
convey to the United States, by deed acceptable to 
Secretary and subject to any encumbrances accept-
able to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest of 
Yavapai Ranch in and to the non-Federal land. 
(2) EASEMENTS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of non-
Federal land to the United States under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to the reservation 
of—
(i) perpetual easements and water 
rights that run with and benefit the land 
retained by Yavapai Ranch for—
(I) the operation, maintenance, 
repair, 
improvement, 
development, 
and replacement of not more than 3 
wells in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this Act; 
(II) related storage tanks, valves, 
pumps, and hardware; and 
(III) pipelines to points of use; 
and 
(ii) easements for reasonable ingress 
and egress to accomplish the purposes of 
the easements described in clause (i). 
(B) EXISTING WELLS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each easement for 
an existing well shall be—
(I) 40 acres in area; and 
(II) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable—
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(aa) centered on the existing 
well; and 
(bb) located in the same 
square mile section of land. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Within a 40-acre 
easement described in clause (i), the 
United States and any permitees or licens-
ees of the United States shall be prohibited 
from undertaking any activity that materi-
ally interferes with the use of the wells by 
Yavapai Ranch, without the written con-
sent of Yavapai Ranch. 
(iii) RESERVATION
OF
WATER
FOR 
THE UNITED STATES.—The United States 
shall be entitled to 1⁄2 the production of 
each existing or replacement well, not to 
exceed a total of 3,100,000 gallons of 
water annually, for watering wildlife and 
stock and for other National Forest Sys-
tem purposes from the 3 wells. 
(C) REASONABLE
ACCESS.—Each ease-
ment for ingress and egress shall be at least 20 
feet in width. 
(D) LOCATION.—The locations of the ease-
ments and wells shall be the locations generally
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depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch 
Land Exchange YRLP Reserved Easements for 
Waterlines and Wells’’, dated April 2002. 
(c) LAND TRANSFER PROBLEMS.—
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—If a parcel of Federal 
land (or a portion of the parcel) cannot be conveyed 
to Yavapai Ranch because of the presence of haz-
ardous materials or if the proposed title to a parcel 
of Federal land (or a portion of the parcel) is unac-
ceptable to Yavapai Ranch because of the presence 
of threatened or endangered species, cultural or his-
toric resources, unpatented mining claims, or other 
third party rights under public land laws—
(A) the parcel of Federal land or portion 
of the parcel shall be excluded from the ex-
change; and 
(B) the non-Federal land shall be adjusted 
in accordance with section 5(c). 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If 1 or more of the 
parcels of non-Federal land or a portion of such a 
parcel cannot be conveyed to the United States be-
cause of the presence of hazardous materials or if 
the proposed title to a parcel or a portion of the par-
cel is unacceptable to the Secretary—
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(A) the parcel of non-Federal land or por-
tion of the parcel shall be excluded from the ex-
change; and 
(B) the Federal land shall be adjusted in 
accordance with section 5(c). 
(d) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CITIES AND 
CAMPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the acquisition of 
the Federal land, Yavapai Ranch shall convey to the 
cities of Flagstaff, Williams, and Camp Verde and 
the camps the parcels of Federal land or portions of 
parcels located in or near the cities or camps under 
any terms agreed to by Yavapai Ranch, the cities, 
and camps before the date on which the exchange is 
completed. 
(2) DELETION FROM EXCHANGE.—If Yavapai 
Ranch and the cities or camps referred to in para-
graph (1) have not agreed to the terms and condi-
tions of a subsequent conveyance of a parcel or por-
tion of a parcel of Federal land before the comple-
tion of the exchange, the Secretary, on notification 
by Yavapai Ranch, the cities, or camps, shall delete 
the parcel or any portion of the parcel from the ex-
change. Any parcel or portion of a parcel to be de-
leted may be configured by the Secretary to leave
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the United States with manageable post-exchange 
land and boundaries. 
(3) EASEMENTS.—In accordance with section 
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9620(h)), the United States shall reserve 
easements in any land transferred to Yavapai 
Ranch. 
SEC. 5. EXCHANGE VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND EQUALI-
ZATION. 
(a) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
non-Federal and Federal land to be exchanged under this 
Act—
(1) shall be equal, as determined by the Sec-
retary; or 
(2) if the values are not equal, shall be equal-
ized in accordance with subsection (c). 
(b) APPRAISALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the Federal 
land and non-Federal land shall be determined by 
appraisals using the appraisal standards in—
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions, fifth edition (De-
cember 20, 2000); and
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(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(2) 
APPROVAL.—In 
accordance 
with 
part 
254.9(a)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation), the appraiser shall 
be—
(A) acceptable to the Secretary and 
Yavapai Ranch; and 
(B) a contractor, the clients of which shall 
be the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—During the appraisal 
process the appraiser shall—
(A) consider the effect on value of the Fed-
eral land or non-Federal land because of the ex-
istence of encumbrances on each parcel, includ-
ing—
(i) permitted uses on Federal land 
that cannot be reasonably terminated be-
fore the appraisal; and 
(ii) facilities on Federal land that can-
not be reasonably removed before the ap-
praisal; and 
(B) determine the value of each parcel of 
Federal land and non-Federal land (including 
the value of each individual section of the inter-
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mingled Federal and non-Federal land of the 
Yavapai Ranch) as an assembled transaction 
consistent with the applicable provisions of 
parts 254.5 and 254.9(b)(1)(v) of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation). 
(4) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—A dispute relating 
to the appraised values of the Federal land or non-
Federal land following completion of the appraisal 
shall be processed in accordance with—
(A) section 206(d) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(d)); and 
(B) part 254.10 of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(5) APPRAISAL
PERIOD.—After the final ap-
praised values of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land have been reviewed and approved by the Sec-
retary or otherwise determined in accordance with 
the requirements of paragraph (4), the final ap-
praised values—
(A) shall not be reappraised or updated by 
the Secretary before the completion of the land 
exchange; and
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(B) shall be considered to be the values of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land on the 
date of the transfer of title. 
(6) AVAILABILITY.—In accordance with the pol-
icy of the Forest Service, and to ensure the timely 
and full disclosure of the appraisals to the public, 
the appraisals approved by the Secretary shall be 
made available for public inspection in the Offices of 
the Supervisors for Prescott, Coconino, and Kaibab 
National Forests. 
(c) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—
(1) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If, after any adjust-
ments are made to the non-Federal land or 
Federal land under subsection (c) or (d) of sec-
tion 4, the final appraised value of the non-Fed-
eral land exceeds the final appraised value of 
the Federal land, the Federal land and non-
Federal land shall be adjusted in accordance 
with subparagraph (B) until the values are ap-
proximately equal. 
(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—An adjustment re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall be accom-
plished by beginning at the east boundary of 
section 30, T. 20 N., R. 6 W., Gila and Salt
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River Base and Meridian, Yavapai County, Ari-
zona, and adding to the Federal land in 1⁄8 sec-
tion increments (N–S 64th line) and lot lines 
across the section, while deleting in the same 
increments portions of sections 19 and 31, T. 
20 N., R. 6 W., Gila and Salt River Base and 
Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona, to establish 
a linear and continuous boundary that runs 
north to south across the sections. 
(2) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If, after any adjust-
ments are made to the non-Federal land or 
Federal land under subsection (c) or (d) of sec-
tion 4, the final appraised value of the Federal 
land exceeds the final appraised value of the 
non-Federal land, the Federal land and non-
Federal land shall be adjusted in accordance 
with subparagraph (B) until the values are ap-
proximately equal. 
(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—Adjustments under 
subparagraph (A) shall be made in the fol-
lowing order: 
(i) Beginning at the south boundary 
of section 31, T. 20 N., R. 5 W., Gila and 
Salt River Base and Meridian, Yavapai
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County, Arizona, and sections 33 and 35, 
T. 20 N., R. 6 W., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian, Yavapai County, by 
adding to the non-Federal land to be con-
veyed to the United States in 1⁄8 section 
increments (E–W 64th line) while deleting 
from the conveyance to Yavapai Ranch 
Federal land in the same incremental por-
tions of section 32, T. 20 N., R. 5 W., Gila 
and Salt River Base and Meridian, 
Yavapai County, Arizona, and sections 32, 
34, and 36, in T. 20 N., R. 6 W., Gila and 
Salt River Base and Meridian, Yavapai 
County, Arizona, to establish a linear and 
continuous boundary that runs east to 
west across the sections. 
(ii) By deleting the following parcels: 
(I) The Wetzel School parcel 
identified on the map described in sec-
tion 4(a)(2)(B)(ii). 
(II) The Williams Sewer parcel 
identified on the map described in sec-
tion 4(a)(2)(C). 
(III) That part of the Williams 
Railroad parcel identified on the map
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described in section 4(a)(2)(C) that 
lies south of Business I–40. 
(IV) A portion of the Cotton-
wood/Clarkdale Federal Lands identi-
fied on the map described in Section 
4(a)(2)(E) and further described as 
the S1⁄2S1⁄2 of Section 8, Township 15 
North, Range 3 East, Gila and Salt 
River Base and Meridian, Yavapai 
County, Arizona. 
(V) The Buckskinner Park parcel 
identified on the map described in sec-
tion 4(a)(2)(C). 
(VI) Approximately 316 acres of 
the Camp Verde Federal Land-Gen-
eral Crook Parcel identified on the 
map described in Section 4(a)(2)(D) 
and further described as Lots 1, 5, 
and 6 and the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Section 
26, and the N1⁄2N1⁄2 of Section 27, 
Township 14 North, Range 4 East, 
Gila and Salt River Base and Merid-
ian, Yavapai County, Arizona. 
(VII) A portion of the Cotton-
wood/Clarkdale Federal Lands identi-
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fied on the map described in section 
4(a)(2)(E) and further described as 
the N1⁄2S1⁄2 of Section 8, Township 
15 North, Range 3 East, Gila and 
Salt 
River 
Base 
and 
Meridian, 
Yavapai County, Arizona. 
(VIII) Approximately 314 acres 
of the Camp Verde Federal Land-
General Crook Parcel identified on the 
map described in section 4(a)(2)(D) 
and further described as Lots 2, 7, 8 
and 9 and the SE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Section 
26, and the S1⁄2N1⁄2 of Section 27, 
Township 14 North, Range 4 East, 
Gila and Salt River Base and Merid-
ian, Yavapai County, Arizona. 
(IX) The Mt. Elden parcel identi-
fied on the map described in section 
4(a)(2)(B)(ii). 
(C) MODIFICATIONS.—By mutual agree-
ment by the Secretary and the Yavapai Ranch, 
the land and acreage in subclauses (I) through 
(IX) may be modified to conform with a survey 
approved by the Bureau of Land Management
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or to leave the United States with manageable 
post-exchange land and boundaries. 
(3) ADDITIONAL EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—
If, after the values are adjusted in accordance with 
paragraph (1) or (2), the values of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land are not equal, then the Sec-
retary and Yavapai Ranch may by agreement adjust 
the acreage of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land until the values of that land are equal. 
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the values of the non-
Federal and Federal land are equalized to the max-
imum extent practicable under subsection (c), any 
balance due the Secretary or Yavapai Ranch shall be 
paid—
(A) through cash equalization payments 
under section 206(b) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(b)); or 
(B) in accordance with standards estab-
lished by the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch. 
(2) LIMITATION.—
(A) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the value of the 
Federal land exceeds the value of the non-Fed-
eral land by more than $50,000, the Secretary
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and Yavapai Ranch shall, by agreement, delete 
additional Federal land from the exchange until 
the values of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land are equal. 
(B) DEPOSIT.—Any amounts received by 
the United States under this Act—
(i) shall be deposited in a fund estab-
lished under Public Law 90–171 (16 
U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the 
‘‘Sisk Act’’); and 
(ii) shall be available, without further 
appropriation, for the acquisition of land 
or interests in land for National Forest 
System purposes in the State of Arizona. 
SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—Any public orders 
withdrawing any of the Federal land from appropriation 
or disposal under the public land laws are revoked to the 
extent necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 
land is withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropria-
tion under the public land laws, including the mining and 
mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 
1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), until the date on which
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dition where it is acceptable for exchange pur-
poses. 
(2) 
INELIGIBLE
REIMBURSEMENTS.—No 
amount paid by Yavapai Ranch under this sub-
section shall be eligible for reimbursement under sec-
tion 206(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)). 
(e) TIMING.—It is the intent of Congress that the 
exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land directed 
by this Act be completed not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) CONTRACTORS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary lacks ade-
quate staff or resources to complete the exchange by 
the date specified in subsection (e), the Yavapai 
Ranch may contract with independent third-party 
contractors to carry out any work necessary to com-
plete the exchange by that date, subject to the mu-
tual agreement of the Secretary and the Yavapai 
Ranch on the contractor or contractors, scope of 
work, estimated cost of work, and approval of any 
such work by the Secretary. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—In the event that 
Yavapai Ranch contracts with independent third 
party contractors to carry out or complete any re-
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sponsibilities or requirements that would be per-
formed by the Secretary but for the lack of adequate 
staff or resources, then the Secretary shall reim-
burse Yavapai Ranch for Yavapai Ranch’s costs or 
expenses for such contractors in accordance with 
section 206(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)). 
SEC. 7. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND AFTER EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Non-Federal land acquired by the 
United States under this Act—
(1) shall become part of the Prescott National 
Forest; and 
(2) shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with—
(A) this Act; 
(B) the laws (including regulations) appli-
cable to the National Forest System; and 
(C) other authorized uses of the National 
Forest System. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Acquisition of the non-Fed-
eral land under this Act shall not require a revision 
or amendment to the Management Plan.
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(2) AMENDMENT OR REVISION.—If the Man-
agement Plan is amended or revised after the date 
of acquisition of non-Federal land under this Act, 
the Management Plan shall be amended to reflect 
the acquisition of the non-Federal land. 
(c) POST-EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT
OF CERTAIN 
LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On acquisition by the United 
States, the non-Federal land acquired by the United 
States and any National Forest System land outside 
the Juniper Mesa Wilderness Area but formerly 
intermingled with the acquired non-Federal land 
shall be managed in accordance with—
(A) paragraphs (2) through (6); and 
(B) the laws (including regulations) gen-
erally applicable to National Forest System 
land. 
(2) PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.—
The non-Federal land shall be managed in a manner 
that maintains the species, character, and natural 
values of the land, including—
(A) deer, pronghorn antelope, wild turkey, 
mountain lion, and other resident wildlife and 
native plant species; 
(B) suitability for livestock grazing; and
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(C) aesthetic values. 
(3) GRAZING.—Each area located in the 
Yavapai Ranch grazing allotment as of the date of 
enactment of this Act shall—
(A) remain in the Yavapai Ranch grazing 
allotment; and 
(B) continue to be subject to grazing in ac-
cordance with the laws (including regulations) 
generally applicable to domestic livestock graz-
ing on National Forest System land. 
(4) ROADS.—
(A) IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE.—
The Secretary shall maintain or improve a sys-
tem of roads and trails on the non-Federal land 
to provide opportunities for hunting, motorized 
and nonmotorized recreation, and other uses of 
the land by the public. 
(B) PUBLIC ACCESS ROAD.—
(i) CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary 
shall improve or construct a public access 
road linking Forest Road 7 (Pine Creek 
Road) to Forest Road 1 (Turkey Canyon 
Road) through portions of sections 33, 32, 
31, and 30, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., Gila and 
Salt River Base and Meridian.
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(ii) EXISTING
ROAD.—The existing 
road linking Pine Creek and Gobbler Knob 
shall—
(I) until the date on which the 
new public access road is completed, 
remain open; and
(II) after the date on which the 
new public access road is completed, 
be obliterated. 
(C) EASEMENTS.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—On completion of 
the land exchange under this Act, the Sec-
retary and Yavapai Ranch shall grant each 
other at no charge reciprocal easements for 
ingress, egress, and utilities across, over, 
and through—
(I)(aa) the routes depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land 
Exchange Road and Trail Ease-
ments—Yavapai Ranch Area’’ dated 
April 2002; and 
(bb) any other inholdings re-
tained by the United States or 
Yavapai Ranch; or
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(II) any relocated routes that are 
agreed to by the Secretary and 
Yavapai Ranch. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An easement 
described in clause (i)—
(I) shall be unlimited, perpetual, 
and nonexclusive in nature; and 
(II) shall run with and benefit 
the land of the grantee. 
(iii) 
RIGHTS
OF
GRANTEE.—The 
rights of the grantee shall extend to— 
(I) any successors-in-interest, as-
signs, and transferees of Yavapai 
Ranch; and 
(II) in the case of the Secretary, 
members of the general public, as de-
termined to be appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
(5) TIMBER HARVESTING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), timber harvesting for com-
modity production shall be prohibited on the 
non-Federal land. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Timber harvesting may 
be conducted on the non-Federal land if the
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Secretary determines that timber harvesting is 
necessary—
(i) to prevent or control fires, insects, 
and disease through forest thinning or 
other forest management techniques; 
(ii) to protect or enhance grassland 
habitat, watershed values, native plants, 
trees, and wildlife species; or 
(iii) to improve forest health. 
(6) WATER IMPROVEMENTS.—Nothing in this 
Act prohibits the Secretary from authorizing or con-
structing new water improvements in accordance 
with the laws (including regulations) applicable to 
water improvements on National Forest System land 
for—
(A) the benefit of domestic livestock or 
wildlife management; 
(B) the improvement of forest health or 
forest restoration; or 
(C) other National Forest purposes. 
(d) MAPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and Yavapai 
Ranch may correct any minor errors in the maps of, 
legal descriptions of, or encumbrances on the Fed-
eral land or non-Federal land.
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(2) DISCREPANCY.—In the event of any dis-
crepancy between a map and legal description, the 
map shall prevail unless the Secretary and Yavapai 
Ranch agree otherwise. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—All maps referred to in this 
Act shall be on file and available for inspection in 
the Office of the Supervisor, Prescott National For-
est, Prescott, Arizona. 
(e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act precludes, pro-
hibits, or otherwise restricts Yavapai Ranch from subse-
quently granting, conveying, or otherwise transferring title 
to the Federal land after its acquisition of the Federal 
land. 
SEC. 8. CONVEYANCE OF ADDITIONAL LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to an 
individual or entity that represents the majority of land-
owners with encroachments on the lot by quitclaim deed 
the parcel of land described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is lot 8 in section 11, T. 21 
N., R. 7 E., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, 
Coconino County, Arizona. 
(c) AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION.—In exchange for 
the land described in subsection (b), the individual or enti-
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ty acquiring the land shall pay to the Secretary consider-
ation in the amount of—
(1) $2500; plus 
(2) any costs of re-monumenting the boundary 
of land. 
(d) TIMING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Secretary receives a power of 
attorney executed by the individual or entity acquir-
ing the land, the Secretary shall convey to the indi-
vidual or entity the land described in subsection (b). 
(2) LIMITATION.—If, by the date that is 270 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary does not receive the power of attorney de-
scribed in paragraph (1)—
(A) the authority provided under this sub-
section shall terminate; and 
(B) any conveyance of the land shall be 
made under Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 
521c et seq.). 
SEC. 9. COMPENSATION FOR PERSONS HOLDING GRAZING 
PERMITS. 
Persons holding grazing permits for land transferred 
into private ownership under this Act shall be com-
pensated in accordance with section 402(g) of the Federal
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Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1752(g)). 
SEC. 10. CONVEYANCE OF LEASED LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to an 
individual or entity that represents the majority of land-
owners with a lease on the lot by quitclaim deed the parcel 
of land described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is approximately 4.87 acres lo-
cated in section 27, T. 22 N., R. 2 E., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian, Coconino County, Arizona. 
(c) MAPS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
minor modifications to the descriptions or recon-
figure the descriptions of the properties referenced 
in subsection (b) in order to facilitate a conveyance, 
to address management, or boundary considerations 
or correct errors. If any land adjacent to the 4.87 
acre parcel described in subsection (b) is conveyed to 
the Yavapai Ranch, any such minor modifications 
shall be by mutual agreement between the Secretary 
and the Yavapai Ranch. 
(2) DISCREPANCY.—In the event of any dis-
crepancy between a map and legal description, the 
map shall prevail.
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(3) AVAILABILITY.—All maps referred to in this 
Act shall be on file and available for inspection in 
the Office of the Supervisor, Kaibab National For-
est, Williams, Arizona. 
(d) AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION.—In exchange for 
the land described in subsection (b), the individual or enti-
ty acquiring the land shall pay to the Secretary consider-
ation in the amount of—
(1) market value; plus 
(2) any costs of re-monumenting the boundary 
of land. 
(e) APPRAISAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the Federal 
land shall be determined by appraisal using the ap-
praisal standards in—
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions, fifth edition (De-
cember 20, 2000); and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(2) 
APPROVAL.—In 
accordance 
with 
part 
254.9(a)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation), the appraiser shall 
be—
(A) acceptable to the Secretary
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(B) a third party contractor. 
(f) TIMING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives a 
power of attorney executed by the individual or enti-
ty acquiring the land, the Secretary shall convey to 
the individual or entity the land described in sub-
section (b). 
(2) LIMITATION.—If, by the date that is 270 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary does not receive the power of attorney de-
scribed in paragraph (1)—
(A) the authority provided under this sub-
section shall terminate; and 
(B) any conveyance of the land shall be 
made under Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 
521c et seq.).
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.