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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 234
To provide for interim protection of certain lands in the State of Idaho
through their acquisition and management by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management.
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 interim protection of certain lands in the
State of Idaho through their acquisition and management
by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT, AND DISPOSAL
OF MOSCOW MOUNTAIN LANDS.
(a) ACQUISITION.—If the State of Idaho offers to
transfer to the United States all right, title, and interest
of the State in and to the lands described in subsection
(d), the Secretary of the Interior shall accept such right,
title, and interest in and to such lands and shall dispose
of Federal lands in accordance with subsection (c).
(b) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) UNITED STATES.—(A) If transferred to the
United States, the lands described in subsection (d)
shall be managed by the Secretary, acting through
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management,
pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 and this Act.
(B) Effective upon their transfer to the United
States, the lands described in subsection (d) are
withdrawn from entry and patent under the mining
laws of the United States and from the operation of
the geothermal and mineral leasing laws of the
United States.
(C) After transfer to the United States of the
lands described in subsection (d), the Secretary—
(i) may not permit the harvesting of tim-
ber from such lands, except as may be nec-
essary for public safety or for protection from
fire, insects, or disease; and
(ii) except as otherwise provided in this
section, shall permit continued use of the lands
described in subsection (d) for public recreation
and other purposes for which such lands were
used on the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) COUNTY
OF LATAH.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary may transfer the lands described
in subsection (d) to the County of Latah, Idaho, in return
for lands of equal value in the State of Idaho acceptable
to the Secretary for management pursuant to the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 if such county
enters into a binding agreement with the Secretary under
which the county agrees to manage such lands in the same
manner as provided in paragraph (1).
(c) DISPOSAL.—If the lands described in subsection
(d) are transferred to the United States pursuant to this
Act, the Secretary, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, shall convey
to the State of Idaho public lands identified, pursuant to
such Act, as suitable for disposal by exchange or otherwise
that are equal in value to the value of the lands described
in subsection (d).
(d) LANDS AFFECTED.—The lands referred to in this
section are—
Township 
North, 
Range 
West, 
B.M.
(East Moscow Mountain)
Section 16: Lots 1–4, S1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4,
that portion of the NW1⁄4SE1⁄4 lying south and west
of the mid-line running from the parcel’s NW1⁄4 cor-
ner to its SE1⁄4 corner, containing 295.6 acres, more
or less.
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