IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5923 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
public lands in Ouachita National Forest, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Walnut Grove Land 
Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHURCH.—The term ‘‘Church’’ means the 
Walnut Grove Church in Garland County, Arkansas. 
(2) OFFERED
TRACT.—The term ‘‘Offered 
Tract’’ means all right, title, and interest of the 
Church in and to approximately 6.3 acres of non- 
Federal land identified as ‘‘Offered Tract 5742’’on 
the Detail Map of the Walnut Grove Exchange, 
Ouachita National Forest map (printed date May 
11, 2017). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) SELECTED
TRACT.—The term ‘‘Selected 
Tract’’ means all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to approximately 4 acres iden-
tified as ‘‘Selected Tract 5743’’ on the Detail Map 
of the Walnut Grove Exchange, Ouachita National 
Forest map (printed date May 11, 2017), subject to 
the reservation of a road easement by the Secretary. 
SEC. 3. EXCHANGE OF LAND; EQUALIZATION OF VALUE. 
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the provi-
sions of this Act, not later than 2 years after the date 
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of the enactment of this Act, if the Church offers to convey 
the Offered Tract to the United States, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) convey to the Church all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the Selected 
Tract; and 
(2) accept from the Church a conveyance of all 
right, title, and interest of the Church in and to the 
Offered Tract. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The exchange under sub-
section (a) shall be— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights; 
(2) conditioned on an equalization payment 
made by the Church in accordance with subsection 
(c); and 
(3) conditioned on the payment of the costs de-
scribed in subsection (g). 
(c) EQUAL VALUE AND CASH EQUALIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the exchange under subsection (a) shall 
be for equal value or the values shall be equalized 
by a cash payment. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the value of the Offered 
Tract exceeds the Selected Tract, an equalization 
payment shall not be required. 
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(d) APPRAISALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the land to be 
exchanged under this Act shall be determined by ap-
praisals conducted by one or more independent and 
qualified appraisers. 
(2) APPRAISAL
STANDARDS.—The Secretary 
shall complete an appraisal of the land to be ex-
changed under this Act in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(e) FORMAT.—Title and valuation to the land to be 
exchanged under this Act shall be in a format acceptable 
to the Secretary and the Church. 
(f) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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. 
(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 
any minor errors in the map or in the legal descrip-
tions. 
(3) MAP ON FILE.—The map and legal descrip-
tions shall be on file and available for public inspec-
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tion in appropriate offices of the United States For-
est Service. 
(g) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of con-
veyance, any costs related to the conveyance under this 
section shall be paid by the Church. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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