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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1651
To provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, 
California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2003
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. DOOLEY of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra 
National Forest, California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sierra National Forest 
Land Exchange Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the parcels of land and improvements thereon
comprising approximately 160 acres and located in 
township 9 south, range 25 east, section 30, 
E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and W1⁄2 SE1⁄4, Mt. Diablo Meridian, 
California. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means a parcel of land comprising ap-
proximately 80 acres and located in township 8 
south, range 26 east, section 29, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, Mt. 
Diablo Meridian, California. 
(b) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, during the one-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the owner of the non-Federal land offers the United 
States the exchange of the non-Federal land, to-
gether with a cash equalization payment in accord-
ance with this section, the Secretary shall convey by 
quit claim deed all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the Federal land. The con-
veyance of the Federal land shall be subject to valid 
existing rights and under such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may prescribe. 
(2) ACCEPTABLE TITLE.—Title to the non-Fed-
eral land shall conform with the title approval stand-
ards of the Attorney General applicable to Federal
land acquisitions and shall be acceptable to the Sec-
retary. 
(3) CORRECTION AND MODIFICATION OF LEGAL 
DESCRIPTIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the owner of the non-Federal land, may make cor-
rections to the legal descriptions of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land. The Secretary and the owner 
of the non-Federal land may make minor modifica-
tions to such descriptions insofar as such modifica-
tions do not affect the overall value of the exchange 
by more than 5 percent. 
(c) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—For 
purposes of this section, during the period referred to in 
subsection (b)(1), the value of the non-Federal land shall 
be deemed to be $200,000 and the value of the Federal 
land shall be deemed to be $250,000. 
(d) EQUALIZATION
OF VALUES.—Notwithstanding 
section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the Secretary may 
accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent 
of the value of the Federal land. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION
OF
LAND
ACQUIRED
BY 
UNITED STATES.—Once acquired, the Secretary shall 
manage the non-Federal land in accordance with the Act 
of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act;
16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and in accordance with the other 
laws and regulations pertaining to National Forest System 
lands. 
(f) RECONVEYANCE.—The conveyance under sub-
section (b) shall be subject to the condition that the recipi-
ent of the Federal land agree to convey the land, within 
a time period agreed to by the Secretary and the recipient, 
to the Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts of America. 
(g) DISPOSITION AND USE OF CASH EQUALIZATION 
FUNDS.—The Secretary shall deposit any cash equali-
zation payment received under this section in the fund es-
tablished by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 
Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). Funds so deposited shall be 
available to the Secretary until expended, without further 
appropriation, for the acquisition of lands and interests 
in lands for the National Forest System in the State of 
California. 
(h) COST COLLECTION FUNDS.—The owner of the 
non-Federal land shall be responsible for all direct costs 
associated with processing the land exchange under this 
section and shall pay the Secretary the necessary funds, 
which shall be deposited in a cost collection account. 
Funds so deposited shall be available to the Secretary 
until expended, without further appropriation, for the cost 
associated with the land exchange. Any funds remaining
after completion of the land exchange, which are not need-
ed to cover expenses, shall be refunded to the owner of 
the non-Federal land.
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