commodate the 2002 Olympics, and in some cases
are required to provide for the safety of skiing com-
petitors and spectators.
(B) Within 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary and the Sun Valley Com-
pany shall review the Master Plan insofar as such
plan pertains to Phase I facilities which are to be
constructed and operated wholly or partially on Na-
tional Forest System lands retained by the Secretary
after consummation of the land exchange directed by
this section. The Secretary may modify such Phase
I facilities upon mutual agreement with the Sun Val-
ley Company or by imposing conditions pursuant to
paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(C) Within 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the reviewed
Master Plan on the Phase I facilities, including any
modifications made thereto pursuant to subpara-
graph (B), to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States Senate and the Com-
mittee on Resources of the United States House of
Representatives for a 30-day review period. At the
end of the 30-day period, unless otherwise directed
by Act of Congress, the Secretary may issue all nec-
essary authorizations for construction and operation
of such facilities or modifications thereof in accord-
ance with the procedures and provisions of para-
graph (2) of this subsection.
(2) PHASE I FACILITY APPROVAL, CONDITIONS,
AND TIMETABLE.—Within 120 days of receipt of an
application by the Sun Valley Company to authorize
construction and operation of any particular Phase
I facility, facilities, or group of facilities, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Sun Valley Com-
pany, shall authorize construction and operation of
such facility, facilities, or group of facilities, subject
to the general policies of the Forest Service pertain-
ing to the construction and operation of ski area fa-
cilities on National Forest System lands and subject
to reasonable conditions to protect National Forest
System resources. In providing authorization to con-
struct and operate a facility, facilities, or group of
facilities, the Secretary may not impose any condi-
tion that would significantly change the location,
size, or scope of the applied for Phase I facility un-
less—
(A) the modification is mutually agreed to
by the Secretary and the Sun Valley Company;
or
(B) the modification is necessary to protect
health and safety.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to af-
fect the Secretary’s responsibility to monitor and as-
sure compliance with the conditions set forth in the
construction and operation authorization.
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
DIRECTIONS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, Congress finds
that consummation of the land exchange directed by
this section and all determinations, authorizations,
and actions taken by the Secretary pursuant to this
section pertaining to Phase I facilities on National
Forest System lands, or any modifications thereof,
to be nondiscretionary actions authorized and di-
rected by Congress and hence to comply with all pro-
cedural and other requirements of the laws of the
United States. Such determinations, authorizations,
and actions shall not be subject to administrative or
judicial review.
(f) 
NO
PRECEDENT.—Nothing 
in 
subsection
(c)(4)(B) of this section relating to conditions or limita-
tions on the appraisal of the Federal lands, or any provi-
sion of subsection (e), relating to the approval by the Con-
gress or the Forest Service of facilities on National Forest
System lands, shall be construed as a precedent for subse-
quent legislation.
TITLE II—STERLING FOREST
SEC. 201. FUNDING FOR PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK
COMMISSION.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to provide
funding to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to
be used for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands
within the area generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary Map, Sterling Forest Reserve’’, numbered
SFR–60,001 and dated July 1, 1994. There are author-
ized to be appropriated for purposes of this section not
more than $17,500,000. No funds made available under
this section may be used for the acquisition of any lands
or interest in lands without the consent of the owner there-
of.
SEC. 202. LAND EXCHANGE.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to ex-
change unreserved unappropriated Federal lands under
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the
lands comprising approximately 2,220 acres depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Sterling Forest, Proposed Sale of Ster-
ling Forest Lands’’ and dated July 25, 1996. The Sec-
retary shall consult with the Governor of any State in
which such unreserved unappropriated lands are located
prior to carrying out such exchange. The lands acquired
by the Secretary under this section shall be transferred
to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to be in-
cluded within the Sterling Forest Reserve. The lands ex-
changed under this section shall be of equal value, as de-
termined by the Secretary utilizing nationally recognized
appraisal standards. The authority to exchange lands
under this section shall expire on the date 18 months after
the date of enactment of this Act.
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