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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 518
To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 13, 1995
Mr. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To expand the boundary of the Santa Fe 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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Fe National
Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
The boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest is
hereby modified and expanded as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Ex-
pansion 1994’’, dated July 19, 1994. The map shall be
on file and available for public inspection in the office of
the Chief, Forest Service, Washington, DC.
SEC. 3. ATALAYA PEAK EXCHANGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to exchange public lands and interests in lands
managed by the Bureau of Land Management for private
lands and interests therein depicted on the map referenced
in section 2.
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Upon the acquisition of lands
under subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Interior, and
subject to valid existing rights, such lands are hereby with-
drawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal
under the public land laws; from location, entry, and pat-
ent under the mining laws; and from disposition under all
laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing.
SEC. 4. INTERCHANGE OF FEDERAL LANDS IN NEW MEX-
ICO.
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF LANDS.—In conjunction
with the land exchange under section 3, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall identify
federally-owned lands and interests in lands currently situ-
ated within the Santa Fe National Forest which are suit-
able for transfer to and administration by the Bureau of
Land Management. The identification of National Forest
lands available for such transfer shall utilize criteria which
are mutually agreeable to both of the Secretaries.
(b) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT.—
(1) TRANSFER
BY
SECRETARY
OF
AGRI-
CULTURE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall
transfer, to the Bureau of Land Management, those
lands and interests in lands identified pursuant to
subsection (a). The transfer shall be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of notice of such
transfer that identifies such lands and interests.
(2) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary
of the Santa Fe National Forest shall be modified
as of the date of notice under paragraph (1) to ex-
clude such lands transferred to the Secretary of the
Interior.
(3) MANAGEMENT.—Lands transferred under
paragraph (1) shall be added to and administered by
the Bureau of Land Management as part of the
public lands (as defined in section 103(e) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1702(e))).
(c) LANDS ACQUIRED FOR THE FOREST SERVICE.—
(1) ADDITION TO SANTE FE NATIONAL FOR-
EST.—Lands or interests in lands—
(A) acquired by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior pursuant to section 3, or
(B) acquired by the Secretary of Agri-
culture within the areas identified as ‘‘potential
acquisition’’ on the map referenced in section 2,
shall, upon acquisition, be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the Santa Fe National Forest in ac-
cordance with the laws relating to the National For-
ests.
(2) MANAGEMENT
PRESCRIPTION.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall manage the lands and in-
terests in lands referred to in paragraph (1) pri-
marily to preserve open space and scenic values and
to preclude development.
(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
FUNDS.—For
purposes of section 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–
9(a)(1)), the boundary of the Santa Fe National
Forest, as modified pursuant to this Act, shall be
treated as if it were the boundary as of January 1,
1965.
SEC. 5. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this Act shall affect the authorities of the
Secretary of Agriculture to acquire lands in New Mexico
by purchase or exchange and, notwithstanding the Act of
June 15, 1926 (16 U.S.C. 471a), all such lands heretofore
or hereafter acquired by the exchange of National Forest
lands shall be managed as a part of the National Forest
System.
SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION.
The procedures used in carrying out the land trans-
fers by this Act shall be those procedures agreed to be-
tween the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture.
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