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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5690 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 
Received 
AN ACT 
To adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest 
in the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas. 
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 ‘‘Ouachita National 
Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, OUACHITA NATIONAL 
FOREST, OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundaries of 
the Ouachita National Forest in the States of Oklahoma 
and Arkansas are hereby modified as generally depicted 
on the following maps, all dated May 15, 2001, and more 
particularly delineated and described according to the final 
boundary adjustment maps and boundary descriptions 
filed in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service: 
(1) The map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National For-
est Boundary Extension for the Broken Bow Area’’. 
(2) The map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National For-
est Boundary Extension for the Southern Tiak 
Area’’. 
(3) The map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National For-
est Boundary Extension for the Northern Ouachita 
Area’’. 
(4) The map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National For-
est Boundary Extension for the Southern Ouachita 
Area’’. 
(5) The map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National For-
est Boundary Extension for the Eastern Ouachita 
Area’’. 
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(b) AVAILABILITY AND CORRECTION.—The maps re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the For-
est Service. The Secretary of Agriculture may make minor 
corrections to the maps. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any feder-
ally-owned lands that have been or hereafter may be ac-
quired for National Forest System purposes within the 
boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest, as modified 
by subsection (a), shall be managed as lands acquired 
under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the 
Weeks Act), and in accordance with the other laws and 
regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. 
Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the 
Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of the 
Ouachita National Forest pursuant to section 11 of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 521). 
(d) RELATION TO LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION 
FUND ACT.—For purposes of section 7 of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l– 
9), the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest, as 
modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be 
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boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest as of January 
1, 1965. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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