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Union Calendar No. 100 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1214 
[Report No. 114–140, Part I] 
To amend the Small Tracts Act to expand the authority of the Secretary 
of Agriculture to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest 
System land to enhance the management of the National Forest System, 
to resolve minor encroachments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2015 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
JUNE 8, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. JONES, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. SHIMKUS 
JUNE 8, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 8, 2015 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 3, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Tracts Act to expand the authority 
of the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange small 
parcels of National Forest System land to enhance the 
management of the National Forest System, to resolve 
minor encroachments, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘National Forest Small 
Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 
OF SMALL PARCELS OF NATIONAL FOREST 
SYSTEM LAND. 
(a) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM VALUE OF SMALL PAR-
CELS.—Section 3 of Public Law 97–465 (commonly known 
as the Small Tracts Act; 16 U.S.C. 521e) is amended in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$150,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCE PURPOSES.—Section 3 
of Public Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521e) is further amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2) and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(4) parcels of 40 acres or less which are deter-
mined by the Secretary to be physically isolated, to 
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Union Calendar No. 100 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1214 
[Report No. 114–140, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Tracts Act to expand the au-
thority of the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or 
exchange small parcels of National Forest Sys-
tem land to enhance the management of the Na-
tional Forest System, to resolve minor encroach-
ments, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 8, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
JUNE 8, 2015 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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