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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3796
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site
for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the
construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the
Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 5, 1998
Mr. SMITH of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the ad-
ministrative site for the Rogue River National Forest
and use the proceeds for the construction or improve-
ment of offices and support buildings for the Rogue
River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Agriculture.
SEC. 2. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, under such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, may sell
or exchange any or all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the Rogue River National Forest
administrative site depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Rogue
River Administrative Conveyance’’ dated April 23, 1998,
consisting of approximately 5.1 acres.
(b) EXCHANGE ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary may
provide for the construction of administrative facilities in
exchange for a conveyance of the administrative site under
subsection (a).
(c) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, any sale or exchange of an adminis-
trative site shall be subject to the laws (including regula-
tions) applicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land
for National Forest System purposes.
(d) CASH
EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary may accept a cash
equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the value
of an administrative site in an exchange under subsection
(a).
(e) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—In carrying out this
Act, the Secretary may—
(1) use solicitations of offers for sale or ex-
change on such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may prescribe; and
(2) reject any offer if the Secretary determines
that the offer is not adequate or not in the public
interest.
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
The proceeds of a sale or exchange under section 2
shall be deposited in the fund established under Public
Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the
‘‘Sisk Act’’) and shall be available, until expended, for the
construction or improvement of offices and support build-
ings for combined use by the Forest Service for the Rogue
River National Forest, and by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement.
SEC. 4. REVOCATIONS.
(a) PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, to facilitate the sale or exchange
of the administrative site, public land orders withdrawing
the administrative site from all forms of appropriation
under the public land laws are revoked for any portion
of the administrative site, upon conveyance of that portion
by the Secretary.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The effective date of a rev-
ocation made by this section shall be the date of the patent
or deed conveying the administrative site (or portion
thereof).
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