115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 497 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal lands in San Bernardino County, California, to 
the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, 
and to accept in return certain non-Federal lands, 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 Ana River Wash 
Plan Land Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONSERVATION DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Con-
servation District’’ means the San Bernardino Valley 
Water Conservation District, a political subdivision 
of the State of California. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral Land’’ means the approximately 310 acres of 
land owned by the Conservation District generally 
depicted as ‘‘SBVWCD to BLM’’ on the Map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Santa Ana River Wash Land Exchange’’ and 
dated September 3, 2015. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL
EXCHANGE
PARCEL.—The 
term ‘‘non-Federal exchange parcel’’ means the ap-
proximately 59 acres of land owned by the Conserva-
tion District generally depicted as ‘‘SBVWCD 
Equalization Land’’ on the Map and is to be con-
veyed to the United States if necessary to equalize 
the fair market values of the lands otherwise to be 
exchanged. 
(5) FEDERAL EXCHANGE PARCEL.—The term 
‘‘Federal exchange parcel’’ means the approximately
90 acres of Federal land administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management generally depicted as 
‘‘BLM Equalization Land to SBVWCD’’ on the Map 
and is to be conveyed to the Conservation District 
if necessary to equalize the fair market values of the 
lands otherwise to be exchanged. 
(6) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 327 acres of Federal land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
generally depicted as ‘‘BLM Land to SBVWCD’’ on 
the Map. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. EXCHANGE OF LAND; EQUALIZATION OF VALUE. 
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding the 
land use planning requirements of sections 202, 210, and 
211 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1720–21), subject to valid existing 
rights, and conditioned upon any equalization payment 
necessary under section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), and 
subsection (b) of this Act, as soon as practicable, but not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
if the Conservation District offers to convey the exchange 
land to the United States, the Secretary shall—
so indicated, any remaining amount of equalization pay-
ment shall be treated as follows: 
(1) If the equalization payment is to equalize 
values by which the Federal land exceeds the non- 
Federal land and the credited value of the non-Fed-
eral exchange parcel, Conservation District may 
make the equalization payment to the United States, 
notwithstanding 
any 
limitation 
regarding 
the 
amount of the equalization payment under section 
206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). In the event Con-
servation District opts not to make the indicated 
equalization payment, the exchange shall not pro-
ceed. 
(2) If the equalization payment is to equalize 
values by which the non-Federal land exceeds the 
Federal land and the credited value of the Federal 
exchange parcel, the Secretary shall order the ex-
change without requirement of any additional equali-
zation payment by the United States to the Con-
servation District. 
(c) APPRAISALS.— 
(1) The value of the land to be exchanged 
under this Act shall be determined by appraisals
conducted by one or more independent and qualified 
appraisers. 
(2) The appraisals shall be conducted in accord-
ance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, 
including, as appropriate, the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac-
tice. 
(d) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the land to be ex-
changed under this Act shall be in a format acceptable 
to the Secretary and the Conservation District. 
(e) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall finalize a map and legal descriptions 
of all land to be conveyed under this Act. The Secretary 
may correct any minor errors in the map or in the legal 
descriptions. The map and legal descriptions shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in appropriate of-
fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(f) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of con-
veyance, any costs related to the conveyance under this 
section shall be paid by the Conservation District. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABLE LAW. 
(a) ACT OF FEBRUARY 20, 1909.—
(1) The Act of February 20, 1909 (35 Stat. 
641), shall not apply to the Federal land and any 
public exchange land transferred under this Act. 
(2) The exchange of lands under this section 
shall be subject to continuing rights of the Conserva-
tion District under the Act of February 20, 1909 
(35 Stat. 641), on the non-Federal land and any ex-
changed portion of the non-Federal exchange parcel 
for the continued use, maintenance, operation, con-
struction, or relocation of, or expansion of, ground-
water recharge facilities on the non-Federal land, to 
accommodate groundwater recharge of the Bunker 
Hill Basin to the extent that such activities are not 
in conflict with any Habitat Conservation Plan or 
Habitat Management Plan under which such non- 
Federal land or non-Federal exchange parcel may be 
held or managed. 
(b) FLPMA.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.), shall apply to the ex-
change of land under this Act. 
SEC. 5. CANCELLATION OF SECRETARIAL ORDER 241. 
Secretarial Order 241, dated November 11, 1929 
(withdrawing a portion of the Federal land for an
unconstructed transmission line), is terminated and the 
withdrawal thereby effected is revoked. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 497 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain Federal lands in San Bernardino County, 
California, to the San Bernardino Valley Water 
Conservation District, and to accept in return 
certain non-Federal lands, and for other pur-
poses.