I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 281 
To provide for an exchange of lands between the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the United Water Conservation District of California to eliminate 
certain private inholdings in the Los Padres National Forest, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2011 
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for an exchange of lands between the Secretary 
of Agriculture and the United Water Conservation Dis-
trict of California to eliminate certain private inholdings 
in the Los Padres National Forest, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Los Padres National 
Forest Land Exchange Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE.—In exchange for all right, 
title, and interest of the United Water Conservation Dis-
trict of California (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Dis-
trict’’) in and to the lands described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Agriculture may convey to the District all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the National Forest System lands described in subsection 
(c). The conveyance of National Forest System lands 
under this section shall be subject to valid existing rights 
and to such terms, conditions, and reservations as may 
be required by this section or considered necessary by the 
Secretary. 
(b) LANDS TO BE CONVEYED BY DISTRICT.—The 
lands to be conveyed by the District under subsection (a) 
consist of approximately 340 acres located within township 
5 north, range 18 west, San Bernardino base and merid-
ian and are more fully described as follows: 
(1) ‘‘Tract A’’—SE1/4NE1/4 of section 16 (ap-
proximately 40 acres). 
(2) ‘‘Tract B’’—NE1/4SE1/4 of section 16 (ap-
proximately 40 acres). 
(3) ‘‘Tract C’’—S1/2SE1/4 of section 16 (ap-
proximately 80 acres). 
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(4) ‘‘Tract D’’—NE1/4 of section 21 (approxi-
mately 160 acres). 
(5) ‘‘Tract E’’—N1/2SW1/4SW1/4 of section 
15 (approximately 20 acres). 
(c) LANDS TO BE CONVEYED BY SECRETARY.—The 
National Forest System lands to be conveyed by the Sec-
retary under subsection (a) consist of approximately 440 
acres located within township 5 north, range 18 west, San 
Bernardino base and meridian and are more fully de-
scribed as follows: 
(1) ‘‘Tract 1’’—E1/2SW1/4 of section 10 (ap-
proximately 80 acres). 
(2) ‘‘Tract 2’’—NE1/4NW1/4 of section 15 
(approximately 40 acres). 
(3) ‘‘Tract 3’’—S1/2SW1/4SW1/4SE1/4 of sec-
tion 15 (approximately 5 acres). 
(4) ‘‘Tract 4’’—N1/2S1/2S1/2SE1/4 of section 
15 (approximately 20 acres). 
(5) ‘‘Tract 5’’—S1/2N1/2SW1/4SE1/4 of sec-
tion 15 (approximately 10 acres). 
(6) ‘‘Tract 6’’—N1/2NW1/4SW1/4SE1/4 of 
section 15 (approximately 5 acres). 
(7) ‘‘Tract 7’’—SW1/4SE1/4 of section 15 (ap-
proximately 2.5 acres). 
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ministrative or recreational facilities for the Los Pa-
dres National Forest in Ventura County, Santa Bar-
bara County, and San Luis Obispo County, Cali-
fornia, or for the acquisition of land or interests in 
land in such counties. 
(i) EFFECT OF EXCHANGE; MANAGEMENT OF AC-
QUIRED LANDS.—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 Los Padres National For-
est, as adjusted as a result of the land exchange under 
this section, shall be considered to be the boundaries of 
that national forest as of January 1, 1965. The District 
lands acquired by the Secretary under this section shall 
be added to and administered as part of the Los Padres 
National Forest in accordance with the laws and regula-
tions applicable to that national forest. 
Æ 
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