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Union Calendar No. 420
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5032
[Report No. 107–678] 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest 
System lands in the Mendocino National Forest, California, to authorize 
the use of the proceeds from such conveyances for National Forest 
purposes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2002
Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 27, 2002] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National 
Forest, California, to authorize the use of the proceeds 
from such conveyances for National Forest purposes, 
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. 
LAND 
CONVEYANCE, 
FARAWAY 
RANCH, 
MENDOCINO 
NATIONAL 
FOREST, 
CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the owner 
of the property known as the Faraway Ranch in Lake 
County, California (in this section referred to as the ‘‘re-
cipient’’), by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the following National Forest 
System lands in Mendocino National Forest in Lake Coun-
ty, California: 
(1) ‘‘Faraway Ranch, Tract 39’’ (approximately 
15.8 acres) consisting of a portion of lot 6 of section 
4, township 18 north, range 10 west, Mount Diablo 
base and meridian, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Faraway Ranch, Tracts 39 and 40’’ and 
dated June 30, 2002. 
(2) ‘‘Faraway Ranch, Tract 40’’ (approximately 
105.1 acres) consisting of a portion of the N1⁄2SW1⁄4 
and lot 7 of section 4, and a portion of lots 15 and 
16 of section 5, township 18 north, range 10 west, 
Mount Diablo base and meridian, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Faraway Ranch, Tracts 
39 and 40’’ and dated June 30, 2002. 
(b) TIME
FOR CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall 
make the conveyance under subsection (a) not later than 
120 days after the date on which the recipient deposits suffi-
cient funds with the Bureau of Land Management, Cali-
fornia State Office, Branch of Geographic Services, to cover 
survey work costs and with the Forest Service, Mendocino 
National Forest, to cover Forest Service direct transaction 
costs described in subsection (e). 
(c) CORRECTIONS.—With the agreement of the recipi-
ent, the Secretary may make minor corrections to the legal 
descriptions and map of the lands to be conveyed pursuant 
to this Act. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (a), the recipient shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
National Forest System lands conveyed under such sub-
section. The fair market value of such lands shall be deter-
mined by an appraisal that is acceptable to the Secretary 
and conforms with the Federal appraisal standards, as de-
fined in the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
Land Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land Ac-
quisition Conference.
(e) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—All direct transaction costs 
associated with the conveyance under section (a), including 
the costs of appraisal, title, and survey work, shall be paid 
by the recipient. 
(f) USE OF PROCEEDS.—
(1) DEPOSIT.—The Secretary shall deposit the 
amounts received by the Secretary as consideration 
under subsection (d) in the fund established by Public 
Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 
U.S.C. 484a). 
(2) USE.—Funds deposited under paragraph (1) 
shall be available to the Secretary until expended, 
without further appropriation—
(A) for the acquisition of land and interests 
in land for National Forest System purposes in 
the State of California; and 
(B) for reimbursement of costs incurred by 
the Forest Service in making the conveyance 
under subsection (a). 
(3) STATUS
OF
ACQUIRED
LAND.—Notwith-
standing Public Law 85–862 (16 U.S.C. 521a), any 
lands acquired under paragraph (2)(A) shall be man-
aged as lands acquired under the March 1, 1911 
(commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480, 
500, 515 et seq.), regardless of whether any of the
Union Calendar No. 420
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5032
[Report No. 107–678] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain National Forest System lands in the 
Mendocino National Forest, California, to au-
thorize the use of the proceeds from such convey-
ances for National Forest purposes, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed