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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5721
To facilitate a land exchange to provide for the acquisition of a private 
inholding in the San Isabel National Forest in the State of Colorado, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Mr. MCINNIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate a land exchange to provide for the acquisition 
of a private inholding in the San Isabel National Forest 
in the State of Colorado, 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 ‘‘San Isabel National 
Forest Land Exchange Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST, 
COLORADO. 
(a) EXCHANGE REQUIRED.—In exchange for the pri-
vate property described in subsection (b), the Secretary
of Agriculture shall convey to E. Michael Senter of Buena 
Vista, Colorado (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘recipient’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property consisting of 
approximately 2.2 acres in the San Isabel National Forest, 
Colorado, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Senter Exchange’’ , dated September 20, 2002. The con-
veyance under this subsection shall be made upon the re-
ceipt by the Secretary of a binding offer for the convey-
ance of title acceptable to the Secretary to the property 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the prop-
erty to be conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a), 
the recipient shall convey to the Secretary a parcel of real 
property consisting of approximately 2.0 acres located 
within the boundaries of the San Isabel National Forest. 
This parcel is also generally depicted on the map referred 
to in subsection (a). 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE; APPRAISAL.—The 
values of the properties to be exchanged under this section 
shall be equal or equalized as provided in subsection (d). 
The value of the properties shall be determined through 
an appraisal performed by a qualified appraiser mutually 
agreed to by the Secretary and the recipient. The ap-
praisal shall be performed in conformance with the Uni-
form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions 
(Department of Justice, December 2000) and shall be 
completed not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Any difference in the 
value of the properties to be exchanged under this section 
shall be equalized through the making of a cash equali-
zation payment. The Secretary shall deposit any cash 
equalization payment received by the Secretary under this 
subsection in the fund established by Public Law 90-171 
(commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 
(e) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—All direct costs associated 
with the conveyances under this section, including the 
costs of appraisal, title, and survey work, shall be borne 
by the Secretary. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION
OF ACQUIRED LAND.—The 
property acquired by the Secretary under this section shall 
become part of the San Isabel National Forest and be ad-
ministered as such in accordance with the laws, rules, and 
regulations generally applicable to the National Forest 
System.
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