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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4013
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain administrative
sites and to use the proceeds for the acquisition of office sites and
the acquisition, construction, or improvement of offices and administra-
tive support buildings for the Conconino National Forest, Kaibab Na-
tional Forest, Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National Forest in
the State of Arizona.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1998
Mr. STUMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain
administrative sites and to use the proceeds for the ac-
quisition of office sites and the acquisition, construction,
or improvement of offices and administrative support
buildings for the Conconino National Forest, Kaibab
National Forest, Prescott National Forest, and Tonto
National Forest in the State of Arizona.
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 SITES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary, 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 following
National Forest System administrative sites:
(1) The Camp Verde Administrative Site, com-
prising approximately 213.60 acres, as depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Camp Verde Administrative Site’’,
dated April 12, 1997.
(2) A portion of the Cave Creek Administrative
Site, comprising approximately 16 acres, as depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘Cave Creek Administrative
Site’’, dated May 1, 1997.
(3) The Fredonia Duplex Housing Site, com-
prising approximately 1.40 acres and the Fredonia
Dwelling Site, comprising approximately 1.58 acres,
as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Fredonia Duplex
Dwelling, Fredonia Ranger Dwelling’’, dated August
28, 1997.
(4) The Groom Creek Administrative Site, com-
prising approximately 7.88 acres, as depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Groom Creek Administrative Site’’,
dated April 29, 1997.
(5) The Payson Administrative Site, comprising
approximately 296.43 acres, as depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Payson Ranger Station Administrative
Site’’, dated May 1, 1997.
(6) The Sedona Administrative Site, comprising
approximately 21.41 acres, as depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Sedona Ranger Station Administrative
Site’’, dated April 12, 1997.
(b) EXCHANGE ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary may
acquire land and existing or future administrative im-
provements in exchange for a conveyance of an adminis-
trative site under subsection (a).
(c) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—A sale or exchange
of an administrative site shall be subject to the laws (in-
cluding regulations) applicable to the conveyance and ac-
quisition 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 for expenditure, until ex-
pended, for—
(1) the acquisition of land and interests in land
for administrative sites; and
(2) the acquisition, construction, or improve-
ment of offices and other administrative support
buildings for the Conconino National Forest, Kaibab
National Forest, Prescott National Forest, and
Tonto National Forest.
SEC. 4. REVOCATIONS.
(a) PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, to facilitate the sale or exchange
of the administrative sites under section 2, public land or-
ders withdrawing the administrative sites from all forms
of appropriation under the public land laws are revoked