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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3657
To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land
in the San Bernardino National Forest in the State of California, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 15, 2000
Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of public
domain land in the San Bernardino National Forest in
the State of California, 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 AND SETTLEMENT, SAN
BERNARDINO 
NATIONAL 
FOREST, 
CALI-
FORNIA.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights and settlement of claims as provided in this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to KATY
101.3 FM, a California corporation, (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘KATY’’) all right, title and interest of the
United States in and to a parcel of real property con-
sisting of approximately 1.06 acres within the San
Bernardino National Forest in Riverside County, Cali-
fornia, generally located in the north 1⁄2 of section 23,
township 5 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian.
(b) LEGAL
DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary and
KATY shall, by mutual agreement, prepare the legal de-
scription of the parcel of real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a), which is generally depicted as Ex-
hibit A–2 in an appraisal report of the subject property
dated August 26, 1999, by Paul H. Meiling.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (a) shall be equal to the appraised
fair market value of the parcel to be conveyed. Any ap-
praisal to determine the fair market value of the parcel
shall be prepared in conformity with the Uniform Ap-
praisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and ap-
proved by the Secretary.
(d) SETTLEMENT.—In addition to the consideration
referred to in subsection (c), upon the receipt of $16,600
paid by KATY to the Secretary, the Secretary shall release
KATY from any and all claims of the United States aris-
ing from the occupancy and use of the San Bernardino
National Forest by KATY for communication site pur-
poses.
(e) ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1323(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3210(a)) or any other law, the
Secretary is not required to provide access over National
Forest System lands to the parcel of real property con-
veyed under subsection (a).
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Any costs associated
with the creation of a subdivided parcel, recordation of a
survey, zoning, and planning approval, and similar ex-
penses with respect to the conveyance under this section,
shall be borne by KATY.
(g) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—All funds received
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund es-
tablished under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a;
commonly known as the Sisk Act), and the funds shall
remain available to the Secretary, until expended, for the
acquisition of lands, waters, and interests in land for the
inclusion in the San Bernardino National Forest.
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