and interests in lands for the National Forest System in 
the State of California. 
(f) COST COLLECTION FUNDS.—The owner of the 
non-Federal land shall be responsible for all direct costs 
associated with processing the land exchange under this 
section and shall pay the Secretary the necessary funds, 
which shall be deposited in a cost collection account. 
Funds so deposited shall be available to the Secretary 
until expended, without further appropriation, for the cost 
associated with the land exchange. Any funds remaining 
after completion of the land exchange, which are not need-
ed to cover expenses, shall be refunded to the owner of 
the non-Federal land. 
SEC. 4. GRANT OF EASEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH HY-
DROELECTRIC PROJECT NO. 67. 
(a) PURPOSE.—A hydroelectric project, licensed pur-
suant to the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) 
as Project No. 67, is located on a majority of the Federal 
land authorized for exchange under section 3. To protect 
the ability of the owner of Project No. 67 to continue to 
operate and maintain that hydroelectric project under the 
current and all future licenses or authorizations issued 
pursuant to the Federal Power Act or any other applicable 
law, this section is necessary. 
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(b) EASEMENT REQUIRED.—Before conveying the 
Federal land under section 3, the Secretary shall grant 
an easement, without consideration, to the owner of 
Project No. 67 for the right to enter, occupy, and use for 
hydroelectric power purposes the Federal land currently 
within the licensed boundary for Project No. 67. The 
Project No. 67 owner shall hold harmless the Secretary 
for any claims against the owner due to the grant of ease-
ment. 
(c) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The ease-
ment granted under this section shall provide the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The United States of America, hereinafter called 
‘Grantor’, pursuant to a congressional authorization, here-
by grants, transfers, and conveys unto the [insert name 
of Project No. 67 owner], its successors and assigns, here-
inafter called ‘Grantee’, all those certain exclusive ease-
ments and rights in, on, under, over, along, and across 
certain real property described in Exhibit A, attached 
hereto [attach description of real property subject to the 
easement] and incorporated herein (the ‘Property’), for 
any purpose or activity that Grantee deems convenient or 
necessary to the creation, generation, transmission, or dis-
tribution of hydropower on and off the Property, includ-
ing, but not limited to, the right to inundate the Property 
with water, reservoir management, and compliance with 
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legal obligations in accordance with the applicable Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission license and those non-ex-
clusive easements and rights to use, occupy, and enter the 
Property, and to allow others to use, occupy, and enter 
the Property, for other purposes related to hydropower 
and reservoir management and use, such as recreation by 
Grantee or the public, and regulation of any activities on 
the Property that may impact such purposes, at any time 
and from time to time. Grantor further grants, transfers, 
and conveys unto the Grantee the right of assignment, in 
whole or in part, to others, without limitation. Grantee 
shall have the right to take such actions on the Property 
as may be necessary to comply with all applicable laws, 
rules, regulations, ordinances, orders and other govern-
mental, regulatory, and administrative authorities and re-
quirements, or that may be necessary for the economical 
entry, occupancy, and use of the Property for hydropower 
purposes. Grantor, its successors and assigns, shall not 
deposit or permit or allow to be deposited, earth, rubbish, 
debris or any other substance or material on the Property, 
or so near thereto as to constitute, in the opinion of the 
Grantee, an interference or obstruction to the hydropower 
and reservoir purposes. No other easements, leases, or li-
censes shall be granted on, under or over the Property 
by Grantor to any person, firm or corporation without the 
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