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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3146
To provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in the State of California
for certain non-Federal lands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1996
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in
the State of California for certain non-Federal lands,
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. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that the ex-
changes of lands authorized by this Act will benefit both
the private landowners and the United States by consoli-
dating their respective land ownership patterns.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize, facilitate, and expedite the land exchanges set forth
herein.
SEC. 2. SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST LANDS.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding the require-
ments in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Consolidate National
Forest Lands’’, approved March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C.
485), the Secretary of Agriculture may convey the Federal
lands described in subsection (d)(1) in exchange for the
non-Federal lands described in subsection (d)(2), and may
convey the Federal lands described in subsection (d)(3)
in exchange for the non-Federal lands described in sub-
section (d)(4), in accordance with the provisions of this
Act and in accordance with other applicable laws.
(b) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—The land exchange required in this Act shall be
made in accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1716(b)).
(c) ACCEPTABILITY OF TITLE AND MANNER OF CON-
VEYANCE.—The Secretary shall not carry out an exchange
described in subsection (a) unless the title to the non-Fed-
eral lands to be conveyed to the United States, and the
form and procedures of conveyance, are acceptable to the
Secretary.
(d) LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.—
(1) FEDERAL LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED IN EX-
CHANGE NUMBER 1.—The Federal lands referred to
in this Act to be exchanged in Exchange Number 1
are located in the Sierra National Forest in Califor-
nia, are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Si-
erra National Forest Exchange No. 1—Proposed,
Federal Land’’, dated ——————— 1995, are
known as ‘‘Camp Chawanakee’’, and are more par-
ticularly described as T9S, R25E, sec 30.
(2) NON-FEDERAL LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED
IN EXCHANGE NUMBER 1.—The non-Federal lands
referred to in this Act to be exchanged in Exchange
Number 1 are located near the Sierra Summit Ski
Area, approximately 12 miles northeast of Shaver
Lake, California, are generally depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Non-Federal Land, Sierra National Forest
Exchange No. 1—Proposed’’, dated ——————
1995, and are known as Summit 80, and are more
particularly described as T8S, R26E, sec 29.
(3) FEDERAL LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED IN EX-
CHANGE NUMBER 2.—The Federal lands referred to
in this Act to be exchanged in Exchange Number 1
are located in the Sierra National Forest in Califor-
nia, are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Si-
erra National Forest Exchange No. 2—Proposed,
Federal Land’’, dated ——————— 1995, com-
prise approximately 160 acres, and are more par-