of use areas as described in paragraph (3)(D) of such sec-
tion, shall apply to the land exchange authorized by this
section.
(d) ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT DISBURSEMENTS.—Upon
the completion of the land exchange authorized by this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall make an economic adjustment dis-
bursement to the Lowther (Clemens) Ranch in the amount
of $148,000 to compensate for lost productivity and eco-
nomic activity caused by the dislocation and reallocation
of resources and the disruption and termination of tradi-
tional management techniques as a result of the enactment
of this Act.
(e) COMPLETION
OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary
shall complete the conveyance of the Federal lands under
subsection (a) within 70 days after the Secretary accepts
the lands described in subsection (b).
SEC. 605. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LAND EX-
CHANGES.
(a) MAP.—The land conveyances described in this title
are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Steens Moun-
tain Land Exchanges’’ and dated September 18, 2000.
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, the exchange of Federal land under this title
is subject to the existing laws and regulations applicable
to the conveyance and acquisition of land under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Land Management. It is antici-
pated that the Secretary will be able to carry out such land
exchanges without the promulgation of additional regula-
tions and without regard to the notice and comment provi-
sions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the non-
Federal lands to be conveyed under this title must be accept-
able to the Secretary, and the conveyances shall be subject
to valid existing rights of record. The non-Federal lands
shall conform with the title approval standards applicable
to Federal land acquisitions.
(d) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact acreage and
legal description of all lands to be exchanged under this title
shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary.
The costs of any such survey, as well as other administra-
tive costs incurred to execute a land exchange under this
title, shall be borne by the Secretary.
TITLE VII—FUNDING
AUTHORITIES
SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Except as provided in section 702, there is hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
to carry out this Act.
SEC. 702. USE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUND.—There are authorized to
be appropriated $25,000,000 from the land and water con-
servation fund established under section 2 of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5)
to provide funds for the acquisition of land and interests
in land under section 114 and to enter into nondevelopment
easements and conservation easements under subsections (b)
and (c) of section 122.
(b) TERM OF USE.—Amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a)
shall remain available until expended.
Union Calendar No. 560
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4828
[Report No. 106–929, Part I]
A BILL
To designate wilderness areas and a cooperative
management and protection area in the vicinity
of Steens Mountain in Harney County, Oregon,
and for other purposes.
OCTOBER 3, 2000
Reported from the Committee on Resources with an
amendment
OCTOBER 3, 2000
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended for a
period ending not later than October 3, 2000
OCTOBER 3, 2000
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union and ordered to be printed