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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4977
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain land
in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2002
Mr. JEFF MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange
certain land in the State of Florida, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Florida National For-
est Land Management Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Florida Land Dispositions’’ and dated March
31, 2002.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Florida.
SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, under such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell
or exchange any right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the parcels of Federal land in the State
described in subsection (b).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal
land in the State referred to in subsection (a) consist of
the following:
(1) Tract A–942a, East Bay, Santa Rosa Coun-
ty, consisting of approximately 61 acres, and more
particularly described as T. 1 S., R. 27 W., Sec. 31,
W1⁄2 of SW1⁄4.
(2) Tract A–942b, East Bay, Santa Rosa Coun-
ty, consisting of approximately 40 acres, and more
particularly described as T. 1 S., R. 27 W., Sec. 38.
(3) Tract A–942c, Ft. Walton, Okaloosa Coun-
ty, located southeast of the intersection of and adja-
cent to State Road 86 and Mooney Road, consisting
of approximately 0.59 acres, and more particularly
described as T. 1 S., R. 24 W., Sec. 26.
(4) 
Tract 
A–942d, 
located 
southeast 
of
Crestview, Okaloosa County, consisting of approxi-
mately 79.90 acres, and more particularly described
as T. 2 N., R. 23 W., Sec. 2, NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4 and
NE1⁄4 NW1⁄4.
(5) Tract A–943, Okaloosa County Fair-
grounds, Ft. Walton, Okaloosa County, consisting of
approximately 30.14 acres, and more particularly de-
scribed as T. 1 S., R. 24 W., Sec. 26, S1⁄2.
(6) Tract A–944, City Ball Park—Ft. Walton,
Okaloosa County, consisting of approximately 12.43
acres, and more particularly described as T. 1 S., R.
24 W., Sec. 26, S1⁄2.
(7) Tract A–945, Landfill-Golf Course Driving
Range, located southeast of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, consisting of approximately 40.85 acres,
and more particularly described as T. 2 N., R. 23
W., Sec. 4, NW1⁄4 NE1⁄4.
(8) Tract A–959, 2 vacant lots on the north
side of Micheaux Road in Bristol, Liberty County,
consisting of approximately 0.5 acres, and more par-
ticularly described as T. 1 S., R. 7 W., Sec. 6.
(9) Tract C–3m–d, located southwest of Astor
in Lake County, consisting of approximately 15.0
acres, and more particularly described as T. 15 S.,
R. 28 E., Sec. 37.
(10) Tract C–691, Lake County, consisting of
the subsurface rights to approximately 40.76 acres
of land, and more particularly described as T. 17 S.,
R. 29 E., Sec. 25, SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4.
(11) Tract C–2208b, Lake County, consisting
of approximately 39.99 acres, and more particularly
described as T. 17 S., R. 28 E., Sec. 28, NW1⁄4
SE1⁄4.
(12) Tract C–2209, Lake County, consisting of
approximately 127.2 acres, as depicted on the map,
and more particularly described as T. 17 S., R. 28
E., Sec. 21, NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4
NE1⁄4.
(13) Tract C–2209b, Lake County, consisting
of approximately 39.41 acres, and more particularly
described as T. 17 S., R. 29 E., Sec. 32, NE1⁄4
SE1⁄4.
(14) Tract C–2209c, Lake County, consisting
of approximately 40.09 acres, and more particularly
described as T. 18 S., R. 28 E., Sec. 14, SE1⁄4
SW1⁄4.
(15) Tract C–2209d, Lake County, consisting
of approximately 79.58 acres, and more particularly
described as T. 18 S., R. 29 E., Sec. 5, SE1⁄4
NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4.
(16) Tract C–2210, government lot 1, 20 rec-
reational residential lots, and adjacent land on Lake
Kerr, Marion County, consisting of approximately 30
acres, and more particularly described as T. 13 S.,
R. 25 E., Sec. 22.
(17) Tract C–2212, located West of Ocala,
Marion County, consisting of approximately 5.0
acres, and more particularly described as T. 14 S.,
R. 21 E., Sec. 19, W1⁄2 NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4 SW1⁄4.
(18) Tract C–2213, located in the F.M.
Arrendondo grant, East of Ocala, Marion County,
and including a portion of the land located east of
the western right-of-way of State Highway 19, con-
sisting of approximately 15.0 acres, and more par-
ticularly described as T. 14 and 15 S., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 36, 38, and 40.
(19) All improvements on the parcels described
in paragraphs (1) through (18).
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the office of
the Chief of the Forest Service.
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may—
(A) correct minor errors in the map; and
(B) for the purposes of soliciting offers for
the sale or exchange of land under subsection
(d), modify the descriptions of land specified in
subsection (b) based on—
(i) a survey; or
(ii) a determination by the Secretary
that the modification would be in the best
interest of the public.
(d) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Sec-
retary may solicit offers for the sale or exchange of
land described in subsection (b).
(2) REJECTION
OF
OFFERS.—The Secretary
may reject any offer received under this section if
the Secretary determines that the offer—
(A) is not adequate; or
(B) is not in the public interest.
(e) METHODS OF SALE.—The Secretary may sell the
land described in subsection (b) at public or private sale
(including at auction), in accordance with any terms, con-
ditions, and procedures that the Secretary determines to
be appropriate.
(f) BROKERS.—In any sale or exchange of land de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary may—
(1) use a real estate broker; and
(2) pay the real estate broker a commission in
an amount that is comparable to the amounts of
commission generally paid for real estate trans-
actions in the area.
(g) CONCURRENCE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR
FORCE.—A parcel of land described in paragraphs (1)
through (7) of subsection (b) shall not be sold or ex-
changed by the Secretary without the concurrence of the
Secretary of the Air Force.
(h) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding section
206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), if the value of non-Federal
land for which Federal land is exchanged under this sec-
tion is less than the value of the Federal land exchanged,
the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment in
excess of 25 percent of the value of the Federal land.
(i) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The net proceeds derived
from any sale or exchange under this Act shall be
deposited in the fund established by Public Law 90–
171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’; 16 U.S.C.
484a).
(2) USE.—Amounts deposited under paragraph
(1) shall be available to the Secretary for expendi-
ture, without further appropriation, for—
(A) acquisition of land and interests in
land for inclusion as units of the National For-
est System in the State; and
(B) reimbursement of costs incurred by the
Secretary in carrying out land sales and ex-
changes under this Act, including the payment
of real estate broker commissions under sub-
section (f).
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Land acquired by the United
States under this Act shall be—
(1) subject to the Act of March 1, 1911 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Weeks Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 480 et
seq.); and
(2) administered in accordance with laws (in-
cluding regulations) applicable to the National For-
est System.
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—The land described in section
3(b) shall not be subject to the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
the land described in section 3(b) is withdrawn from loca-
tion, entry, and patent under the public land laws, mining
laws, and mineral leasing laws (including geothermal leas-
ing laws).
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