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Union Calendar No. 52 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 689 
[Report No. 111–108] 
To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands be-
tween the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2009 
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 14, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 26, 2009] 
A BILL 
To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Fed-
eral lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau 
of Land Management, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE BUREAU OF 
LAND MANAGEMENT. 
(a) INTERCHANGE.—Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction of the federally 
owned lands described in subsection (b) is transferred from 
the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior 
to be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable 
to the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘BLM’’). 
(b) LANDS AFFECTED.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the lands transferred to the administration of 
the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, under sub-
section (a) are those heretofore within the Shasta-Trinity 
National Forest in California, Mount Diablo Meridian, as 
shown on the map titled ‘‘H.R. 689, Transfer from Forest 
Service to BLM, Map 1’’, dated April 21, 2009. 
(c) EXCEPTED LANDS.—Excepted from the transfer 
under this section are those lands within the Shasta Dam 
Reclamation Zone which shall continue to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Rec-
lamation. 
SEC. 2. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE FOREST SERVICE. 
(a) INTERCHANGE.—Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction of the federally 
owned lands described in subsection (b) is transferred from 
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the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture 
to be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable 
to the National Forest System. Such lands are hereby with-
drawn from the public domain and reserved for administra-
tion as part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. 
(b) LANDS AFFECTED.—The lands transferred to the 
administration of the Secretary of Agriculture, through the 
Forest Service, under subsection (a), are those heretofore ad-
ministered by the BLM in California, Mount Diablo Merid-
ian, as shown on the map titled ‘‘H.R. 689, Transfer from 
BLM to Forest Service, Map 2’’, dated April 21, 2009. 
(c) WILDERNESS ADMINISTRATION.—The transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction from the BLM to the Forest 
Service of certain lands previously designated as part of 
the Trinity Alps Wilderness shall not affect the wilderness 
status of such lands. 
(d) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For the 
purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of 
the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, as adjusted pursuant 
to this Act, shall be considered the boundaries of that na-
tional forest as of January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid existing 
rights, nor affect the validity or term and conditions of any 
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existing withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, license 
or permit on lands transferred by this Act, except that any 
such authorization shall be administered by the agency hav-
ing jurisdiction of the land after the enactment of this Act 
in accordance with applicable law. Reissuance of any such 
authorization shall be in accordance with applicable law 
and regulations of the agency having jurisdiction. 
SEC. 4. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. 
(a) NOTICE.—The Forest Service for lands described 
in section 1, and the BLM for lands described in section 
2, shall identify any known sites containing hazardous sub-
stances and provide such information to the receiving agen-
cy. 
(b) CLEAN UP OBLIGATIONS.—The clean up of haz-
ardous substances on lands transferred by this Act shall be 
the responsibility of the agency having jurisdiction over the 
lands on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 5. CORRECTIONS. 
(a) MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.—The Director of the BLM 
and the Chief of the Forest Service, may, by mutual agree-
ment, effect minor corrections and adjustments to the inter-
change provided for in this Act to facilitate land manage-
ment, including survey. 
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(b) PUBLICATIONS.—Any corrections or adjustments 
made under subsection (a) shall be effective upon publica-
tion of a notice in the Federal Register. 
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Union Calendar No. 52 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 689 
[Report No. 111–108] 
A BILL 
To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of 
certain Federal lands between the Forest Service 
and the Bureau of Land Management, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 14, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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