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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6664 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the State of California 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain 
National Forest System land to facilitate the relocation of the South 
Operations Coordination Center, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2012 
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the State 
of California all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to certain National Forest System land 
to facilitate the relocation of the South Operations Co-
ordination Center, 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. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LAND TO CALIFORNIA FOR EMERGENCY SUP-
PORT FACILITY. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—Not later than 120 
days after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
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receives an offer from the State of California to purchase 
a parcel of National Forest System land consisting of ap-
proximately 12.55 acres of National Forest System land 
in the Pacific Southwest Region, as depicted on the map 
titled ‘‘Proposed Conveyance to the State of California at 
March Air Reserve Base’’ and dated September 19, 2012, 
the Secretary shall convey to the State all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the land for the 
purpose of permitting the State to use the land for the 
relocation of the South Operations Coordination Center. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of National Forest System land under subsection 
(a), the State shall pay an amount equal to the fair market 
value of the conveyed land, to be determined as provided 
in subsection (c)(2). Consideration received under this 
subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury and shall be available, in such amounts as may 
be provided in advance in appropriations Acts, for capital 
improvement and maintenance of Forest Service facilities. 
(c) SURVEY AND APPRAISAL.— 
(1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of the land to be conveyed under subsection 
(a) shall be determined using a survey conducted in 
a manner the Secretary determines to be satisfac-
tory. 
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(2) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of the 
land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be de-
termined based on an appraisal that— 
(A) is approved by the Secretary; and 
(B) is conducted in conformity with the 
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
Acquisition. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 
the State to cover costs to be incurred by the Sec-
retary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs in-
curred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including the reasonable costs 
of the survey and appraisal. If amounts are collected 
from the State in advance of the Secretary incurring 
the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 
out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the State. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursements under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred in carrying 
out the conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be 
merged with amounts in such fund or account and 
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shall be available for the same purposes, and subject 
to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 
in such fund or account. 
(e) VALID
EXISTING
RIGHTS.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to any valid existing 
rights. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) SOUTH
OPERATIONS
COORDINATION
CEN-
TER.—The term ‘‘South Operations Coordination 
Center’’ means the State facility that— 
(A) is jointly operated by the State and the 
Forest Service; and 
(B) is used for providing emergency sup-
port for wildland fires and other emergencies. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
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