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Union Calendar No. 112
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1874
[Report No. 104–216]
To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1995
Mr. BROWDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
JULY 31, 1995
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]
A BILL
To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest,
Alabama.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The exterior bound-
aries of the Talladega National Forest is hereby modified
to include the following described lands:
Huntsville
Meridian,
Township
South,
Range 8 East, Section 34, NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2NW1⁄4,
Cleburne
County,
containing
339.40
acres, more or less.
Huntsville
Meridian,
Township
South,
Range 9 East, Section 28, SE1⁄4, Calhoun County,
containing 160.00 acres, more or less.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—(1) Subject to valid existing
rights, all Federal lands described under subsection (a)
are hereby added to and shall be administered as part of
the Talladega National Forest.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af-
fect the validity of or the terms and conditions of any ex-
isting right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit on
lands transferred by subsection (a), except that such lands
shall be administered by the Forest Service. Reissuance
of any authorization shall be in accordance with the laws
and regulations generally applying to the Forest Service,
and the change of jurisdiction over such lands resulting
from the enactment of this Act shall not constitute a
ground for the denial of renewal or reissuance of such au-
thorization.
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST.
(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The exterior bound-
aries of the Talladega National Forest is hereby modified
to include the following described lands:
Huntsville Meridian, Township 17 South, Range
8 East, Section 34, NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2NW1⁄4,
Cleburne County, containing 399.40 acres, more or
less.
Huntsville Meridian, Township 13 South, Range
9 East, Section 28, SE1⁄4, Calhoun County, contain-
ing 160.00 acres, more or less.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—(1) Subject to valid existing
rights, all Federal lands described under subsection (a) are
hereby added to and shall be administered as part of the
Talladega National Forest, and the Secretary of the Interior
shall transfer, without reimbursement, administrative juris-
diction over such lands to the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
the validity of or the terms and conditions of any existing
right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit on lands
transferred by subsection (a), except that such lands shall
be administered by the Forest Service. Reissuance of any
authorization shall be in accordance with the laws and reg-
ulations generally applying to the Forest Service, and the
change of jurisdiction over such lands resulting from the
enactment of this Act shall not constitute a ground for the
denial of renewal or reissuance of such authorization.
Union Calendar No. 112
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1874
[Report No. 104–216]
A BILL
To modify the boundaries of the Talladega National
Forest, Alabama.
JULY 31, 1995
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed