Union Calendar No. 454
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3554
[Report No. 103–809]
A BILL
To require the exchange of National Forest System
lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho
for non-Federal lands within the forest in Wyo-
ming.
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 454
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3554
[Report No. 103–809]
To require the exchange of National Forest System lands in the Targhee
National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 19, 1993
Mr. CRAPO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Reported with amendments, 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 November 19, 1993]
A BILL
To require the exchange of National Forest System lands
in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal
lands within the forest in Wyoming.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding the requirements
in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Consolidate National Forest
Lands’’, approved March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485), and
section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)) that Federal and non-Fed-
eral lands exchanged for each other must be located within
the same State, the Secretary of Agriculture may convey
the Federal lands described in section 2(a) in exchange for
the non-Federal lands described in section 2(b) in accord-
ance with the provisions of this Act.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the land exchange
required in this Act shall be made under the existing au-
thorities of the Secretary.
(c) ACCEPTABILITY OF TITLE AND MANNER OF CON-
VEYANCE.—The Secretary shall not carry out the exchange
described in subsection (a) unless the title to the non-Fed-
eral lands to be conveyed to the United States, and the form
and procedures of conveyance, are acceptable to the
Secretary.
SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TO BE EXCHANGED.
(a) FEDERAL LANDS.—The Federal lands referred to
in this Act are located in the Targhee National Forest in
Idaho, are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Targhee
Exchange, Idaho-Wyoming—Proposed, Federal Land’’,
dated September 1994, and are known as the North Fork
Tract.
(b) NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—The non-Federal lands re-
ferred to in this Act are located in the Targhee National
Forest in Wyoming, are generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Non-Federal Land, Targhee Exchange, Idaho-Wyo-
ming—Proposed’’, dated September 1994, and are known
as the Squirrel Meadows Tract.
(c) MAPS.—The maps referred to in subsections (a)
and (b) shall be on file and available for inspection in the
office of the Supervisor of the Targhee National Forest in
Idaho and in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.
Before the occurrence of the exchange authorized by sec-
tion 1, the values of the Federal and non-Federal lands to
be so exchanged shall be established by appraisals of fair
market value that shall be subject to approval by the Sec-
retary. The values either shall be equal or shall be equalized
using the following methods:
(1) ADJUSTMENT OF LANDS.—
(A) PORTION OF FEDERAL LANDS.—If the
Federal lands are greater in value than the non-
Federal lands, the Secretary shall reduce the
acreage of the Federal lands until the values of
the Federal lands closely approximate the values
of the non-Federal lands.
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
FEDERALLY
OWNED
LANDS.—If the non-Federal lands are greater in
value than the Federal lands, the Secretary may
convey additional federally owned lands within
the Targhee National Forest up to an amount
necessary to equalize the values of the non-Fed-
eral lands and the lands to be transferred out of
Federal ownership. However, such additional
federally owned lands shall be adjacent to the
lands identified on the map referred to in section
2(a).
(2) PAYMENT OF MONEY.—The values may be
equalized by the payment of money as provided in
section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF SQUIRREL MEADOWS TRACT.
The Secretary shall seek to acquire any portion of the
non-Federal lands that is not acquired under this Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Federal lands’’ means the Federal
lands described in section 2(a).