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need not be delayed in the event the Secretary fails to 
meet the deadline specified in subsection (c). 
(g) RELATION
TO EXISTING LAW
AND PLANS.— 
Nothing in this section grants the Secretary any authority 
to manage the Mount Hood National Forest contrary to 
existing law. The assessment conducted by the Secretary 
under this section shall not supersede, be considered a 
supplement or amendment to, or in any way affect the 
legal or regulatory authority of the Mount Hood National 
Forest Land and Resource Management Plan or the col-
lection of documents entitled ‘‘Final Supplemental Envi-
ronmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for 
Amendments to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Man-
agement Planning Documents within the Range of the 
Northern Spotted Owl’’ and ‘‘Standards and Guidelines 
for Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and 
Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of 
the Northern Spotted Owl’’. 
(h) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall 
provide an opportunity for interested persons to be in-
volved in development of the assessment conducted by the 
Secretary under this section. 
SEC. 503. SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS UTILIZATION STUDY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall conduct a study to assess the amount of long-term 
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sustainable biomass available in the Mount Hood National 
Forest that, consistent with applicable law, could be made 
available as a raw material for— 
(1) the production of electric energy, sensible 
heat, transportation fuel, or substitutes for petro-
leum-based products; 
(2) dimensional lumber, fencing, framing mate-
rial, poles, firewood, furniture, chips, pulp for paper; 
or 
(3) other commercial purposes. 
(b) BIOMASS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘biomass’’ means small diameter trees and understory 
vegetation that is removed from forested land as a by- 
product of forest restoration efforts. 
SEC. 504. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT MEMORANDA OF UN-
DERSTANDING. 
(a) COMPLETION
OF
MEMORANDA
OF
UNDER-
STANDING.—To the extent that memoranda of under-
standing or other legal agreements involving watersheds 
of Mount Hood National Forest do not exist between irri-
gation districts or municipalities and the Forest Service, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may complete memoranda of 
understanding that outline stewardship goals to manage 
the watersheds for water quality and water quantity. 
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(b) ELEMENTS OF MEMORANDUM.—A memorandum 
of understanding involving a watershed of Mount Hood 
National Forest shall encourage adaptability, establish 
benchmarks regarding water quality and water quantity, 
and require monitoring to determine progress in meeting 
such benchmarks. The memorandum of understanding 
may restrict public access to areas of the watershed where 
appropriate. 
(c) PUBLIC PROCESS REQUIRED.— 
(1) COLLABORATION
AND
CONSULTATION.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the 
process by which the Secretary enters into a memo-
randum of understanding with an irrigation district, 
local government, or other entity involving a water-
shed of Mount Hood National Forest is based on 
collaboration and cooperation between the Forest 
Service and local jurisdictions and other interested 
persons. 
(2) PUBLIC
MEETING
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary and the other party or parties to the proposed 
memorandum of understanding shall hold at least 
one joint public meeting before completing a final 
draft of the memorandum of understanding. 
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(3) PUBLIC COMMENT.—A draft memorandum 
of understanding also shall be open to public com-
ment before being finalized. 
TITLE 
VI—CRYSTAL 
SPRINGS 
WATERSHED 
SPECIAL 
RE-
SOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIT 
SEC. 601. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to establish a special re-
sources management unit to ensure protection of the qual-
ity and quantity of the Crystal Springs watershed as a 
clean drinking water source for the residents of Hood 
River County, Oregon, while also allowing visitors to enjoy 
its special scenic, natural, cultural, and wildlife values. 
SEC. 602. ESTABLISHMENT OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER-
SHED SPECIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
UNIT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Effective as provided by sec-
tion 605, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a 
special resources management unit in the State of Oregon 
consisting of all National Forest System land that is lo-
cated within 200 yards from any point on the perimeter 
of the Crystal Springs Zone of Contribution, as deter-
mined by the Crystal Springs Water District, and other 
National Forest System land in and around the Inn at 
Cooper Spur and the Cooper Spur Ski Area, as depicted 
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on the map entitled ‘‘Crystal Springs Watershed Special 
Resources Management Unit’’ and dated June 2006 in 
this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘official map’’). 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The special resources manage-
ment unit established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
known as the Crystal Springs Watershed Special Re-
sources Management Unit, in this title referred to as the 
‘‘Management Unit’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LAND.—The Manage-
ment Unit does not include any National Forest System 
land otherwise covered by subsection (a) that is designated 
as wilderness by title I. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
National Forest System land included in the Management 
Unit are permanently withdrawn from all forms of appro-
priation under the public land laws, including the mining 
laws and mineral and geothermal leasing laws. 
(e) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As 
soon as practicable after the effective date specified 
in section 605, the Secretary shall prepare and sub-
mit to Congress a legal description of the Manage-
ment Unit. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map referred to in 
subsection (a) and the legal descriptions prepared 
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under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec-
retary may correct technical errors in the map and 
legal descriptions. The map of the Crystal Springs 
Zone of Contribution is incorporated in this Act to 
delineate the boundaries of the Management Unit, 
and the delineation of these boundaries is not in-
tended to affect the specific uses that may occur on 
private land within the boundaries of the Manage-
ment Unit. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map referred 
to in subsection (a) and the legal descriptions pre-
pared under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 603. ADMINISTRATION OF MANAGEMENT UNIT. 
(a) GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING LAWS.— 
Except as provided in this title, all other laws and regula-
tions affecting National Forest System lands shall con-
tinue to apply to the National Forest System lands in-
cluded in the Management Unit. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) PROCESS
FOR
ALLOWING
ACTIVITIES.— 
Only activities described in this subsection may 
occur in the Management Unit, and the Secretary of 
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Agriculture may permit an activity described in this 
subsection to occur in the Management Unit only 
after the Secretary— 
(A) obtains the review and opinions of the 
Crystal Springs Water District regarding the 
effect of the activity on the purposes of the 
Management Unit; 
(B) complies with all applicable Federal 
law regarding development and implementation 
of the activity; and 
(C) when appropriate, provides to the gen-
eral public advance notice of the activity, an op-
portunity to comment on the activity, and ap-
peal rights regarding the activity. 
(2) RECREATION.—The Secretary may— 
(A) continue to maintain recreational op-
portunities and trails, in existence in the Man-
agement Unit as of the effective date specified 
in section 605, within their existing and historic 
footprints or at an alternative location; and 
(B) develop new foot paths or cross-county 
skiing trails in the Management Unit. 
(3) LEASE OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may lease improvements and facilities, in 
existence in the Management Unit as of the effective 
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date specified in section 605, within their existing 
and designated footprints to one or more conces-
sionaires. 
(4) ROAD
MAINTENANCE.—Subject to sub-
section (d), the Secretary may maintain National 
Forest System roads, in existence in the Manage-
ment Unit as of the effective date specified in sec-
tion 605 or as directed by the management plan re-
quired by subsection (d). Maintenance may include 
the installation of culverts and drainage improve-
ments and other similar activities. 
(5) FUEL
REDUCTION
IN
PROXIMITY
TO
IM-
PROVEMENTS
AND
PRIMARY
PUBLIC
ROADS.—The 
Secretary may permit fuel reduction on National 
Forest System land in the Management Unit— 
(A) extending up to 400 feet from struc-
tures on National Forest System land or struc-
tures on adjacent private land; and 
(B) extending up to 400 feet from the Coo-
per Spur Road, the Cloud Cap Road, and the 
Cooper Spur ski area loop road. 
(6) OTHER
FUEL
REDUCTION
AND
FOREST 
HEALTH ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may conduct 
fuel reduction and forest health management activi-
ties in the Management Unit, with priority given to 
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activities that restore previously harvested stands, 
including the removal of logging slash, smaller di-
ameter material, and ladder fuels. The purpose of 
any fire risk reduction or forest health management 
activity conducted in the Management Unit shall be 
the maintenance and restoration of fire-resilient for-
est structures containing multi-storied canopies 
(where ecologically appropriate) and the protection 
of water quality, water quantity, scenic, cultural nat-
ural and wildlife values. 
(c) SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—The 
following activities may not occur on National Forest Sys-
tem land in the Management Unit, whether separately or, 
except as provided in paragraph (2), as part of an activity 
authorized by subsection (b): 
(1) New road construction or renovation of ex-
isting non-System roads. 
(2) Projects undertaken for the purpose of har-
vesting commercial timber. The harvest of merchant-
able products that are a by-product of activities con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (b)(6) and carried out 
pursuant to a stewardship contract are not prohib-
ited by this subsection 
(3) Commercial livestock grazing. 
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(4) The placement or maintenance of fuel stor-
age tanks. 
(5) The application of any toxic chemicals, in-
cluding 
pesticides, 
rodenticides, 
herbicides, 
or 
retardants, for any purpose, except with the consent 
of the Crystal Springs Water District. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN
REQUIRED.—Within nine months 
after the effective date specified in section 605, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall adopt a management 
plan for the Management Unit that, while providing 
for the limited activities specifically authorized by 
subsection (b), protects the watershed from illegal 
dumping, human waste, fires, vandalism and other 
risks to water quality. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
PUBLIC
PARTICIPA-
TION.—The Secretary shall prepare the management 
plan in consultation with the Crystal Springs Water 
District, the Cooper Spur Wild and Free Coalition, 
and Hood River County and provide for public par-
ticipation as described in subsection (b)(1)(C). 
(e) FOREST ROAD CLOSURES.—As part of the man-
agement plan required by subsection (d), the Secretary of 
Agriculture may provide for the closure or gating to the 
general public of any Forest Service road within the Man-
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agement Unit, except for the road commonly known as 
Cloud Cap Road. 
(f) PRIVATE LAND.—Nothing in this section affects 
the use of, or access to, any private property within the 
Crystal Springs Zone of Contribution by the owners of the 
private property and their guests. The Secretary is encour-
aged to work with interested private landowners who have 
voluntarily agreed to cooperate with the Secretary to fur-
ther the purposes of this title. 
(g) RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER DISTRICT.—Except 
as provided in this section, the Crystal Springs Water Dis-
trict has no authorities over management or use of Na-
tional Forest System land included in the Management 
Unit. 
SEC. 604. ACQUISITION OF LANDS. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may acquire from willing landowners any lands 
located in the Crystal Springs Zone of Contribution within 
the boundaries of Mount Hood National Forest. Lands so 
acquired shall automatically be added to the Management 
Unit. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON SUBSEQUENT CONVEYANCE.— 
The Secretary may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer 
ownership of any land within the Management Unit, in-
cluding any of the land acquired under subsection (a) or 
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received by the Secretary as part of the Cooper Spur-Gov-
ernment Camp land exchange authorized by subtitle A of 
title VIII and included within the Management Unit, to 
any person. 
SEC. 605. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the Man-
agement Unit as soon as practicable after the final closing 
of the Cooper Spur-Government Camp land exchange au-
thorized by subtitle A of title VIII, but in no case later 
than 30 days after the date of the final closing of such 
land exchange. The Management Unit may not be estab-
lished before final closing of the land exchange. 
TITLE VII—LOCAL AND TRIBAL 
RELATIONSHIPS 
SEC. 701. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to recognize and support 
the ability of Native Americans to continue to gather first 
foods in the Mount Hood National Forest using tradi-
tional methods and the central role of the State of Oregon 
and local governments in managing for issues dealing with 
natural and developed environments in the vicinity of the 
national forest. 
SEC. 702. FIRST FOODS GATHERING AREAS. 
(a) PRIORITY USE AREAS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall identify, establish, develop, and manage pri-
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ority-use areas in Mount Hood National Forest for the 
gathering of first foods by members of Indian tribes with 
treaty-reserved gathering rights on lands encompassed by 
the national forest. The priority-use areas shall be identi-
fied, established, developed, and managed in a manner 
consistent with the memorandum of understanding en-
tered into between the Department of Agriculture, the Bu-
reau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Res-
ervation of Oregon (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Warm Springs Tribe’’) and dated April 23, 2003, and 
such further agreements as are necessary between the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Warm Springs Tribe to 
carry out the purposes of this section. 
(b) PRIORITY USE.—Members of Indian tribes with 
treaty-reserved gathering rights on lands encompassed by 
Mount Hood National Forest shall have exclusive rights 
to gather first foods in the priority-use areas established 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—In considering and selecting 
National Forest System land for inclusion in a priority- 
use area under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall comply with the land and resource management plan 
for Mount Hood National Forest and applicable laws. 
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(d) FIRST FOODS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘first foods’’ means roots, berries, and plants on Na-
tional Forest System land in Mount Hood National Forest 
that have been gathered for traditional and cultural pur-
poses by members of Indian tribes with treaty-reserved 
gathering rights on lands encompassed by Mount Hood 
National Forest. 
SEC. 703. FOREST SERVICE COORDINATION WITH STATE 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Congress encourages the Secretary of Agriculture to 
cooperate with the State of Oregon, local communities, 
counties, and Indian tribes in the vicinity of Mount Hood 
National Forest, and the heads of other Federal agencies 
to identify common ground, coordinate planning efforts 
around the national forest, and make the Federal Govern-
ment a better partner in building cooperative and lasting 
solutions for management of Mount Hood National Forest 
and non-Federal land in the vicinity of the national forest. 
SEC. 704. SAVINGS PROVISIONS REGARDING RELATIONS 
WITH INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act is in-
tended to alter, modify, enlarge, diminish, or extinguish 
the treaty rights of any Indian tribe, including the off- 
reservation reserved rights established by the Treaty of 
June 25, 1855, with the Tribes and Bands of Middle Or-
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egon (12 Stat. 963). Section 702 is consistent with and 
intended to implement the gathering rights reserved by 
such treaty. 
(b) TRIBAL LANDS.—Nothing in this Act is intended 
to affect lands held in trust by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for Indian tribes or individual members of Indian 
tribes or other lands acquired by the Army Corps of Engi-
neers and administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
for the benefit of Indian tribes and individual members 
of Indian tribes. 
(c) HUNTING AND FISHING.—Nothing in this Act is 
intended to affect the laws, rules, and regulations per-
taining to hunting and fishing under existing State and 
Federal laws and Indian treaties. 
SEC. 705. IMPROVED NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF STANDARDS.—New development 
occurring on land conveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture 
under title VIII or undertaken or otherwise permitted by 
the Secretary of Agriculture on National Forest System 
land in Mount Hood National Forest after the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall be constructed or altered in 
compliance with one of the nationally recognized model 
building codes or wildland-urban interface codes and with 
other applicable nationally recognized codes. 
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(b) INCLUSION OF STANDARDS IN LAND CONVEY-
ANCES.—In the case of each of the land conveyances de-
scribed in title VIII, the Secretary shall impose the re-
quirements of subsection (a) as a condition on the convey-
ance of the Federal land under the conveyance. 
(c) EFFECT ON STATE AND LOCAL LAW.—To the 
maximum extent feasible, the codes imposed pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be consistent with the nationally rec-
ognized codes adopted by the State of Oregon or political 
subdivisions of the State. This section shall not be con-
strued to limit the power of the State of Oregon or a polit-
ical subdivision of the State to implement or enforce any 
law, rule, regulation, or standard concerning fire preven-
tion and control. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The codes imposed pursuant to 
subsection (a) may be enforced by the same entities other-
wise enforcing building codes regarding new development 
occurring on land conveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture 
under title VIII. 
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TITLE VIII—LAND 
CONVEYANCES 
Subtitle A—Cooper Spur- 
Government Camp Land Exchange 
SEC. 801. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to recognize the years 
of work by local residents and political and business lead-
ers from throughout the States of Oregon and Washington 
to protect the north side of Mount Hood and bring to cul-
mination the land exchange authorized by section 802. 
Congress finds that numerous public hearings have been 
held where broad public support has been voiced for the 
protection of Mount Hood and the consummation of the 
land exchange. 
SEC. 802. COOPER SPUR-GOVERNMENT CAMP LAND EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey to Mt. Hood Meadows Oregon, Lim-
ited Partnership (in this subtitle referred to as ‘‘Mt. Hood 
Meadows’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to— 
(1) a parcel of National Forest System land in 
Mount Hood National Forest consisting of approxi-
mately 80 acres in Government Camp, Clackamas 
County, Oregon, as depicted on the map entitled 
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‘‘Cooper Spur-Government Camp Land Exchange’’ 
and dated June 2006 (in this subtitle referred to as 
the ‘‘official map’’); and 
(2) a parcel of National Forest System land in 
Mount Hood National Forest consisting of approxi-
mately 40 acres in Government Camp, as depicted 
on the official map. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), Mt. Hood Meadows, Mead-
ows North, LLC, and North Face Inn, LLC, shall convey 
to the United States all right, title, and interest of these 
entities in and to— 
(1) a parcel of private land consisting of ap-
proximately 770 acres at Cooper Spur, as depicted 
on the official map; 
(2) all buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equip-
ment at the Inn at Cooper Spur covered by the ap-
praisal described in subsection (c)(1); 
(3) the 1,350 acre special use permit for the 
Cooper Spur Ski Area, as depicted on the official 
map; and 
(4) all buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equip-
ment at the Cooper Spur Ski Area covered by the 
appraisal described in subsection (c)(1). 
(c) APPRAISED VALUES OF CONVEYED PROPERTY.— 
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(1) USE OF AGREED UPON APPRAISAL.—For 
purposes of the land exchange authorized by this 
subtitle, the values of the land and other property to 
be conveyed under subsections (a) and (b) are de-
rived from appraisals performed in 2005 by Steve A. 
Hall, MAI, CCIM, Oregon State Certified General 
Appraiser. The appraisals were performed in compli-
ance with the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice and the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions 2000 and 
have been reviewed and approved by the parties to 
the settlement agreement. 
(2) APPRAISED VALUES.— 
(A) FEDERAL LAND.—The appraised value 
of the land to be conveyed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture under subsection (a) is $3,810,000. 
(B) PRIVATE LAND AND PROPERTY.—The 
appraised value of the land and other property 
to be conveyed by Mt. Hood Meadows, Meadows 
North, LLC, and North Face Inn, LLC, under 
subsection (b) is $5,535,000. 
(3) TREATMENT OF EXCESS CONSIDERATION.— 
The amount by which the appraised value of the 
land and other property conveyed by Mt. Hood 
Meadows, Meadows North, LLC, and North Face 
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Inn, LLC, under subsection (b) exceeds the ap-
praised value of the land conveyed by the Secretary 
under subsection (a), $1,725,000, represents a dona-
tion to the United States. 
(d) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall complete all legal and regu-
latory processes required in connection with the convey-
ances under this section and complete the closing of the 
conveyances within eight months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(e) RECONVEYANCE
OF
LAND
AND
IMPROVE-
MENTS.— 
(1) 
PROHIBITION
ON
RECONVEYANCE
OF 
LAND.—The Secretary of Agriculture may not re-
convey any of the land (as opposed to improvements 
thereon) acquired by the United States under sub-
section (b). 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
RECONVEYANCE
OF
IM-
PROVEMENTS.—Any subsequent sale or lease of im-
provements acquired under subsection (b) may not 
be made to Mt. Hood Meadows, or any successor 
thereof. 
(f) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance of Federal 
land under this section shall be subject to valid existing 
rights of third parties. In the alternative, the Secretary 
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of Agriculture may grant substitute permit rights of equiv-
alent utility to use other Federal land. 
SEC. 803. TREATMENT OF INN AT COOPER SPUR AND THE 
COOPER SPUR SKI AREA. 
(a) SOLICITATION OF NEW CONCESSIONAIRE.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the final closing of 
the land exchange under section 802, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall prepare and publish a proposed prospectus 
in order to solicit a new concessionaire for the Inn at Coo-
per Spur and the Cooper Spur Ski Area within the new 
configuration of these establishments, as depicted on the 
official map. 
(b) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—Prospective conces-
sionaires shall be able to bid competitively for the right 
to operate either the Inn at Cooper Spur or the Cooper 
Spur Ski Area (or both together) in an open process that 
considers all values, not just the highest dollar value. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall consult with Mt. Hood Meadows, Meadows North, 
LLC, and North Face Inn, LLC, the Hood River Valley 
Residents Committee, the Cooper Spur Wild and Free Co-
alition, and the Hood River County Commission in select-
ing a new concessionaire for the Inn at Cooper Spur and 
the Cooper Spur Ski Area and to prepare for the orderly 
and smooth transition of the operation of the Inn at Coo-
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per Spur and the Cooper Spur Ski Area to the new conces-
sionaire. 
(d) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—All funds received 
pursuant to a concession contract under this section shall 
be deposited in the fund established by Public Law 90– 
171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; commonly known as the Sisk Act) 
and shall remain available to the Secretary of Agriculture 
until expended, without further appropriation, for use in 
Mount Hood National Forest, with priority given to the 
Hood River Ranger District for restoration projects on the 
North side of Mount Hood. 
(e) ALTERNATIVE CONVEYANCE AND SPECIAL USE 
PERMIT.—If the Secretary of Agriculture has not selected 
a concessionaire for the Inn at Cooper Spur and the Coo-
per Spur Ski Area by the end of the one-year period begin-
ning on the date of the publication of the prospectus under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may convey, without consid-
eration, the improvements acquired under paragraphs (2) 
and (4) of section 802(b) only to Hood River County, Or-
egon. If the Secretary conveys improvements to Hood 
River County pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary 
shall issue a special use permit that would allow reason-
able access to and management of the improvements 
under terms similar to the Cooper Spur Ski Area Special 
Use Permit. 
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SEC. 804. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this subtitle, the exchange of Federal land under section 
802 is subject to the existing laws and regulations applica-
ble to the conveyance and acquisition of land under the 
jurisdiction of the Forest Service. It is anticipated that 
the Secretary of Agriculture will be able to carry out the 
land exchange without the promulgation of additional reg-
ulations. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the non- 
Federal land to be acquired by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under section 802 must be acceptable to the Sec-
retary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid exist-
ing rights of record. The non-Federal land shall conform 
with the title approval standards applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions. 
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the land to be exchanged under section 
802 shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. The costs of any such survey, as 
well as other administrative costs incurred to execute the 
land exchange, shall be borne by the Secretary. 
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Subtitle B—Other Land Exchanges 
SEC. 811. LAND EXCHANGE, PORT OF CASCADE LOCKS-PA-
CIFIC CREST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey to the Port of Cascade Locks, Cas-
cade Locks, Oregon (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Port’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of National Forest System land in the 
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area consisting of 
approximately 10 acres, as depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Port of Cascade Locks-Pacific Crest National Scenic 
Trail Land Exchange’’ and dated June 2006. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Port shall convey to the 
United States all right, title, and interest of the Port in 
and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 40 
acres, as depicted on the map referred to in subsection 
(a). The acquisition of this land will ensure the continued 
integrity of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail in the 
vicinity of Cascade Locks and the public’s ability to access 
the north Oregon entrance of the trail. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
land to be exchanged under this section shall be deter-
mined pursuant to an appraisal acceptable to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Port. If the values are not 
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equal, they shall be equalized in the manner provided in 
section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). 
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall 
carry out the land exchange under this section in the man-
ner provided in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(e) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the non- 
Federal land to be acquired by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under this section must be acceptable to the Sec-
retary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid exist-
ing rights of record. The non-Federal land shall conform 
with the title approval standards applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions. 
(f) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the land to be exchanged under this 
section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary of Agriculture. The costs of such survey, as well 
as other administrative costs incurred to execute the land 
exchange, shall be negotiated between the Secretary and 
the Port. 
(g) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance of Federal 
land under this section shall be subject to valid existing 
rights of third parties. In the alternative, the Secretary 
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of Agriculture may grant substitute permit rights of equiv-
alent utility to use other Federal land. 
(h) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall complete all legal and regu-
latory processes required in connection with the convey-
ances under this section and complete the closing of the 
conveyances within 16 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 
812. 
HUNCHBACK 
MOUNTAIN 
LAND 
EXCHANGE, 
CLACKAMAS COUNTY. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall convey to Clackamas County, Oregon (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 
National Forest System land in the Mount Hood National 
Forest consisting of approximately 160 acres, as depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Hunchback Mountain Land Ex-
change-Clackamas County’’ and dated June 2006. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the County shall convey to 
the United States all right, title, and interest of the Coun-
ty in and to a parcel of land consisting of approximately 
160 acres, as depicted on the map referred to in sub-
section (a). The acquisition of this parcel will ensure the 
continued integrity of the forested land, a substantial por-
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tion of which exceeds 120 years in age, and the public’s 
access to the parcel. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the 
land to be exchanged under this section shall be deter-
mined pursuant to an appraisal acceptable to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the County. If the values are 
not equal, they shall be equalized in the manner provided 
in section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). 
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall 
carry out the land exchange under this section in the man-
ner provided in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(e) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE.—Title to the non 
Federal land to be acquired by the Secretary of Agri-
culture under this section must be acceptable to the Sec-
retary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid exist-
ing rights of record. The non-Federal land shall conform 
with the title approval standards applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions. 
(f) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the land to be exchanged under this 
section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary of Agriculture. The costs of any such survey, 
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as well as other administrative costs incurred to execute 
the land exchange, shall be negotiated between the Sec-
retary and the County. 
(g) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance of Federal 
land under this section shall be subject to valid existing 
rights of third parties. In the alternative, the Secretary 
of Agriculture may grant substitute permit rights of equiv-
alent utility to use other Federal land. 
(h) COMPLETION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall complete all legal and regu-
latory processes required in connection with the land ex-
change under this section and complete the closing of the 
land exchange not later than 16 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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