In the Senate of the United States,
October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3657) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the convey-
ance of a small parcel of public domain land in the San
Bernardino National Forest in the State of California, and
for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE AND SETTLEMENT, SAN
BERNARDINO 
NATIONAL 
FOREST, 
CALI-
FORNIA.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights and settlement of claims as provided in this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to KATY
101.3 FM (in this section referred to as ‘‘KATY’’ ) all right,
title and interest of the United States in and to a parcel
of real property consisting of approximately 1.06 acres
within the San Bernardino National Forest in Riverside
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County, California, generally located in the north 1⁄2 of sec-
tion 23, township 5 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino
meridian.
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary and KATY
shall, by mutual agreement, prepare the legal description
of the parcel of real property to be conveyed under sub-
section (a), which is generally depicted as Exhibit A–2 in
an appraisal report of the subject parcel dated August 26,
1999, by Paul H. Meiling.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (a) shall be equal to the appraised
fair market value of the parcel of real property to be con-
veyed. Any appraisal to determine the fair market value
of the parcel shall be prepared in conformity with the Uni-
form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition
and approved by the Secretary.
(d) SETTLEMENT.—In addition to the consideration
referred to in subsection (c), upon the receipt of $16,600
paid by KATY to the Secretary, the Secretary shall release
KATY from any and all claims of the United States arising
from the occupancy and use of the San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest by KATY for communication site purposes.
(e) ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1323(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3210(a)) or any other law, the
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Secretary is not required to provide access over National
Forest System lands to the parcel of real property to be
conveyed under subsection (a).
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Any costs associated
with the creation of a subdivided parcel, recordation of a
survey, zoning, and planning approval, and similar ex-
penses with respect to the conveyance under this section,
shall be borne by KATY.
(g) ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.—By acceptance of the
conveyance of the parcel of real property referred to in sub-
section (a), KATY, and its successors and assigns will in-
demnify and hold harmless the United States for any and
all liability to General Telephone and Electronics Corpora-
tion (also known as ‘‘GTE’’ ) KATY, and any third party
that is associated with the parcel, including liability for
any buildings or personal property on the parcel belonging
to GTE and any other third parties.
(h) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—All funds received
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund estab-
lished under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; com-
monly known as the Sisk Act), and the funds shall remain
available to the Secretary, until expended, for the acquisi-
tion of lands, waters, and interests in land for the inclusion
in the San Bernardino National Forest.