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Union Calendar No. 146
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1651
[Report No. 108–256] 
To provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, 
California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2003
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. DOOLEY of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
SEPTEMBER 3, 2003 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 7, 2003] 
A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra 
National Forest, California, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sierra National Forest 
Land Exchange Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the parcels of land and improvements thereon 
comprising approximately 160 acres and located in 
township 9 south, range 25 east, section 30, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 
and W1⁄2 SE1⁄4, Mt. Diablo Meridian, California. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means a parcel of land comprising ap-
proximately 80 acres and located in township 8 
south, range 26 east, section 29, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, Mt. Dia-
blo Meridian, California. 
(b) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, during the one-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
owner of the non-Federal land offers the United States 
the exchange of the non-Federal land and a cash 
equalization payment of $50,000, the Secretary shall 
convey, by quit claim deed, all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to the Federal land. 
The conveyance of the Federal land shall be subject to
valid existing rights and under such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
(2) ACCEPTABLE TITLE.—Title to the non-Fed-
eral land shall conform with the title approval stand-
ards of the Attorney General applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions and shall be acceptable to the Sec-
retary. 
(3) CORRECTION AND MODIFICATION OF LEGAL 
DESCRIPTIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the owner of the non-Federal land, may make correc-
tions to the legal descriptions of the Federal land and 
non-Federal land. The Secretary and the owner of the 
non-Federal land may make minor modifications to 
such descriptions insofar as such modifications do not 
affect the overall value of the exchange by more than 
five percent. 
(c) VALUATION OF LAND TO BE CONVEYED.—For pur-
poses of this section, during the period referred to in sub-
section (b)(1), the value of the non-Federal land shall be 
deemed to be $200,000 and the value of the Federal land 
shall be deemed to be $250,000. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF LAND ACQUIRED BY UNITED 
STATES.—Once acquired, the Secretary shall manage the 
non-Federal land in accordance with the Act of March 1, 
1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 480
et seq.), and in accordance with the other laws and regula-
tions pertaining to National Forest System lands. 
(e) 
RECONVEYANCE
REQUIRED.—The 
conveyance 
under subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that 
the recipient of the Federal land convey all 160 acres of 
the Federal land to the Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts 
of America not later than four months after the date on 
which the recipient receives the Federal land from the Sec-
retary under subsection (b). 
(f) DISPOSITION AND USE OF CASH EQUALIZATION 
FUNDS.—The Secretary shall deposit the cash equalization 
payment received under subsection (b) in the fund estab-
lished by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk 
Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). The cash equalization payment shall 
be available to the Secretary until expended, without further 
appropriation, for the acquisition of lands and interests in 
lands for the National Forest System in the State of Cali-
fornia. 
(g) COST COLLECTION FUNDS.—The owner of the non-
Federal land shall be responsible for all direct costs associ-
ated with processing the land exchange under this section 
and shall pay the Secretary the necessary funds, which shall 
be deposited in a cost collection account. Funds so deposited 
shall be available to the Secretary until expended, without 
further appropriation, for the cost associated with the land
exchange. Any funds remaining after completion of the land 
exchange, which are not needed to cover expenses, shall be 
refunded to the owner of the non-Federal land.
Union Calendar No. 146
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1651
[Report No. 108–256] 
A BILL 
To provide for the exchange of land within the Si-
erra National Forest, California, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed