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(A) certain lands in Arkansas (Arkansas
Ouachita lands) located near Poteau Mountain,
Caney Creek Wilderness, Lake Ouachita, Little
Missouri Wild and Scenic River, Flatside Wil-
derness and the Ouachita National Forest;
(B) certain lands in Oklahoma (Oklahoma
lands) located near the McCurtain County Wil-
derness, the Broken Bow Reservoir, the Glover
River, and the Ouachita National Forest; and
(C) certain lands in Arkansas (Arkansas
Cossatot lands) located on the Little and
Cossatot Rivers and identified as the ‘‘Pond
Creek Bottoms’’ in the Lower Mississippi River
Delta section of the North American Waterfowl
Management Plan;
(2) acquisition of the Arkansas Cossatot lands by
the United States will remove the lands in the heart
of a critical wetland ecosystem from sustained timber
production and other development;
(3) the acquisition of the Arkansas Ouachita
lands and the Oklahoma lands by the United States
for administration by the Forest Service will provide
an opportunity for enhancement of ecosystem man-
agement of the National Forest System lands and re-
sources;
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(4) the Arkansas Ouachita lands and the Okla-
homa lands have outstanding wildlife habitat and im-
portant recreational values and should continue to be
made available for activities such as public hunting,
fishing, trapping, nature observation, enjoyment, edu-
cation, and timber management whenever these ac-
tivities are consistent with applicable Federal laws
and land and resource management plans; these
lands, especially in the riparian zones, also harbor
endangered, threatened and sensitive plants and ani-
mals and the conservation and restoration of these
areas are important to the recreational and edu-
cational public uses and will represent a valuable eco-
logical resource which should be conserved;
(5) the private use of the lands the United States
will convey to Weyerhaeuser will not conflict with es-
tablished management objectives on adjacent Federal
lands;
(6) the lands the United States will convey to
Weyerhaeuser as part of the exchange described in
paragraph (1) do not contain comparable fish, wild-
life, or wetland values;
(7) the values of all lands, mineral interests, and
oil and gas interests to be exchanged between the
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United States and Weyerhaeuser are approximately
equal in value; and
(8) the exchange of lands, mineral interests, and
oil and gas interests between Weyerhaeuser and the
United States is in the public interest.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to authorize
and direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture, subject to the terms of this title, to complete,
as expeditiously as possible, an exchange of lands, mineral
interests, and oil and gas interests with Weyerhaeuser that
will provide environmental, land management, rec-
reational, and economic benefits to the States of Arkansas
and Oklahoma and to the United States.
SEC. 3102. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) LAND.—The terms ‘‘land’’ or ‘‘lands’’ mean
the surface estate and any other interests therein ex-
cept for mineral interests and oil and gas interests.
(2) MINERAL INTERESTS.—The term ‘‘mineral
interests’’ means geothermal steam and heat and all
metals, ores, and minerals of any nature whatsoever,
except oil and gas interests, in or upon lands subject
to this title including, but not limited to, coal, lignite,
peat, rock, sand, gravel, and quartz.
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(3) OIL AND GAS INTERESTS.—The term ‘‘oil
and gas interests’’ means all oil and gas of any na-
ture, including carbon dioxide, helium, and gas taken
from coal seams (collectively ‘‘oil and gas’’).
(4) 
SECRETARIES.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries’’
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(5) WEYERHAEUSER.—The term ‘‘Weyerhaeuser’’
means Weyerhaeuser Company, a company incor-
porated in the State of Washington.
SEC. 3103. EXCHANGE.
(a) EXCHANGE
OF LANDS
AND MINERAL INTER-
ESTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (a)(2)
and notwithstanding any other provision of law,
within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
title, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to
Weyerhaeuser, subject to any valid existing rights, ap-
proximately 20,000 acres of Federal lands and min-
eral interests in the State of Arkansas and approxi-
mately 28,000 aces of Federal lands and mineral in-
terests in the State of Oklahoma as depicted on maps
entitled ‘‘Arkansas-Oklahoma Land Exchange—Fed-
eral Arkansas and Oklahoma Lands’’, dated February
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1996 and available for public inspection in appro-
priate offices of the Secretaries.
(2) OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE OF LANDS.—The
Secretary of Agriculture shall make the conveyance to
Weyerhaeuser if Weyerhaeuser conveys deeds of title to
the United States, subject to limitations and the res-
ervation described in subsection (b) and which are ac-
ceptable to and approved by the Secretary of Agri-
culture to the following:
(A) approximately 120,000 acres of lands
and mineral interests owned by Weyerhaeuser in
the State of Oklahoma, as depicted on a map en-
titled ‘‘Arkansas-Oklahoma Land Exchange—
Weyerhaeuser Oklahoma Lands’’, dated February
1996 and available for public inspection in ap-
propriate offices of the Secretaries;
(B) approximately 35,000 acres of lands
and mineral interests owned by Weyerhaeuser in
the State of Arkansas, as depicted on a map en-
titled ‘‘Arkansas-Oklahoma Land Exchange—
Weyerhaeuser Arkansas Ouachita Lands’’, dated
February 1996 and available for public inspec-
tion in appropriate offices of the Secretaries; and
(C) approximately 25,000 acres of lands
and mineral interests owned by Weyerhaeuser in