II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3514 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 6, 2004 
Received 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
lands and improvements associated with the National 
Forest System in the State of Pennsylvania, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Pennsylvania National Forest Improvement Act of 
2004’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Disposal of administrative sites, Allegheny National Forest, Pennsyl-
vania. 
Sec. 3. Conveyance of Sheffield Ranger District Headquarters, Warren County, 
Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 4. Conveyance of Ridgeway Ranger District Headquarters, Elk County, 
Pennsylvania. 
Sec. 5. Conveyance of Marienville Ranger Residence, Forest County, Pennsyl-
vania. 
Sec. 6. Disposition of funds. 
Sec. 7. Administration of land acquired by United States. 
Sec. 8. Relation to other conveyances authorities. 
SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES, ALLEGHENY 
NATIONAL FOREST, PENNSYLVANIA. 
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may convey, by sale or exchange, any and all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the fol-
lowing National Forest System lands and administrative 
sites in the Allegheny National Forest, in Pennsylvania: 
(1) US Tract 121, Sheffield ranger residence, 
consisting of 0.41 acres, as depicted on the map ti-
tled ‘‘Allegheny Unit, Allen M. Gibson Tract 121, 
March 1942’’. 
(2) US Tract 896, an undeveloped administra-
tive site, consisting of 2.42 acres, as depicted on the
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map titled ‘‘Allegheny Unit, Howard L. Harp Tract 
896, 1947’’. 
(3) US Tract 1047 (formerly Tracts 551, 
551a,b,c), original Marienville Ranger District 
Headquarters, consisting of 4.90 acres, as depicted 
on the map titled ‘‘Marienville Ranger Station Com-
pound Tract 1047, August 1998’’. 
(4) US Tract 844, Marienville ranger residence, 
as depicted on the map titled ‘‘Allegheny Unit, Peter 
B. DeSmet Tract 844, 1936’’, except that portion of 
the tract identified as Lot 2, on the Survey Plat pre-
pared by D. M. Heller and dated December 12, 
1999, which is subject to conveyance under section 
5. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS.—The maps referred 
to in subsection (a) are the primary descriptions of the 
lands to which the maps refer. In the event of a conflict 
between a map description and the metes and bounds de-
scription of the lands, the map shall be deemed to be the 
definitive description of the lands unless the map cannot 
be located. The maps shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest 
Service until the lands are disposed of pursuant to this 
section. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—
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(1) AUTHORIZED CONSIDERATION.—As consid-
eration for a conveyance of land under subsection 
(a), the recipient of the land, with the consent of the 
Secretary, may convey to the Secretary other land, 
existing improvements, or improvements constructed 
to the specifications of the Secretary. 
(2) 
CASH
EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary may accept 
a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent 
of the value of any land and administrative site ex-
changed under subsection (a). 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, any conveyance of land under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable 
to the conveyance and acquisition of land for the National 
Forest System. 
(e) SOLICITATION OF OFFERS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE PRIORITY.—In the selection 
of the recipient of land under this section, the Sec-
retary may give a preference to public entities that 
agree to use the land for public purposes. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 
may solicit offers for the conveyance of land under 
this section on such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may prescribe.
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(3) REJECTION
OF
OFFERS.—The Secretary 
may reject any offer made under this section if the 
Secretary determines that the offer is not adequate 
or not in the public interest. 
(f) REVOCATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, on conveyance of land by the Secretary under 
this section, any public order withdrawing the land from 
any form of appropriation under the public land laws is 
revoked. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with any conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF SHEFFIELD RANGER DISTRICT 
HEADQUARTERS, WARREN COUNTY, PENN-
SYLVANIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may convey to the Warren County Develop-
ment Association of Warren County, Pennsylvania, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
US Tract 770, Sheffield Ranger District Headquarters, 
consisting of 5.50 acres, as depicted on the map titled ‘‘Al-
legheny Unit, Elk Tanning Company Tract 770, 1934’’.