H. R. 689 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 
An Act 
To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between 
the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal 
land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary 
of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the land within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
in California, Mount Diablo Meridian, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Shasta-Trinity Administrative Jurisdiction 
Transfer: Transfer from Forest Service to BLM, Map 1’’ and dated 
November 23, 2009. 
(c) MANAGEMENT
AND STATUS
OF TRANSFERRED LAND.—The 
Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be administered in 
accordance with— 
(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(2) any other applicable law (including regulations). 
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE 
FOREST SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal 
land described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary 
of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the land administered by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management in the Mount Diablo Meridian, Cali-
fornia, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shasta-Trinity 
Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer: Transfer from BLM to Forest 
Service, Map 2’’ and dated November 23, 2009. 
(c) MANAGEMENT AND STATUS OF TRANSFERRED LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land described in subsection 
(b) shall be— 
(A) withdrawn from the public domain; 
(B) reserved for administration as part of the Shasta- 
Trinity National Forest; and
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(C) managed in accordance with the laws (including 
the regulations) generally applicable to the National Forest 
System. 
(2) WILDERNESS ADMINISTRATION.—The land transferred to 
the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) that is within 
the Trinity Alps Wilderness shall— 
(A) not affect the wilderness status of the transferred 
land; and 
(B) be administered in accordance with— 
(i) this section; 
(ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
and 
(iii) the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–425). 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior may, by mutual agreement, make 
minor corrections and adjustments to the transfers under this 
Act to facilitate land management, including corrections and 
adjustments to any applicable surveys. 
(2) PUBLICATIONS.—Any corrections or adjustments made 
under subsection (a) shall be effective on the date of publication 
of a notice of the corrections or adjustments in the Federal 
Register. 
(b) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall, with respect to the land described 
in sections 2(b) and 3(b), respectively— 
(A) identify any known sites containing hazardous sub-
stances; and 
(B) provide to the head of the Federal agency to which 
the land is being transferred notice of any sites identified 
under subparagraph (A). 
(2) CLEANUP OBLIGATIONS.—To the same extent as on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act, with respect 
to any Federal liability— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall remain respon-
sible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on the Fed-
eral land described in section 2(b); and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior shall remain respon-
sible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on the Fed-
eral land described in section 3(b). 
(c) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
RIGHTS
AND
AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
Nothing in this Act affects— 
(1) any valid existing rights; or 
(2) the validity or term and conditions of any existing 
withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit 
on the land to which administrative jurisdiction is transferred 
under this Act, except that beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act, the head of the agency to which administrative 
jurisdiction over the land is transferred shall be responsible 
for administering the interests or authorizations (including