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upon application by Lake Gulch, is directed to sell to Lake
Gulch at appraised fair market value any or all of the par-
cels (comprising a total of approximately 11 acres) identi-
fied in section 1102(d)(1)(C) of this title as long as the par-
cel or parcels applied for are not under formal application
for transfer to a qualified unit of local government.
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS ACQUIRED BY UNITED
STATES.—In accordance with the provisions of section
206(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(c)), all lands acquired by the United
States pursuant to this title shall upon acceptance of title
by the United States and without further action by the Sec-
retary concerned become part of and be managed as part
of the administrative unit or area within which they are
located.
TITLE XII—BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
LAND CONVEYANCE
SECTIN 1201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares
that—
(1) certain landowners in Butte County, Califor-
nia who own property adjacent to the Plumas Na-
tional Forest have been adversely affected by certain
erroneous surveys;
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(2) these landowners have occupied or improved
their property in good faith and in reliance on erro-
neous surveys of their properties that they believed
were accurate; and
(3) the 1992 Bureau of Land Management de-
pendent resurvey of the Plumas National Forest will
correctly establish accurate boundaries between such
forest and private lands.
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to author-
ize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, with-
out consideration, certain lands in Butte County, Califor-
nia, to persons claiming to have been deprived of title to
such lands.
SEC. 1202. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this title—
(1) the term ‘‘affected lands’’ means those Fed-
eral lands located in the Plumas National Forest in
Butte County, California, in sections 11, 12, 13, and
14, township 21 north, range 5 East, Mount Diablo
Meridian, as described by the dependent resurvey by
the Bureau of Land Management conducted in 1992,
and subsequent Forest Service land line location sur-
veys, including all adjoining parcels where the prop-
erty line as identified by the 1992 BLM dependent re-
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survey and National Forest boundary lines before
such dependent resurvey are not coincident;
(2) the term ‘‘claimant’’ means an owner of real
property in Butte County, California, whose real
property adjoins Plumas National Forest lands de-
scribed in subsection (a), who claims to have been de-
prived by the United States of title to property as a
result of previous erroneous surveys; and
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
SEC. 1203. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary is authorized and directed to convey, without consid-
eration, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to affected lands as described in section 1202(1),
to any claimant or claimants, upon proper application
from such claimant or claimants, as provided in section
1204.
SEC. 1204. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.
(a) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, claimants shall notify the
Secretary, through the Forest Supervisor of the Plumas Na-
tional Forest, in writing of their claim to affected lands.
Such claim shall be accompanied by—
(1) a description of the affected lands claimed;
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(2) information relating to the claim of owner-
ship of such lands; and
(3) such other information as the Secretary may
require.
(b) ISSUANCE OF DEED.—(1) Upon a determination
by the Secretary that issuance of a deed for affected lands
is consistent with the purpose and requirements of this title,
the Secretary shall issue a quit claim deed to such claimant
for the parcel to be conveyed.
(2) Prior to the issuance of any such deed as provided
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that—
(A) the parcel or parcels to be conveyed have
been surveyed in accordance with the Memorandum of
Understanding between the Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management, dated November 11,
1989;
(B) all new property lines established by such
surveys have been monumented and marked; and
(C) all terms and conditions necessary to protect
third party and Government Rights-of-Way or other
interests are included in the deed.
(3) The Federal Government shall be responsible for
all surveys and property line markings necessary to imple-
ment this subsection.
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(c) NOTIFICATION TO BLM.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Secretary of the Interior an authenticated copy
of each deed issued pursuant to this title no later than 30
days after the date such deed is issued.
SEC. 1205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
TITLE XIII—CARL GARNER FEDERAL
LANDS CLEANUP DAY
SEC. 1301. CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY.
The Federal Lands Cleanup Act of 1985 (36 U.S.C.
169i–169i–1) is amended by striking the terms ‘‘Federal
Lands Cleanup Day’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day’’.
TITLE XIV—ANAKTUVUK PASS LAND
EXCHANGE
SEC. 1401. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (94 Stat. 2371), enacted on December 2,
1980, established Gates of the Arctic National Park
and Preserve and Gates of the Arctic Wilderness. The
village of Anaktuvuk Pass, located in the highlands of
the central Brooks Range, is virtually surrounded by
these national park and wilderness lands and is the