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Union Calendar No. 222
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2907
[Report No. 108–379] 
To provide for a land exchange in the State of Arizona between the Secretary 
of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. RENZI (for himself and Mr. HAYWORTH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
NOVEMBER 18, 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 July 25, 2003] 
A BILL 
To provide for a land exchange in the State of Arizona 
between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership.
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 ‘‘Northern Arizona Na-
tional Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) certain parcels of private land in the ap-
proximately 170 square miles of land commonly 
known as the ‘‘Yavapai Ranch’’ and located in 
Yavapai County, Arizona, are intermingled with Na-
tional Forest System land owned by the United States 
and administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
part of Prescott National Forest; 
(2) the private land is owned by the Yavapai 
Ranch Limited Partnership and the Northern 
Yavapai, L.L.C., in an intermingled checkerboard 
pattern, with the United States or Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership and the Northern Yavapai, 
L.L.C., owning alternate square mile sections of land 
or fractions of square mile sections; 
(3) a significant portion of the private land 
within the checkerboard area (including the land lo-
cated in or near the Pine Creek watershed, Juniper 
Mesa Wilderness Area, Haystack Peak, and the Luis 
Maria Baca Float No. 5) is located in environ-
mentally valuable areas that possess attributes for 
public management, use, and enjoyment, including—
(A) outdoor recreation; 
(B) preservation of stands of old growth for-
est; 
(C) largely unfragmented habitat for ante-
lope, deer, elk, mountain lion, wild turkey, and 
other wildlife species; 
(D) scientific research; 
(E) rangeland; 
(F) cultural and archaeological resources; 
and 
(G) scenic vistas; 
(4) the checkerboard ownership pattern of private 
and public land within Prescott National Forest im-
pedes sound and efficient management of the inter-
mingled National Forest System land; 
(5) if the private land in the checkerboard area 
is subdivided or developed, the intermingled National 
Forest System land will become highly fragmented 
and lose much of the value of the land for wildlife 
habitat and future public access, use, and enjoyment; 
(6) acquisition by the United States of certain 
parcels of land that have been offered by Yavapai 
Ranch Limited Partnership and the Northern 
Yavapai, L.L.C., for addition to Prescott National
Forest will serve important public objectives, includ-
ing—
(A) acquiring private land that meets the 
criteria for inclusion in the National Forest Sys-
tem in exchange for land with lower public, envi-
ronmental, and ecological values; 
(B) consolidating a large area of National 
Forest System land to preserve—
(i) permanent public access, use, and 
enjoyment of the land; and 
(ii) efficient management of the land; 
(C) minimizing cash outlays by the United 
States to achieve the objectives described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B); and 
(D) reducing administrative costs to the 
United States through—
(i) consolidation of Federal land hold-
ings for more efficient land management 
and planning; 
(ii) elimination of approximately 350 
miles of boundary between private land and 
the Federal parcels; and 
(iii) reduction of right-of-way, special 
use, and other permit processing and
issuance for roads and other facilities on 
National Forest System land; 
(7) parcels of National Forest System land have 
been identified for conveyance to Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership or the Northern Yavapai, 
L.L.C., through a land exchange because the parcels—
(A) have significantly lower recreational, 
wildlife, ecological, and other public purpose val-
ues than the land to be acquired by the United 
States; and 
(B) are encumbered by special use permits 
and rights-of-way for a variety of purposes (in-
cluding summer youth camps, municipal water 
treatment facilities, sewage treatment facilities, 
city parks, and airport-related facilities) that—
(i) limit the usefulness of the parcels 
for general National Forest System pur-
poses; but 
(ii) are logical for pass-through con-
veyances from Yavapai Ranch Limited 
Partnership and the Northern Yavapai, 
L.L.C., to the permit or right-of-way hold-
ers; and 
(8) because there are limited water resources on 
the National Forest System land available for future
water users and the unlimited use of the water re-
sources would have adverse long-term impacts on ex-
isting and future water users and State water right 
holders and the Verde River and National Forest Sys-
tem land conveyed by the United States, limits on 
water use should be established on the National Forest 
System land that—
(A) is located near the communities of 
Camp Verde, Cottonwood, and Clarkdale; and 
(B) is to be conveyed by the United States 
to Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership or the 
Northern Yavapai, L.L.C. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to authorize, 
direct, and facilitate the exchange of Federal land and non-
Federal land between the United States, Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership, and the Northern Yavapai, L.L.C. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CAMP.—The term ‘‘camp’’ means Camp 
Pearlstein, Friendly Pines, Patterdale Pines, Pine 
Summit, Sky Y, and YoungLife Lost Canyon camps 
in the State of Arizona. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the land described in section 4(a)(2).
(3) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage-
ment Plan’’ means the land and resource manage-
ment plan for Prescott National Forest. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the approximately 35,000 acres of 
non-Federal land located within the boundaries of 
Prescott National Forest, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange Non-
Federal Lands’’, dated April 2002. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(6) 
YAVAPAI
RANCH.—The 
term 
‘‘Yavapai 
Ranch’’ means—
(A) the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partner-
ship, an Arizona Limited Partnership; and 
(B) the Northern Yavapai, L.L.C., an Ari-
zona Limited Liability Company. 
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND BY THE UNITED 
STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of an offer from 
Yavapai Ranch to convey the non-Federal land, the 
Secretary shall convey to Yavapai Ranch by deed ac-
ceptable to Yavapai Ranch, subject to easements, 
rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid en-
Land Exchange Flagstaff Federal Lands—
Wetzel School and Mt. Elden Parcels’’, 
dated September 2002. 
(C) Certain land referred to as Williams 
Airport, Williams golf course, Williams Sewer, 
Buckskinner Park, Williams Railroad, and Well 
parcels numbers 2, 3, and 4, comprising ap-
proximately 950 acres, located in Kaibab Na-
tional Forest, Coconino County, Arizona, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai 
Ranch 
Land 
Exchange 
Williams 
Federal 
Lands’’, dated April 2002. 
(D) Certain land comprising approximately 
2,200 acres located in Prescott National Forest, 
Yavapai County, Arizona, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Ex-
change Camp Verde Federal Land—General 
Crook Parcel’’, dated April 2002. 
(E) Certain land comprising approximately 
820 acres located in Prescott National Forest in 
Yavapai County, Arizona, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Ex-
change Camp Verde Federal Lands—Cotton-
wood/Clarkdale Parcel’’, dated April 2002.
(F) Certain land comprising approximately 
237.5 acres located in Kaibab National Forest, 
Coconino County, Arizona, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Ex-
change Younglife/Lost Canyon’’, dated April 
2002. 
(G) Certain land comprising approximately 
200 acres located in Prescott National Forest, 
Yavapai 
County, 
Arizona, 
and 
including 
Friendly 
Pines, 
Patterdale 
Pines, 
Camp 
Pearlstein, Pine Summit, and Sky Y, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yavapai 
Ranch Land Exchange Prescott Federal Lands—
Summer Youth Camp Parcels’’, dated April 
2002. 
(H) Perpetual, unrestricted, and nonexclu-
sive easements that—
(i) run with and benefit land owned by 
or conveyed to Yavapai Ranch across cer-
tain land of the United States; 
(ii) are for the purposes of—
(I) operating, maintaining, re-
pairing, improving, and replacing elec-
tric power lines or water pipelines (in-
cluding related storage tanks, valves, 
pumps, and hardware); and 
(II) providing rights of reasonable 
ingress and egress necessary for the ac-
tivities described in subclause (I); 
(iii) are 20 feet in width; and 
(iv) are located 10 feet on either side of 
each line depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange YRLP Ac-
quired Easements for Water Lines’’, dated 
April 2002. 
(3) CONDITIONS.—
(A) PERMITS.—Permits or other legal occu-
pancies of the Federal land by third parties in 
existence on the date of transfer of the Federal 
land to Yavapai Ranch shall be addressed in ac-
cordance with—
(i) part 254.15 of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regula-
tion); and 
(ii) other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(B) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
CONSERVATION 
EASEMENTS ON CERTAIN PARCELS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—To conserve water in 
the Verde Valley, Arizona, and to minimize 
the adverse impacts from future develop-
ment of the parcels described in subpara-
graphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (2) on 
current and future users of water and hold-
ers of water rights in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act and the Verde 
River and National Forest System land re-
tained by the United States, the United 
States shall limit in perpetuity the use of 
water on the parcels by establishing con-
servation easements that—
(I) prohibit golf course develop-
ment on the parcels; 
(II) require that public parks and 
greenbelts on the parcels be watered 
with treated effluent; 
(III)(aa) with respect to the par-
cel described in paragraph (2)(D), 
limit total post-exchange water use to 
not more than 700 acre-feet of water 
per year; and 
(bb) with respect to the parcel de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(E), limit
total post-exchange water use to not 
more than 150 acre-feet of water per 
year; and 
(IV) require that any water used 
for the parcels not be withdrawn from 
wells perforated in the Holocene allu-
vium of the Verde River unless sup-
plied by municipalities or private 
water companies; however any water 
supplied by municipalities or private 
water companies shall count toward 
the water use limitations set out in the 
preceding subclauses (III)(aa) and 
(III)(bb). 
(ii) RECORDATION.—The conservation 
easements described in clause (i) shall be re-
corded in the title to parcels described in 
subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph 
(2) that are conveyed by the Secretary to 
Yavapai Ranch. 
(iii) SUBSEQUENT CONVEYANCE.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—On acquisition 
of title to the parcels described in sub-
paragraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph 
(2), Yavapai Ranch may convey all or
a portion of the parcels to 1 or more 
successors-in-interest. 
(II) 
WATER
USE
APPORTION-
MENT.—A conveyance under subclause 
(I) shall, in accordance with the terms 
described in clause (i), include a re-
corded and binding agreement on the 
amount of water available for use on 
the parcel or portion of the parcel con-
veyed, as determined by the Yavapai 
Ranch. 
(iv) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall enter into an assignment with a polit-
ical subdivision of the State of Arizona au-
thorizing the political subdivision to enforce 
the terms described in clause (i) in any 
manner provided by law. Until such time 
as the Secretary executes the assignment, 
the Secretary shall hold the conservation 
easements. 
(v) LIABILITY.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—Any action for 
a breach of the terms of the conserva-
tion easements described in clause (i) 
shall be against the owner or owners of
the parcel or portion of the parcel, at 
the time of the breach, whose action or 
failure to act has resulted in the 
breach. 
(II) HOLD
HARMLESS.—To the 
extent that the United States or a suc-
cessor-in-interest to the United States 
no longer holds title to the parcels or 
any portion of the parcels described in 
subparagraph (D) or (E) of paragraph 
(2), the United States or such suc-
cessor-in-interest shall be held harmless 
from damages or injuries attributable 
to any breach of the terms of the con-
servation easements described in clause 
(i) by a subsequent successor-in-inter-
est. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF NON-FEDERAL LAND BY YAVAPAI 
RANCH.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of title to the Fed-
eral land, Yavapai Ranch shall simultaneously con-
vey to the United States, by deed acceptable to Sec-
retary and subject to any encumbrances, all right, 
title, and interest of Yavapai Ranch in and to the 
non-Federal land.
(2) EASEMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of non-
Federal land to the United States under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to the reservation of—
(i) perpetual and unrestricted ease-
ments and water rights that run with and 
benefit the land retained by Yavapai Ranch 
for—
(I) the operation, maintenance, 
repair, improvement, development, and 
replacement of not more than 3 wells 
in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(II) related storage tanks, valves, 
pumps, and hardware; and 
(III) pipelines to points of use; 
and 
(ii) easements for reasonable ingress 
and egress to accomplish the purposes of the 
easements described in clause (i). 
(B) EXISTING WELLS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each easement for 
an existing well shall be—
(I) 40 acres in area; and
(II) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable—
(aa) centered on the existing 
well; and 
(bb) located in the same 
square mile section of land. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Within a 40-acre 
easement described in clause (i), the United 
States and any permitees or licensees of the 
United States shall be prohibited from un-
dertaking any activity that interferes with 
the use of the wells by Yavapai Ranch, 
without the written consent of Yavapai 
Ranch. 
(iii) RESERVATION OF WATER FOR THE 
UNITED STATES.—The United States shall 
be entitled to 1⁄2 the production of each ex-
isting or replacement well, not to exceed a 
total of 3,100,000 gallons of water annually, 
for watering wildlife and stock and for other 
National Forest System purposes from the 3 
wells. 
(C) REASONABLE ACCESS.—Each easement 
for ingress and egress shall be at least 20 feet in 
width.
(D) LOCATION.—The locations of the ease-
ments and wells shall be the locations generally 
depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch 
Land Exchange YRLP Reserved Easements for 
Waterlines and Wells’’, dated April 2002. 
(c) LAND TRANSFER PROBLEMS.—
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—If a parcel of Federal land 
(or a portion of the parcel) cannot be conveyed to 
Yavapai Ranch because of the presence of hazardous 
materials or if the proposed title to a parcel of Fed-
eral land (or a portion of the parcel) is unacceptable 
to Yavapai Ranch because of the presence of threat-
ened or endangered species, cultural or historic re-
sources, unpatented mining claims, or other third 
party rights under public land laws—
(A) the parcel of Federal land or portion of 
the parcel shall be excluded from the exchange; 
and 
(B) the non-Federal land shall be adjusted 
in accordance with section 5(c). 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If 1 or more of the 
parcels of non-Federal land or a portion of such a 
parcel cannot be conveyed to the United States be-
cause of the presence of hazardous materials or if the
proposed title to a parcel or a portion of the parcel 
is unacceptable to the Secretary—
(A) the parcel of non-Federal land or por-
tion of the parcel shall be excluded from the ex-
change; and 
(B) the Federal land shall be adjusted in 
accordance with section 5(c). 
(d) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CITIES AND 
CAMPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the acquisition of 
the Federal land, Yavapai Ranch shall convey to the 
cities of Flagstaff, Williams, and Camp Verde and the 
camps the parcels of Federal land or portions of par-
cels located in or near the cities or camps under any 
terms agreed to by Yavapai Ranch, the cities, and 
camps before the date on which the exchange is com-
pleted. 
(2) DELETION
FROM
EXCHANGE.—If Yavapai 
Ranch and the cities or camps referred to in para-
graph (1) have not agreed to the terms and conditions 
of a subsequent conveyance of a parcel or portion of 
a parcel of Federal land before the completion of the 
exchange, the Secretary, on notification by Yavapai 
Ranch, the cities, or camps, shall delete the parcel or 
any portion of the parcel from the exchange. Any par-
cel or portion of a parcel to be deleted may be config-
ured by the Secretary to leave the United States with 
manageable post-exchange land and boundaries. 
(3) EASEMENTS.—In accordance with section 
120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9620(h)), the United States shall reserve ease-
ments in any land transferred to Yavapai Ranch. 
SEC. 5. EXCHANGE VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND EQUALI-
ZATION. 
(a) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the non-
Federal and Federal land to be exchanged under this Act—
(1) shall be equal, as determined by the Sec-
retary; or 
(2) if the values are not equal, shall be equalized 
in accordance with subsection (c). 
(b) APPRAISALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land shall be determined by apprais-
als using the appraisal standards in—
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions, fifth edition (Decem-
ber 20, 2000); and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice.
(2) 
APPROVAL.—In 
accordance 
with 
part 
254.9(a)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation), the appraiser shall be—
(A) acceptable to the Secretary and Yavapai 
Ranch; and 
(B) a contractor, the clients of which shall 
be the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch. 
(3) 
REQUIREMENTS.—During 
the 
appraisal 
process the appraiser shall—
(A) consider the effect on value of the Fed-
eral land or non-Federal land because of the ex-
istence of encumbrances on each parcel, includ-
ing—
(i) permitted uses on Federal land that 
cannot be reasonably terminated before the 
appraisal; and 
(ii) facilities on Federal land that can-
not be reasonably removed before the ap-
praisal; and 
(B) determine the value of each parcel of 
Federal land and non-Federal land (including 
the value of each individual section of the inter-
mingled Federal and non-Federal land of the 
Yavapai Ranch) as an assembled transaction 
consistent with the applicable provisions of parts
254.5 and 254.9(b)(1)(v) of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(4) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—A dispute relating 
to the appraised values of the Federal land or non-
Federal land following completion of the appraisal 
shall be processed in accordance with—
(A) section 206(d) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(d)); and 
(B) part 254.10 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(5) APPRAISAL
PERIOD.—After the final ap-
praised values of the Federal land and non-Federal 
land have been reviewed and approved by the Sec-
retary or otherwise determined in accordance with the 
requirements of paragraph (4), the final appraised 
values—
(A) shall not be reappraised or updated by 
the Secretary before the completion of the land 
exchange; and 
(B) shall be considered to be the values of 
the Federal land and non-Federal land on the 
date of the transfer of title. 
(6) AVAILABILITY.—In accordance with the pol-
icy of the Forest Service, and to ensure the timely
and full disclosure of the appraisals to the public, the 
appraisals approved by the Secretary shall be made 
available for public inspection in the Offices of the 
Supervisors for Prescott, Coconino, and Kaibab Na-
tional Forests. 
(c) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—
(1) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If, after any adjustments 
are made to the non-Federal land or Federal 
land under subsection (c) or (d) of section 4, the 
final appraised value of the non-Federal land ex-
ceeds the final appraised value of the Federal 
land, the Federal land and non-Federal land 
shall be adjusted in accordance with subpara-
graph (B) until the values are approximately 
equal. 
(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—An adjustment re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall be accom-
plished by beginning at the east boundary of sec-
tion 30, T. 20 N., R. 6 W., Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona, 
and adding to the Federal land in 1⁄8 section in-
crements (N–S 64th line) and lot lines across the 
section, while deleting in the same increments 
portions of sections 19 and 31, T. 20 N., R. 6
W., Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, 
Yavapai County, Arizona, to establish a linear 
and continuous boundary that runs north to 
south across the sections. 
(2) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If, after any adjustments 
are made to the non-Federal land or Federal 
land under subsection (c) or (d) of section 4, the 
final appraised value of the Federal land exceeds 
the final appraised value of the non-Federal 
land, the Federal land and non-Federal land 
shall be adjusted in accordance with subpara-
graph (B) until the values are approximately 
equal. 
(B) 
ADJUSTMENTS.—Adjustments 
under 
subparagraph (A) shall be made in the following 
order: 
(i) Beginning at the south boundary of 
section 31, T. 20 N., R. 5 W., Gila and Salt 
River Base and Meridian, Yavapai County, 
Arizona, and sections 33 and 35, T. 20 N., 
R. 6 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Me-
ridian, Yavapai County, by adding to the 
non-Federal land to be conveyed to the 
United States in 1⁄8 section increments (E–
W 64th line) while deleting from the convey-
ance to Yavapai Ranch Federal land in the 
same incremental portions of section 32, T. 
20 N., R. 5 W., Gila and Salt River Base 
and Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona, 
and sections 32, 34, and 36, in T. 20 N., R. 
6 W., Gila and Salt River Base and Merid-
ian, Yavapai County, Arizona, to establish 
a linear and continuous boundary that runs 
east to west across the sections. 
(ii) By deleting the following parcels: 
(I) The Wetzel School parcel iden-
tified on the map described in section 
4(a)(2)(B)(ii). 
(II) The Williams Sewer parcel 
identified on the map described in sec-
tion 4(a)(2)(C). 
(III) That part of the Williams 
Railroad parcel identified on the map 
described in section 4(a)(2)(C) that lies 
south of Business I–40. 
(IV) A portion of the Cottonwood/
Clarkdale Federal Lands identified on 
the 
map 
described 
in 
Section 
4(a)(2)(E) and further described as the
S1⁄2S1⁄2 of Section 8, Township 15 
North, Range 3 East, Gila and Salt 
River Base and Meridian, Yavapai 
County, Arizona. 
(V) The Buckskinner Park parcel 
identified on the map described in sec-
tion 4(a)(2)(C). 
(VI) Approximately 316 acres of 
the Camp Verde Federal Land-General 
Crook Parcel identified on the map de-
scribed in Section 4(a)(2)(D) and fur-
ther described as Lots 1, 5, and 6 and 
the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Section 26, and the 
N1⁄2N1⁄2 of Section 27, Township 14 
North, Range 4 East, Gila and Salt 
River Base and Meridian, Yavapai 
County, Arizona. 
(VII) A portion of the Cotton-
wood/Clarkdale Federal Lands identi-
fied on the map described in section 
4(a)(2)(E) and further described as the 
N1⁄2S1⁄2 of Section 8, Township 15 
North, Range 3 East, Gila and Salt 
River Base and Meridian, Yavapai 
County, Arizona.
(VIII) Approximately 314 acres of 
the Camp Verde Federal Land-General 
Crook Parcel identified on the map de-
scribed in section 4(a)(2)(D) and fur-
ther described as Lots 2, 7, 8 and 9 
and the SE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Section 26, and 
the S1⁄2N1⁄2 of Section 27, Township 14 
North, Range 4 East, Gila and Salt 
River Base and Meridian, Yavapai 
County, Arizona. 
(IX) The Mt. Elden parcel identi-
fied on the map described in section 
4(a)(2)(B)(ii). 
(C) MODIFICATIONS—By mutual agreement 
by the Secretary and the Yavapai Ranch, the 
land and acreage in subclauses (I) through (IX) 
may be modified to conform with a survey ap-
proved by the Bureau of Land Management or to 
leave the United States with manageable post-ex-
change land and boundaries. 
(3) ADDITIONAL EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If, 
after the values are adjusted in accordance with para-
graph (1) or (2), the values of the Federal land and 
non-Federal land are not equal, then the Secretary 
and Yavapai Ranch may by agreement adjust the
acreage of the Federal land and non-Federal land 
until the values of that land are equal. 
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—After the values of the non-
Federal and Federal land are equalized to the max-
imum extent practicable under subsection (c), any 
balance due the Secretary or Yavapai Ranch shall be 
paid—
(A) through cash equalization payments 
under section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(b)); or 
(B) in accordance with standards estab-
lished by the Secretary and Yavapai Ranch. 
(2) LIMITATION.—
(A) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the value of the Fed-
eral land exceeds the value of the non-Federal 
land by more than $50,000, the Secretary and 
Yavapai Ranch shall, by agreement, delete addi-
tional Federal land from the exchange until the 
values of the Federal land and non-Federal land 
are equal. 
(B) DEPOSIT.—Any amounts received by 
the United States under this Act—
(i) shall be deposited in a fund estab-
lished under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 
484a) (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’); 
and 
(ii) shall be available, without further 
appropriation, for the acquisition of land or 
interests in land for National Forest System 
purposes in the State of Arizona. 
SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) REVOCATION
OF ORDERS.—Any public orders 
withdrawing any of the Federal land from appropriation 
or disposal under the public land laws are revoked to the 
extent necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.—The Federal 
land is withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropria-
tion under the public land laws, including the mining and 
mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
(30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), until the date on which the ex-
change of Federal land and non-Federal land is completed. 
(c) SURVEYS, INVENTORIES, AND CLEARANCES.—Be-
fore completing the exchange of Federal land and non-Fed-
eral land under this Act, the Secretary shall carry out land 
surveys and preexchange inventories, clearances, reviews, 
and approvals relating to hazardous materials, threatened
and endangered species, cultural and historic resources, and 
wetlands and floodplains. 
(d) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING THE EXCHANGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) The United States shall bear the costs 
or other responsibilities or requirements associ-
ated with land surveys, title searches, archeo-
logical and cultural surveys and salvage, re-
moval of encumbrances and curing title defi-
ciencies necessary to bring the Federal land into 
a condition where it is acceptable for exchange 
purposes. 
(B) Yavapai Ranch shall bear the costs or 
other responsibilities or requirements associated 
with land surveys, title searches, archeological 
and cultural surveys and salvage, removal of en-
cumbrances and curing title deficiencies nec-
essary to bring the non-Federal land into a con-
dition where it is acceptable for exchange pur-
poses. 
(2) INELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENTS.—No amount 
paid by Yavapai Ranch under this subsection shall be 
eligible for reimbursement under section 206(f) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
(e) TIMING.—It is the intent of Congress that the ex-
change of Federal land and non-Federal land directed by 
this Act be completed not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) CONTRACTORS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary lacks ade-
quate staff or resources to complete the exchange by 
the date specified in subsection (e), the Yavapai 
Ranch may contract with independent third-party 
contractors to carry out any work necessary to com-
plete the exchange by that date, subject to the mutual 
agreement of the Secretary and the Yavapai Ranch on 
the contractor or contractors, scope of work, estimated 
cost of work, and approval of any such work by the 
Secretary. 
(2) 
REIMBURSEMENT.—In 
the 
event 
that 
Yavapai Ranch contracts with independent third 
party contractors to carry out or complete any re-
sponsibilities or requirements that would be per-
formed by the Secretary but for the lack of adequate 
staff or resources, then the Secretary shall reimburse 
Yavapai Ranch for Yavapai Ranch’s costs or expenses 
for such contractors in accordance with section 206(f) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
SEC. 7. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND AFTER EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Non-Federal land acquired by the 
United States under this Act—
(1) shall become part of the Prescott National 
Forest; and 
(2) shall be administered by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with—
(A) this Act; 
(B) the laws (including regulations) appli-
cable to the National Forest System; and 
(C) other authorized uses of the National 
Forest System. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Acquisition of the non-Federal 
land under this Act shall not require a revision or 
amendment to the Management Plan. 
(2) AMENDMENT OR REVISION.—If the Manage-
ment Plan is amended or revised after the date of ac-
quisition of non-Federal land under this Act, the 
Management Plan shall be amended to reflect the ac-
quisition of the non-Federal land. 
(c) POST-EXCHANGE
MANAGEMENT
OF
CERTAIN 
LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On acquisition by the United 
States, the non-Federal land acquired by the United
States and any adjoining National Forest System 
land shall be managed in accordance with—
(A) paragraphs (2) through (6); and 
(B) the laws (including regulations) gen-
erally applicable to National Forest System 
land. 
(2) PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.—The 
non-Federal land shall be managed in a manner that 
maintains the species, character, and natural values 
of the land, including—
(A) deer, pronghorn antelope, wild turkey, 
mountain lion, and other resident wildlife and 
native plant species; 
(B) suitability for livestock grazing; and 
(C) aesthetic values. 
(3) GRAZING.—Each area located in the Yavapai 
Ranch grazing allotment as of the date of enactment 
of this Act shall—
(A) remain in the Yavapai Ranch grazing 
allotment; and 
(B) continue to be subject to grazing in ac-
cordance with the laws (including regulations) 
generally applicable to domestic livestock grazing 
on National Forest System land. 
(4) ROADS.—
(A) IMPROVEMENT
AND
MAINTENANCE.—
The Secretary shall maintain or improve a sys-
tem of roads and trails on the non-Federal land 
to provide opportunities for hunting, motorized 
and nonmotorized recreation, and other uses of 
the land by the public. 
(B) PUBLIC ACCESS ROAD.—
(i) 
CONSTRUCTION.—The 
Secretary 
shall improve or construct a public access 
road linking Forest Road 7 (Pine Creek 
Road) to Forest Road 1 (Turkey Canyon 
Road) through portions of sections 33, 32, 
31, and 30, T. 19 N., R. 6 W., Gila and 
Salt River Base and Meridian. 
(ii) EXISTING
ROAD.—The existing 
road linking Pine Creek and Gobbler Knob 
shall—
(I) until the date on which the 
new public access road is completed, 
remain open; and 
(II) after the date on which the 
new public access road is completed, be 
obliterated. 
(C) EASEMENTS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the 
land exchange under this Act, the Secretary 
and Yavapai Ranch shall grant each other 
at no charge reciprocal easements for in-
gress, egress, and utilities across, over, and 
through—
(I)(aa) the routes depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Yavapai Ranch Land 
Exchange 
Road 
and 
Trail 
Ease-
ments—Yavapai Ranch Area’’ dated 
April 2002; and 
(bb) any other inholdings retained 
by the United States or Yavapai 
Ranch; or 
(II) any relocated routes that are 
agreed 
to 
by 
the 
Secretary 
and 
Yavapai Ranch. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An easement de-
scribed in clause (i)—
(I) shall be unlimited, perpetual, 
and nonexclusive in nature; and 
(II) shall run with and benefit the 
land of the grantee. 
(iii) RIGHTS OF GRANTEE.—The rights 
of the grantee shall extend to—
(I) any successors-in-interest, as-
signs, and transferees of Yavapai 
Ranch; and 
(II) in the case of the Secretary, 
members of the general public, as deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
(5) TIMBER HARVESTING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), timber harvesting for com-
modity production shall be prohibited on the 
non-Federal land. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Timber harvesting may 
be conducted on the non-Federal land if the Sec-
retary determines that timber harvesting is nec-
essary—
(i) to prevent or control fires, insects, 
and disease through forest thinning or other 
forest management techniques; 
(ii) to protect or enhance grassland 
habitat, watershed values, native plants, 
trees, and wildlife species; or 
(iii) to improve forest health. 
(6) WATER
IMPROVEMENTS.—Nothing in this 
Act prohibits the Secretary from authorizing or con-