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the State of Arkansas, as depicted on a map en-
titled ‘‘Arkansas-Oklahoma Land Exchange—
Weyerhaeuser Arkansas Cossatot Lands’’, dated
February 1996 and available for public inspec-
tion in appropriate offices of the Secretaries.
(b) EXCHANGE OF OIL AND GAS INTERESTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (b)(2)
and notwithstanding any other provision of law, at
the same time as the exchange for land and mineral
interests is carried out pursuant to this section, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall exchange all Federal oil
and gas interests, including existing leases and other
agreements, in the lands described in paragraph
(a)(1) for equivalent oil and gas interests, including
existing leases and other agreements, owned by
Weyerhaeuser in the lands described in paragraph
(a)(2).
(2) RESERVATION.—In addition to the exchange
of oil and gas interests pursuant to paragraph (b)(1),
Weyerhaeuser shall reserve oil and gas interests in
and under the lands depicted for reservation upon a
map entitled ‘‘Arkansas-Oklahoma Land Exchange—
Weyerhaeuser Oil and Gas Interest Reservation
Lands’’, dated February 1996 and available for pub-
lic inspection in appropriate offices of the Secretaries.
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Such reservation shall be subject to the provisions of
this title and a Memorandum of Understanding joint-
ly agreed to by the Forest Service and Weyerhaeuser.
Such Memorandum of Understanding shall be com-
pleted no later than 60 days after date of enactment
of this title and shall be transmitted to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the United
States Senate and the Committee on Resources of the
United States House of Representatives. The Memo-
randum of Understanding shall not become effective
until 30 days after it is received by the Committees.
(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—
(1) MAPS CONTROLLING.—The acreage cited in
this title is approximate. In the case of a discrepancy
between the description of lands, mineral interests, or
oil and gas interests to be exchanged pursuant to sub-
section (a) and the lands, mineral interests, or oil
and gas interest depicted on a map referred to in
such subsection, the map shall control. Subject to the
notification required by paragraph (3), the maps ref-
erenced in this title shall be subject to such minor cor-
rections as may be agreed upon by the Secretaries
and Weyerhaeuser.
(2) FINAL MAPS.—Not later than 180 days after
the conclusion of the exchange required by subsections
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(a) and (b), the Secretaries shall transmit maps accu-
rately depicting the lands and mineral interests con-
veyed and transferred pursuant to this title and the
acreage and boundary descriptions of such lands and
mineral interests to the Committees on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee
on Resources of the House of Representatives.
(3) CANCELLATION.—If, before the exchange has
been carried out pursuant to subsections (a) and (b),
Weyerhaeuser provides written notification to the Sec-
retaries that Weyerhaeuser no longer intends to com-
plete the exchange, with respect to the lands, mineral
interests, and oil and gas interests that would other-
wise be subject to the exchange, the status of such
lands, mineral interests, and oil and gas interests
shall revert to the status of such lands, mineral inter-
ests, and oil and gas interests as of the day before the
date of enactment of this title and shall be managed
in accordance with applicable law and management
plans.
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing
rights, the lands and interests therein depicted for
conveyance to Weyerhaeuser on the maps referenced
in subsections (a) and (b) are withdrawn from all
forms of entry and appropriation under the public