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Union Calendar No. 715 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5923 
[Report No. 115–922] 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain public lands in 
Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2018 
Mr. WESTERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 
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 May 22, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
public lands in Ouachita National Forest, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Walnut Grove Land Ex-
change Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHURCH.—The term ‘‘Church’’ means the 
Walnut Grove Church in Garland County, Arkansas. 
(2) OFFERED TRACT.—The term ‘‘Offered Tract’’ 
means all right, title, and interest of the Church in 
and to approximately 6.3 acres of non-Federal land 
identified as ‘‘Offered Tract 5742’’on the Detail Map 
of the Walnut Grove Exchange, Ouachita National 
Forest map (printed date May 11, 2017). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) SELECTED
TRACT.—The term ‘‘Selected 
Tract’’ means all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to approximately 4 acres identi-
fied as ‘‘Selected Tract 5743’’ on the Detail Map of 
the Walnut Grove Exchange, Ouachita National For-
est map (printed date May 11, 2017), subject to the 
reservation of a road easement by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 3. EXCHANGE OF LAND; EQUALIZATION OF VALUE. 
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the provi-
sions of this Act, not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, if the Church offers to convey 
the Offered Tract to the United States, the Secretary shall— 
(1) convey to the Church all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the Selected 
Tract; and 
(2) accept from the Church a conveyance of all 
right, title, and interest of the Church in and to the 
Offered Tract. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The exchange under subsection 
(a) shall be— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights; 
(2) conditioned on an equalization payment 
made by the Church in accordance with subsection 
(c); and 
(3) conditioned on the payment of the costs de-
scribed in subsection (g). 
(c) EQUAL VALUE AND CASH EQUALIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the exchange under subsection (a) shall be 
for equal value or the values shall be equalized by a 
cash payment. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—If the value of the Offered 
Tract exceeds the Selected Tract, an equalization pay-
ment shall not be required. 
(d) APPRAISALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the land to be ex-
changed under this Act shall be determined by ap-
praisals conducted by one or more independent and 
qualified appraisers. 
(2) APPRAISAL STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall 
complete an appraisal of the land to be exchanged 
under this Act in accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(e) FORMAT.—Title and valuation to the land to be 
exchanged under this Act shall be in a format acceptable 
to the Secretary and the Church. 
(f) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall finalize a map and legal descriptions of all land 
to be conveyed under this Act. 
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(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct 
any minor errors in the map or in the legal descrip-
tions. 
(3) MAP ON FILE.—The map and legal descrip-
tions shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in appropriate offices of the United States Forest 
Service. 
(g) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of con-
veyance, any costs related to the conveyance under this sec-
tion shall be paid by the Church. 
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Union Calendar No. 715 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5923 
[Report No. 115–922] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange 
certain public lands in Ouachita National Forest, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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