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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1002 
To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, 
North Carolina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2009 
Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. COBLE, Mr. CONNOLLY of 
Virginia, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. JONES, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. 
MCINTYRE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. MILLER of 
North Carolina, Mr. WATT, and Ms. FOXX) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in 
McDowell County, North Carolina. 
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 ‘‘Pisgah National Forest 
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, PISGAH NATIONAL FOR-
EST, NORTH CAROLINA. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundaries of 
Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Caro-
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lina, are hereby modified to include a parcel of land con-
sisting of approximately 301 acres, of which approximately 
213 acres are owned by the United States and adminis-
tered by the Forest Service, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Proposed Proclamation Boundary Change, 
Grandfather Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest’’ 
and more particularly delineated and described according 
to the final boundary adjustment map and boundary de-
scription prepared by the Forest Service. 
(b) AVAILABILITY AND CORRECTION.—The maps re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the Office of the Regional For-
ester, Atlanta, Georgia. The Secretary of Agriculture may 
make minor corrections to the maps. 
(c) LAND ACQUISITION.—Subject to the appropria-
tion of funds to carry out this subsection and the consent 
of the owner of the private land included within the bound-
aries of Pisgah National Forest by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may acquire the private land. 
(d) MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any feder-
ally owned lands that have been or hereafter may be ac-
quired for National Forest System purposes within the 
boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, as modified by sub-
section (a), shall be managed as lands acquired under the 
Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks 
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Act), and in accordance with the other laws and regula-
tions pertaining to the National Forest System. Nothing 
in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary 
of Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National 
Forest pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 519, 521). 
(e) RELATION TO LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION 
FUND ACT.—For purposes of section 7 of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l– 
9), the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest, as modified 
by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of 
Pisgah National Forest as of January 1, 1965. 
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