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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3744
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part 
of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis 
and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale 
or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2004
Mr. ROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange 
all or part of certain administrative sites and other land 
in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests 
and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange 
to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND, OZARK-ST. 
FRANCIS AND OUACHITA NATIONAL FOR-
ESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may, under such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell 
or exchange any right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the following National Forest System 
land and improvements: 
(1) In the Ouachita National Forest—
(A) tract 1, ‘‘Work Center and two Resi-
dences’’ (approximately 12.4 acres), as identi-
fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National 
Forest, Waldron, Arkansas, Work Center and 
Residences’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
(B) tract 2, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approximately 
10 acres), as identified on the map entitled 
‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Booneville, Arkan-
sas, Work Center’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
(C) tract 3, ‘‘Residence’’ (approximately 1⁄2 
acre), as identified on the map entitled 
‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Glenwood, Arkan-
sas, Residence’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
(D) tract 4, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approxi-
mately 10.12 acres), as identified on the map 
entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Thornburg,
Arkansas, Work Center’’ and dated July 26, 
2000; 
(E) tract 5, ‘‘Office Building’’ (approxi-
mately 1.5 acres), as identified on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Perryville, Ar-
kansas, Office Building’’ and dated July 26, 
2000; 
(F) tract 6, ‘‘Several Buildings, Including 
Office Space and Equipment Depot’’ (approxi-
mately 3 acres), as identified on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Hot Springs, 
Arkansas, Buildings’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
(G) tract 7, ‘‘Isolated Forestland’’ (ap-
proximately 120 acres), as identified on the 
map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Sun-
shine, Arkansas, Isolated Forestland’’ and 
dated July 26, 2000; 
(H) tract 8, ‘‘Isolated Forestland’’ (ap-
proximately 40 acres), as identified on the map 
entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Sunshine, 
Arkansas, Isolated Forestland’’ and dated July 
26, 2000; 
(I) tract 9, ‘‘Three Residences’’ (approxi-
mately 9.89 acres), as identified on the map en-
titled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Heavener,
Oklahoma, Three Residences’’ and dated July 
26, 2000; 
(J) tract 10, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approxi-
mately 38.91 acres), as identified on the map 
entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Heavener, 
Oklahoma, Work Center’’ and dated July 26, 
2000; 
(K) tract 11, ‘‘Residence #1’’ (approxi-
mately 0.45 acres), as identified on the map en-
titled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Talihina, 
Oklahoma, Residence #1’’ and dated July 26, 
2000; 
(L) tract 12, ‘‘Residence #2’’ (approxi-
mately 0.21 acres), as identified on the map en-
titled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Talihina, 
Oklahoma, Residence #2’’ and dated July 26, 
2000; 
(M) tract 13, ‘‘Work Center’’ (approxi-
mately 5 acres), as identified on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Big Cedar, 
Oklahoma, Work Center’’ and dated July 26, 
2000; 
(N) tract 14, ‘‘Residence’’ (approximately 
0.5 acres), as identified on the map entitled
‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Idabel, Oklahoma, 
Residence’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
(O) tract 15, ‘‘Residence and Work Cen-
ter’’ (approximately 40 acres), as identified on 
the map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest, 
Idabel, Oklahoma, Residence and Work Center’’ 
and dated July 26, 2000; and 
(P) tract 16, ‘‘Isolated Forestland’’ at sec. 
30, T. 2 S., R. 25 W. (approximately 2.08 
acres), as identified on the map entitled 
‘‘Ouachita National Forest, Mt. Ida, Arkansas, 
Isolated Forestland’’ and dated August 27, 
2001. 
(2) In the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest—
(A) tract 1, ‘‘Tract 750, District 1, Two 
Residences, Administrative Office’’ (approxi-
mately 8.96 acres), as identified on the map en-
titled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, 
Mountain View, Arkansas, Tract 750, District 
1, Two Residences, Administrative Office’’ and 
dated July 26, 2000; 
(B) tract 2, ‘‘Tract 2736, District 5, 
Mountainburg Work Center’’ (approximately 
1.61 acres), as identified on the map entitled 
‘‘Ozark-St. 
Francis 
National 
Forest,
Mountainburg, Arkansas, Tract 2736, District 
5, Mountainburg Work Center’’ and dated July 
26, 2000; 
(C) tract 3, ‘‘Tract 2686, District 6, 
House’’ (approximately 0.31 acres), as identi-
fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis 
National Forest, Paris, Arkansas, Tract 2686, 
District 6 House’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
(D) tract 4, ‘‘Tract 2807, District 6, 
House’’ (approximately 0.25 acres), as identi-
fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis 
National Forest, Paris, Arkansas, Tract 2807, 
District 6, House’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
(E) tract 5, ‘‘Tract 2556, District 3, Dover 
Work Center’’ (approximately 2.0 acres), as 
identified on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. 
Francis National Forest, Dover, Arkansas, 
Tract 2556, District 3, Dover Work Center’’ 
and dated July 26, 2000; 
(F) tract 6, ‘‘Tract 2735, District 2, 
House’’ (approximately 0.514 acres), as identi-
fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis 
National Forest, Jasper, Arkansas, Tract 2735, 
District 2, House’’ and dated July 26, 2000; 
and
(G) tract 7, ‘‘Tract 2574, District 2, 
House’’ (approximately 0.75 acres), as identi-
fied on the map entitled ‘‘Ozark-St. Francis 
National Forest, Jasper, Arkansas, Tract 2574, 
District 2, House’’ and dated July 26, 2000. 
(b) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—Except as other-
wise provided in this Act, any sale or exchange of land 
described in subsection (a) shall be subject to laws (includ-
ing regulations) applicable to the conveyance and acquisi-
tion of land for National Forest System purposes. 
(c) CASH
EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary may accept cash 
equalization payments in excess of 25 percent of the total 
value of the land described in subsection (a) from any ex-
change under subsection (a). 
(d) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the 
Secretary may use solicitations of offers for sale or 
exchange under this Act on such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
(2) REJECTION
OF
OFFERS.—The Secretary 
may reject any offer under this Act if the Secretary 
determines that the offer is not adequate or not in 
the public interest.
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. 
Any funds received by the Secretary through sale or 
by cash equalization from an exchange—
(1) shall be deposited into the fund established 
by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 
(2) shall be available for expenditure, without 
further Act of appropriation, for the acquisition, 
construction, or improvement of administrative fa-
cilities, land, or interests in land for the national 
forests in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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