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Union Calendar No. 478
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 4226
[Report No. 106–816]
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part
of certain administrative sites and other land in the Black Hills National
Forest and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire
replacement sites and to acquire or construct administrative improve-
ments in connection with the Black Hills National Forest.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 2000
Mr. THUNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
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 April 10, 2000]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange
all or part of certain administrative sites and other land
in the Black Hills National Forest and to use funds
derived from the sale or exchange to acquire replacement
sites and to acquire or construct administrative improve-
ments in connection with the Black Hills National For-
est.
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 ‘‘Black Hills National
Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement
Act’’.
SEC. 2. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND, BLACK HILLS NA-
TIONAL FOREST, SOUTH DAKOTA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this section 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 approximately 362 acres contained in
the following parcels of land in the State of South Dakota:
(1) Tract BLKH–1 ‘‘Spearfish Dwelling’’ (ap-
proximately 0.24 acres); N1⁄2 of Lot 8 and Lot 9 of
Block 16, Section 10, T6N, R2E, Black Hills Merid-
ian.
(2) Tract BLKH–2 ‘‘Deadwood Garage’’ (ap-
proximately 0.12 acres); Lots 9 and 11 of Block 34,
Section 23, T5N, R3E, Black Hills Meridian.
(3) Tract BLKH–3 ‘‘Deadwood Dwellings’’ (ap-
proximately 0.32 acres); Lots 12-16, inclusive, of
Block 44, Section 23, T5N, R3E, Black Hill Merid-
ian.
(4) Tract BLKH–4 ‘‘Hardy Work Center’’ (ap-
proximately 150 acres); E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
Section 
19; 
NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 
E1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,
E1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, Section 30, T3N, R1E,
Black Hills Meridian.
(5) Tract BLKH–6 ‘‘Pactola Work Center’’ (ap-
proximately 
100 
acres); 
W1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
W1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
Section 25; E1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, Section
26, T2N, R5E, Black Hills Meridian.
(6) Tract BLKH–7 ‘‘Pactola Ranger District Of-
fice’’ (approximately 8.25 acres); Lot 1 of Ranger
Station Subdivision, Section 4, T1N, R7E, Black
Hills Meridian.
(7) Tract BLKH–8 ‘‘Reder Administrative Site’’
(approximately 82 acres); Lots 6 and 7, Section 29;
Lot A of Reder Placer, Lot 19, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, Sec-
tion 30, T1S, R5E, Black Hills Meridian.
(8) Tract BLKH–9 ‘‘Allen Gulch Properties’’
(approximately 21 acres); Lot 14 less and except
Tract STA #0029, Section 25, and Lot 1, Section 36,
T1S, R4E, Black Hills Meridian.
(9) Tract BLKH–10 ‘‘Custer Ranger District Of-
fice’’ (approximately 0.39 acres); Lots 4 and 9 of
Block 125 and the East 15 feet of the vacated north/
south alley adjacent to Lot 4, City of Custer, Section
26, T3S, R4E, Black Hills Meridian.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may
make technical corrections to the legal descriptions in para-
graphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a).
(c) APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES.—Except as otherwise
provided in this section, any sale or exchange of land de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be subject to laws (including
regulations) applicable to the conveyance and acquisition
of land for National Forest System purposes.
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary may accept cash equali-
zation payments in excess of 25 percent of the total value
of the land described in subsection (a) from any exchange
under subsection (a).
(e) SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section,
the Secretary may use solicitations of offers for sale
or exchange under this section on such terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
(2) REJECTION OF OFFERS.—The Secretary may
reject any offer under this section if the Secretary de-
termines that the offer is not adequate or not in the
public interest.
(f) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.—Any funds received by
the Secretary from a sale under this section or as cash
equalization payments from an exchange under this
section—
(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, on appro-
priation, for—
(A) the acquisition from willing sellers of
land and interests in land in the State of South
Dakota; and
(B) the acquisition or construction of ad-
ministrative improvements in connection with
the Black Hills National Forest.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this section.
SEC. 3. REPLACEMENT LABORATORY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH STATION, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DA-
KOTA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Agriculture $2,100,000 for a lab-
oratory facility for the Rocky Mountain Research Station
in Rapid City, South Dakota, to replace the obsolete labora-
tory capability at the research station. The replacement fa-
cility shall be colocated with at least one of the administra-
tive improvements for the Black Hills National Forest ac-
quired or constructed under the authority of section
2(f)(2)(B).
(b) CONDITIONS ON ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—No
funds available to carry out this section may be used to
purchase or otherwise acquire property unless—
(1) the acquisition is from willing sellers; and
(2) the property is located within the boundaries
of the State of South Dakota.
Union Calendar No. 478
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 4226
[Report No. 106–816]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or
exchange all or part of certain administrative
sites and other land in the Black Hills National
Forest and to use funds derived from the sale or
exchange to acquire replacement sites and to ac-
quire or construct administrative improvements
in connection with the Black Hills National For-
est.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed