I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3569
To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of public domain
land in Lake County, Oregon, to facilitate management of the land,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 26, 1998
Mr. SMITH of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels
of public domain land in Lake County, Oregon, to facili-
tate management of the land, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hart Mountain Trans-
fer Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION
OVER PARCELS OF LAND ADMINISTERED BY
THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND
THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE.
(a) TRANSFER FROM THE BUREAU OF LAND MAN-
AGEMENT TO THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction
over the parcels of land identified for transfer to the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service on the map
entitled ‘‘Hart Mountain Jurisdictional Transfer’’,
dated February 26, 1998, comprising approximately
12,100 acres of land in Lake Country, Oregon, lo-
cated adjacent to or within the Hart Mountain Na-
tional Antelope Refuge, is transferred from the Bu-
reau of Land Management to the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service.
(2) INCLUSION
IN
REFUGE.—The parcels of
land described in paragraph (1) shall be included in
the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing
rights, the parcels of land described in paragraph
(1)—
(A) are withdrawn from—
(i) surface entry under the public land
laws;
(ii) leasing under the mineral leasing
laws and Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
(30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
(iii) location under the mining laws;
and
(B) shall be treated as parcels of land sub-
ject to the provisions of Executive Order No.
7523 of December 21, 1936, as amended by
Executive Order No. 7895 of May 23, 1938,
and Presidential Proclamation No. 2416 of July
25, 1940, that withdrew parcels of land for the
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
(4) MANAGEMENT.—The land described in
paragraph (1) shall be included in the Hart Moun-
tain National Antelope Refuge and managed in ac-
cordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et
seq.), and other applicable law, as expressed in man-
agement plans and agreements between the Bureau
of Land Management and the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service for the Hart Mountain Refuge.
(b) CONTINUED MANAGEMENT OF GUANO CREEK
WILDERNESS STUDY AREA BY THE BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcels of land identi-
fied for cooperative management on the map entitled
‘‘Hart Mountain Jurisdictional Transfer’’, dated
February 
26, 
1998, 
comprising 
approximately
10,900 acres of land in Lake County, Oregon, lo-
cated south of the Hart Mountain National Antelope
Refuge, shall be retained under the jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The parcels of land de-
scribed in paragraph (1) that are within the Guano
Creek Wilderness Study Area as of the date of en-
actment of this Act shall be managed to maintain
the values for which the Wilderness Study Area was
designated, in accordance with current and future
management plans and agreements, including the
agreement known as the ‘‘Shirk Ranch Agreement’’
and any amendments to that agreement.
(c) TRANSFER FROM THE UNITED STATES FISH AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE TO THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction
over the parcels of land identified for transfer to the
Bureau of Land Management on the map entitled
‘‘Hart Mountain Jurisdictional Transfer’’, dated
February 26, 1998, comprising approximately 7,700
acres of land in Lake County, Oregon, located adja-
cent to or within the Hart Mountain National Ante-
lope Refuge, is transferred from the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service to the Bureau of Land
Management.
(2) REMOVAL FROM REFUGE.—The parcels of
land described in paragraph (1) are removed from
the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.
(3) REVOCATION OF WITHDRAWAL.—The provi-
sions of Executive Order No. 7523 of December 21,
1936, as amended by Executive Order No. 7895 of
May 23, 1938, and Presidential Proclamation No.
2416 of July 25, 1940, that withdrew the parcels of
land for the refuge, shall be of no effect with respect
to the parcels of land described in paragraph (1).
(4) STATUS.—The parcels of land described in
paragraph (1)—
(A) are designated as public land; and
(B) shall be open to—
(i) surface entry under the public land
laws;