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Calendar No. 295 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 689 
[Report No. 111–145] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Fed-
eral lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau 
of Land Management, 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. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE BUREAU OF 
LAND MANAGEMENT. 
(a) INTERCHANGE.—Effective on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction of the fed-
erally owned lands described in subsection (b) is trans-
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ferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary 
of the Interior to be subject to the laws, rules, and regula-
tions applicable to the public lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management (hereafter in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘BLM’’). 
(b) LANDS AFFECTED.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the lands transferred to the administration of 
the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, under 
subsection (a) are those heretofore within the Shasta- 
Trinity National Forest in California, Mount Diablo Me-
ridian, as shown on the map titled ‘‘H.R. 689, Transfer 
from Forest Service to BLM, Map 1’’, dated April 21, 
2009. 
(c) EXCEPTED LANDS.—Excepted from the transfer 
under this section are those lands within the Shasta Dam 
Reclamation Zone which shall continue to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of 
Reclamation. 
SEC. 2. INTERCHANGE OF LANDS TO THE FOREST SERVICE. 
(a) INTERCHANGE.—Effective on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction of the fed-
erally owned lands described in subsection (b) is trans-
ferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary 
of Agriculture to be subject to the laws, rules, and regula-
tions applicable to the National Forest System. Such lands 
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are hereby withdrawn from the public domain and re-
served for administration as part of the Shasta-Trinity 
National Forest. 
(b) LANDS AFFECTED.—The lands transferred to the 
administration of the Secretary of Agriculture, through 
the Forest Service, under subsection (a), are those here-
tofore administered by the BLM in California, Mount Dia-
blo Meridian, as shown on the map titled ‘‘H.R. 689, 
Transfer from BLM to Forest Service, Map 2’’, dated 
April 21, 2009. 
(c) WILDERNESS ADMINISTRATION.—The transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction from the BLM to the Forest 
Service of certain lands previously designated as part of 
the Trinity Alps Wilderness shall not affect the wilderness 
status of such lands. 
(d) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 
the purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the 
boundaries of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, as ad-
justed pursuant to this Act, shall be considered the bound-
aries of that national forest as of January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall affect any valid existing 
rights, nor affect the validity or term and conditions of 
any existing withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, li-
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cense or permit on lands transferred by this Act, except 
that any such authorization shall be administered by the 
agency having jurisdiction of the land after the enactment 
of this Act in accordance with applicable law. Reissuance 
of any such authorization shall be in accordance with ap-
plicable law and regulations of the agency having jurisdic-
tion. 
SEC. 4. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. 
(a) NOTICE.—The Forest Service for lands described 
in section 1, and the BLM for lands described in section 
2, shall identify any known sites containing hazardous 
substances and provide such information to the receiving 
agency. 
(b) CLEAN UP OBLIGATIONS.—The clean up of haz-
ardous substances on lands transferred by this Act shall 
be the responsibility of the agency having jurisdiction over 
the lands on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. CORRECTIONS. 
(a) MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.—The Director of the 
BLM and the Chief of the Forest Service, may, by mutual 
agreement, effect minor corrections and adjustments to 
the interchange provided for in this Act to facilitate land 
management, including survey. 
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(b) PUBLICATIONS.—Any corrections or adjustments 
made under subsection (a) shall be effective upon publica-
tion of a notice in the Federal Register. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shasta-Trinity National 
Forest Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO 
THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 
the Federal land described in subsection (b) is transferred 
from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the land within the Shasta- 
Trinity National Forest in California, Mount Diablo Me-
ridian, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shasta- 
Trinity Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer: Transfer 
from Forest Service to BLM, Map 1’’ and dated November 
23, 2009. 
(c) MANAGEMENT
AND STATUS
OF TRANSFERRED 
LAND.—The Federal land described in subsection (b) shall 
be administered in accordance with— 
(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
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(2) any other applicable law (including regula-
tions). 
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO 
THE FOREST SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over 
the Federal land described in subsection (b) is transferred 
from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is the land administered by the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management in the Mount 
Diablo Meridian, California, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Shasta-Trinity Administrative Jurisdiction 
Transfer: Transfer from BLM to Forest Service, Map 2’’ 
and dated November 23, 2009. 
(c) MANAGEMENT
AND STATUS
OF TRANSFERRED 
LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal land described in 
subsection (b) shall be— 
(A) withdrawn from the public domain; 
(B) reserved for administration as part of 
the Shasta-Trinity National Forest; and 
(C) managed in accordance with the laws 
(including the regulations) generally applicable 
to the National Forest System. 
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(2) WILDERNESS
ADMINISTRATION.—The land 
transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under sub-
section (a) that is within the Trinity Alps Wilderness 
shall— 
(A) not affect the wilderness status of the 
transferred land; and 
(B) be administered in accordance with— 
(i) this section; 
(ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.); and 
(iii) the California Wilderness Act of 
1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98– 
425). 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture and the Secretary of the Interior may, by 
mutual agreement, make minor corrections and ad-
justments to the transfers under this Act to facilitate 
land management, including corrections and adjust-
ments to any applicable surveys. 
(2) PUBLICATIONS.—Any corrections or adjust-
ments made under subsection (a) shall be effective on 
the date of publication of a notice of the corrections 
or adjustments in the Federal Register. 
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(b) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall, with respect to the 
land described in sections 2(b) and 3(b), respec-
tively— 
(A) identify any known sites containing 
hazardous substances; and 
(B) provide to the head of the Federal agen-
cy to which the land is being transferred notice 
of any sites identified under subparagraph (A). 
(2) CLEANUP OBLIGATIONS.—To the same extent 
as on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, 
with respect to any Federal liability— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall re-
main responsible for any cleanup of hazardous 
substances on the Federal land described in sec-
tion 2(b); and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior shall re-
main responsible for any cleanup of hazardous 
substances on the Federal land described in sec-
tion 3(b). 
(c) EFFECT ON EXISTING RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—Nothing in this Act affects— 
(1) any valid existing rights; or 
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(2) the validity or term and conditions of any 
existing withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, li-
cense, or permit on the land to which administrative 
jurisdiction is transferred under this Act, except that 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
head of the agency to which administrative jurisdic-
tion over the land is transferred shall be responsible 
for administering the interests or authorizations (in-
cluding reissuing the interests or authorizations in 
accordance with applicable law). 
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Calendar No. 295 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 689 
[Report No. 111–145] 
AN ACT 
To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of 
certain Federal lands between the Forest Service 
and the Bureau of Land Management, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Reported with an amendment 
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