Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4162
Sponsor: Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]
Introduced: 2005-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Easements
Government Operations and Politics
Land transfers
Law
Maps
National forests
Parking facilities
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation engineering
Water Resources Development
Water districts

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: 
Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2005 - Authorizes an exchange of approximately 340 acres held by the United Water Conservation District of California (the District lands) and approximately 440 acres of National Forest System lands. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to reserve easements in the conveyance of National Forest System lands for access to roads and trails, including perpetual unrestricted rights of pedestrian and equestrian access over all existing roads and trails. Requires the District to agree to construct a gravel parking area upon the District lands to provide access to the Potholes trail of the Los Padres National Forest. Permits the District to reasonably regulate vehicular access to the parking area. 
 
 Exempts water rights from this land exchange. 
 
Permits the the values of the lands to be exchanged to be equalized through the payment of a cash equalization payment in excess of the statutory limit specified under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. 
 
Provides for the costs of conducting this land exchange to be shared equally by the District and the Secretary. 
 
 Adds the District lands acquired by the Secretary under this Act to the Los Padres National Forest.

action_date: 2006-06-12
text: 
Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2005 - Authorizes an exchange of approximately 340 acres held by the United Water Conservation District of California (the District lands) and approximately 440 acres of National Forest System lands. 
 
Requires the land exchange to be conducted on an equal value basis, as determined by appraisal.
 
Directs the Secretary to reserve easements in the conveyance of the National Forest System (NFS) lands for access to roads and trails that the Secretary considers to be necessary or desirable to provide for administrative purposes and to ensure public access to NFS lands. Requires the District, as a condition on the receipt of the NFS land, to agree to construct a gravel parking area upon the District lands to provide access to the Potholes trail of the Los Padres National Forest. Subjects the site design for the parking area to approval by the Secretary. Permits the District to reasonably regulate vehicular access to the parking area. 
 
Revokes certain public lands withdrawals insofar as they affect the conveyed NFS lands. 
 
 Exempts water rights from this land exchange. 
 
Permits the the values of the lands to be exchanged to be equalized through the payment of a cash equalization payment in excess of the statutory limit specified under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. 
 
Requires the deposit of any cash equalization payment received by the Secretary under this Act into the fund established by the Sisk Act. Makes such payment available to the Secretary for expenditure for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of administrative or recreational facilities for the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo County, California, or for the acquisition of land or interests in land in such counties. 
 
Requires the costs of conducting the land exchange to be shared equally by the District and the Secretary. 
 
 Adds the District lands acquired by the Secretary under this Act to the Los Padres National Forest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3737-3728)
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3737-3728)
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4162.
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3727-3728)
action_date: 2006-06-12
text: Mr. Renzi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Introduced in House